IEO STAFF
Please review the ways to contact us below:
🐻 UCLA students: Write to us on MyUCLA via Message Center.
✉️ Staff or non-UCLA students (No MyUCLA login): Email us at info@ieo.ucla.edu.
🗓️ For advising and appointment inquiries: Please visit our Contact Us page here.
Advising Team
Helps students navigate UCEAP and Global Internship Program opportunities that support their academic success, career goals, and personal development.
Kelly Zuniga
Advising Portfolio: Dublin Chemistry | Global Start | Summer Physics (Dublin & Glasgow)
Evan Brown
Advising Portfolio: General Advising
Maritza Munzon
Advising Portfolio: Australia | Barbados | Canada | Denmark | Global Cities Urban Realities | Iceland | Ireland | New Zealand | Norway | Sweden | United Kingdom – England | United Kingdom – Scotland
Danilo Bonilla
Advising Portfolio: France | Germany | Italy (including multi-site programs) | Netherlands | Czech Republic | Switzerland
Robert Rodriguez
Advising Portfolio: China | Egypt | Hong Kong | Japan | Jordan | South Korea | Singapore | South Africa | Taiwan | Thailand
Vacant
Advising Portfolio: Argentina | Brazil | Chile | Costa Rica | Dominican Republic | Mexico | Spain
Travel Study Team
Develops, manages, and empowers students to pursue faculty-led programs.
Danielle Samek
Advising Portfolio: Global Health (Sydney) | History (Paris) |ELTS (Berlin) | ELTS (Nantes) | New Program Proposals & Development
Maureen Atalla
Advising Portfolio: all English | Global Studies (The Hague) | Sociology
Rory McGillen
Advising Portfolio: Classics/History (Rome) | Global Studies (Singapore) | Management | Spanish (Granada Sessions 1 & 2)
Global Internship Program Team
Facilitates internships that enhance career readiness and future global opportunities.
Andrew Bottom
Advising Portfolio: Education | Engineering | Global Health | Public Affairs
Ana Arellano
Advising Portfolio: Business & Communication | Global Affairs | Political Science
Scholarships & Engagement
Assisting students in navigating study abroad scholarship opportunities and fostering connections with peers after their program.
Wilsi Lieux
Operations Team
Assists the International Education Office (IEO) by providing comprehensive administrative and financial programmatic support for Global Internship Programs and Travel Study.

