UTEC Student Ambassadors

UTEC Student Ambassadors are peer mentor resources for both current and prospective UTEC students. The purpose of the Student Ambassadors program is to improve community, provide peer mentorship, expand outreach efforts, and serve as ambassadors of good will and knowledge for the Undergraduate Teacher Education Center teacher preparation programs and, for some ambassadors, the Education: Liberal Studies major. The student ambassadors for 2025-26 are listed below, along with any specialty topics. All ambassadors can speak knowledgeably about our programs. Students can be emailed directly with inquiries or to arrange a meeting. Questions? Please contact UTEC Program Manager Amy F. Joseph at afjoseph@usfca.edu.

Victoria Bernardez

Class: First Year
Major: History
Email: vcbernardez@dons.usfca.edu

Contact Victoria about any of the following:

  • UTEC teaching program
  • History major
  • Single Subject credential
  • Teacher Education courses: Introduction to the Teaching Profession
  • UTEC application process/new student experience

Joie Cuevas

Class: Junior
Major: Politics
Email: jmcuevas@dons.usfca.edu

Contact Joie about any of the following:

  • UTEC teaching programs
  • Politics major
  • Multiple Subject credential
  • Teacher Education courses: Learning and Teaching, Ed of Exceptional, MS C&I Social Studies, Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice, Bilingual Education, Fieldwork, Math for Educators, Euro/U.S. History, Art for Educators

Sam Delgado

Class: Junior
Major: Education: Liberal Studies
Email: shdelgado@dons.usfca.edu

Contact Sam about any of the following:

  • UTEC teaching program
  • Education: Liberal Studies major
  • Multiple Subject credential
  • Teacher Education courses: Learning and Teaching, Ed of Exceptional, Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice, Bilingual Education, Fieldwork

Ani De Lira Lopez

Class: Senior
Major: History
Email: apdeliralopez@dons.usfca.edu

Contact Ani about any of the following:

  • UTEC teaching programs
  • History major
  • Single Subject Social Science credential
  • Teacher Education courses: Learning and Teaching, Ed of Exceptional, Bilingual Education, Health Education, Fieldwork, Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice, Teaching Adolescents
  • Breakthrough Teaching Fellow program

Greer Young

Class: Senior
Major: Psychology
Email: gyoung5@dons.usfca.edu

Contact Greer about any of the following:

  • UTEC teaching program
  • Psychology major
  • Multiple Subject credential
  • Teacher Education courses: Learning and Teaching, Ed of Exceptional, MS Fieldwork, MS C&I Social Studies, Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice, MS C&I Art, MS C&I Science, MS C&I Math, Bilingual Education, Math for Educators, Euro/U.S. History, Art for Educators