One of UC Santa Barbara's most successful IT initiatives, Collaborate develops and launches key projects to significantly enhance technology services. Our team prides itself on action-oriented efforts, efficiently meeting goals and continually improving technology at UCSB.
Our Team
Directors & Management
- Hector Villicana
- Executive Director, Letters and Science IT
- Associate CIO Instructional Computing
- villicana@ucsb.edu
- Find me (villicana@ucsb.edu) on: http://chat.google.com
- Andreas Boschke
- Director of Information Infrastructure
- andreas@lsit.ucsb.edu
- (805) 699-6807
- Bret Brinkman
- Director of Instructional Technology Services
- Kim Garcia
- Financial and Administrative Services Manager
- kimgarcia@ucsb.edu
- (805) 451-4774
- Jacob Ofilas
- Director of Client Success
- jofilas@ucsb.edu
- (805) 453-2098
Administrative & Financial
- Kim Garcia
- Financial and Administrative Services Manager
- kimgarcia@ucsb.edu
- (805) 451-4774
- Patricia Marin
- Financial Assistant
- paty@lsit.ucsb.edu
- (805) 717-0244
Process Innovation Team
- Jacob Ofilas
- Director of Client Success
- jofilas@ucsb.edu
- (805) 453-2098
- Dawn Gregory
- Business Systems Project Manager
- dgregory@lsit.ucsb.edu
- (805) 448-2021
- Kneil Aparte
- Business Relationship Manager
- kaparte@ucsb.edu
- AJ Hinojosa
- CRM Developer
Collaborate Student Support Center
(805) 893-4357
- Chad Olson
- Student Services Manager
- Paige Collins
- Helpdesk Specialist
- Colin Smith
- Lab Systems Manager
GauchoSpace Development & Support
- Bret Brinkman
- Director of Instructional Technology Services
- Gus Wood
- Instructional Applications Operational Expert
- gwood@lsit.ucsb.edu
- Diane Soini
- LMS Programmer
- dsoini@lsit.ucsb.edu
- Hector Gonzalez
- Instructional Applications Programer
- hexgonzo@ucsb.edu
- Samantha Schulz
- Instructional Applications Support Technician
- samanthaschulz@ucsb.edu
LSIT User and Desktop Support
- Conner Kaufman
- User Support Services Manager
- help@lsit.ucsb.edu
- Curtis Kelliher
- User Support Specialist
- help@lsit.ucsb.edu
- Zachary Buckley
- User Support Specialist
- help@lsit.ucsb.edu
Campus Software Licensing
LSIT Systems & Networking
- Andreas Boschke
- Director of Information Infrastructure
- andreas@lsit.ucsb.edu
- Jeff Oakes
- Senior Systems Administrator
- joakes@lsit.ucsb.edu
- Brian Monroe
- Systems Administrator
- bmonroe@ucsb.edu
- Marc Pueschel
- Network and Security Architect
- mpueschel@ucsb.edu
- Scott Williams
- Linux DevOps Engineer
- scottwilliams@ucsb.edu
LSIT Web Services
- Eric Copsey
- Web Services Manager
- ecopsey@lsit.ucsb.edu