UCLA Unhoused Task Force

The UCLA Unhoused Task Force will explore interventions to address safety and operational issues associated with unhoused non-affiliates on and adjacent to the main campus and at UCLA facilities within Westwood. The Task Force will explore tiered response strategies to mitigate these issues, while also considering interventions to support the needs of unhoused non-affiliates residing on or adjacent to the campus.

The Task Force is expected to provide recommendations to the Administrative Vice Chancellor and other senior leaders on possible solutions to the safety and operational issues being caused by unhoused non-affiliates.

University policies and procedures will be applied consistently and equitably across the campus community and in a manner that recognizes the realities of an open campus environment.

Objectives

To review and evaluate current operational and safety impacts caused by or in association with unhoused non-affiliates on the main campus and UCLA facilities within Westwood.
To develop a report of findings and recommendations to the Administrative Vice Chancellor and other Senior Leaders regarding mitigation strategies and response tactics that address safety issues while also considering the special needs of the unhoused non-affiliates.

Members

Randall Kuhn

Professor, Community Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health (Co-Chair)

kuhn@ucla.edu

Michelle Sityar

Chief of Staff, Administration (Co-Chair)

amante@adminvc.ucla.edu

Gary Blasi

Professor Emeritus, Law

blasi@law.ucla.edu

Medell Briggs-Malonson

Chief, Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, UCLA Health

mbmalonson@mednet.ucla.edu

Peter Capone-Newton

Associate Clinical Professor

peter.capone-newton@va.gov

Mick Deluca

Associate Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs

mdeluca@saonet.ucla.edu

Sonya Gabrielian

Associate Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences

sonya.gabrielian@va.gov

Lillian Gelberg

Professor, Family Medicine, DGSOM and FSPH

lgelberg@mednet.ucla.edu

Naomi Hammonds

President, USAC

president@usac.ucla.edu

Chris Herring

Assistant Professor, Sociology

cherring@soc.ucla.edu

Isabelle Lanser

Social Justice Policy Analyst for the Depression Grand Challenge

ilanser@ucla.edu

Mary Marfisee

Assistant Clinical Professor, Program Director - Community Service Learning, Family Medicine

mmarfisee@mednet.ucla.edu

Heidi Martinez

President Elect, Staff Assembly; and Fellowship Coordinator, UCLA Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

hmmartinez@mednet.ucla.edu

Norweeta Milburn

Research Professor-in-Residence, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Semel Institute Center for Community Health; and Director of Research and Evaluation at the Nathanson Family Resilience Center

nmilburn@mednet.ucla.edu

Michelle Moyer

Director of Business, Compliance & Legal Affairs, ASUCLA

mmoyer@asucla.ucla.edu

Erin Nakamura

Field Work Consultant, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, Department of Social Welfare

enakamura@luskin.ucla.edu

Noor Nakhaei

President, GSA

pres@gsa.asucla.ucla.edu

Kelly Schmader

Assistant Vice Chancellor, Facilities Management