Since joining UCLA four years agoas a database administrator in the department of Epidemiology, Reyhas worked to contribute to the Bruin community by volunteering throughout the University.For his contributions, he has been awarded the Green Gala 2020 Staff of the Yearaward andthe 2020 Administrative Management Group Rising Star Excellence Award.He currently serves the UCLA I.T. community as the Immediate Past President of the BruinTech Executive Boardand is working to improve communication processes throughout the University. As a Native staff from the Yoeme/Yaqui Nation and President of the Native American Staff Association, Rey is a staunch supporter of the UCLA Native community advocating for the recruitment, admission, hiring, and retention of Native staff, faculty, and students at UCLA. He also serves on the American Indian Studies Center Faculty Advisory Committee as an ex-officiomember. While UCLA works to continue its commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI), Rey is contributing by servingon the Staff Assembly EDI Task Force, the Fielding School of Public Health EDI Committee, and the Department of Epidemiology Anti-Racism Task Force. With the growing threat of climate change and UCLA’s work on sustainable practices, Rey is serving on the Green IT Task Force, the Bruin Apiary Project, School of Nursing Sustainability Committee, and the Residential Life Move Out project. Given the work done in the past four years, Rey is eager to continue his commitment to UCLA as Staff Assembly’s President Elect and looks forward to improving communication throughout the University, advocating for underrepresented staff, and ensuring the growth of UCLA’s environmental sustainability practices.