Toussaint Pierre-Vargas is a first-generation American and a fourth-year International Relations and African American & African Studies double major. He brings a wealth of experience in policy research, student leadership and advocacy. He has served in the Los Angeles Mayor’s Office as a Federal Affairs Intern in Washington, D.C., conducted legal research in the Mississippi Delta with the Mississippi Workers’ Center for Human Rights, and supported students in his role as the Student Assistant for the African American & African Studies Department.

Toussaint will lead the Cabinet of Student Leaders while supporting initiatives and projects across the Division. He looks forward to advancing student-centered initiatives.

Toussaint can be reached at vcsafellow@ucdavis.edu.

Fernando Valencia, raised in the Colusa County Area, is a fourth-year Human Development major with a minor in Public Health Sciences. Coming into UC Davis, Fernando  became a part of the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), which set him up early for school. Inspired by EOP's impact on him, Fernando chose to give back, first as a Peer Advising Counselor and then as the Peer Coordinator for EOP.

He will run the Shadow an Aggie experience while also assisting and creating projects throughout the academic year. As a VC fellow, Fernando is most excited about working with the student leaders on campus and ensuring that we can resolve issues that affect student life.

Fernando can be reached at ucd-vcsafellow@ucdavis.edu.