It is with great excitement that we announce the appointment of Silvia Marquez as the Executive Director of the Financial Aid and Scholarships Office within Enrollment Management, effective October 3, 2022.
Marquez will be joining UC San Diego from the University of California, Berkeley where she currently serves as the Associate Director of the Financial Aid and Scholarships Office. She is also on special assignment at University of California, Berkeley as the Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) Implementation Manager. Her prior experience includes serving as Director of Financial Aid at the California College of the Arts as well as interim Assistant Vice Chancellor and Director of Undergraduate Admissions at UC Berkeley. In these roles, she has worked passionately to advance transformative practices in large and complex financial aid and admissions operations, collaborate with campus stakeholders at all levels, develop inclusive campus environments, and advocate for underserved and historically marginalized student communities. Marquez has a master’s degree in Public Administration from California State University, East Bay and is currently pursuing her doctorate degree in Educational Leadership at the University of California, Davis. Marquez’s experience as a daughter of Mexican immigrants and proud first-generation Latina have fueled her higher education career and her dedication to social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
As the Executive Director of the Financial Aid and Scholarships Office, Marquez will work under the direction of Associate Vice Chancellor of Enrollment Management (AVC-EM) Jim Rawlins to lead a team charged with administering a robust financial aid program consisting of federal, state, and institutional funds. Marquez will be responsible for the operational oversight and management of all financial aid processes, and she will lead a skilled team of Financial Aid and Scholarships staff who annually execute financial aid and scholarship programs for more than 40,000 undergraduate, graduate, and non-medical professional students.
Marquez will bring her experience at both public and private institutions and thorough knowledge of financial aid policies, processes, and regulations to engage UC San Diego campus constituents in the vision for financial aid. As a member of the AVC-EM’s senior leadership team, Marquez will serve as a leader in helping to establish short and long-range plans to achieve the university’s enrollment goals. Marquez will also be engaged in key partnerships with colleagues in the Office of Admissions and Registrar’s Office as well as other key collaborative units within Enrollment Management and across campus.
We sincerely thank University Registrar Cindy Lyons for providing outstanding leadership as the chair of the search committee and sincerely appreciate the members of the committee for their time, commitment, and insights throughout the search process.
We also extend our sincere thanks and appreciation to Rosie Castaneda, who has been serving as Interim Director of the Financial Aid and Scholarships Office. Castaneda will remain in the role until Marquez’s arrival and will assist in her transition to UC San Diego.
Please join us in congratulating Silvia on her appointment. We are excited for her to bring her breadth of professional and lived experience, her ability to forge trusting partnerships, and her passion and commitment to increasing access to our Financial Aid and Scholarships Office and the broader campus community.
