To schedule a meeting:

• Undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdocs - please schedule a meeting with Anthony (more information below)
• Faculty, other academic staff, and staff - please schedule a meeting with De (more information below)

De Acker, University Ombuds

De Acker (she/her/hers) comes to UC Santa Cruz with more than three decades of UC experience. She served as director of the UC Santa Barbara Women's Center for 12 years before joining UC Merced to serve as the assistant dean of the School of Natural Sciences.

After founding the campus's first ombuds office, she went on to establish the UC Merced Office of Campus Climate, which coordinated campus diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

De also served as a staff advisor to the UC Board of Regents from 2014-2016.

De primarily serves faculty, other academic employees, and staff - though she is available to all students, staff, and faculty at UCSC.

To contact De:

• Schedule a meeting with De here

  • Please feel free to use any email address you like for contact or scheduling purposes, this does not have to be your UCSC email - remember that the the Office of the Ombuds is a confidential resource.

• Contact De at deacker@ucsc.edu*

  • *To better preserve confidentiality, please DO NOT include specific details about your concerns when communicating by email. Setting an appointment with the link above is the best way to ensure a timely appointment.

Anthony Keen-Louie, Associate Ombuds

Anthony (he/him/his) is a seasoned student affairs professional and mediator, having served in multiple roles on multiple campuses. Including, most recently, UC San Diego where he served for 8 years in residential life leadership roles supporting inclusive student community development with initiatives for student residents, including graduate students and students with dependents.

Anthony has a master's degree in Dispute Resolution from the University of Southern California, Gould School of Law, and is a mediator, trainer and group format mediator with the National Conflict Resolution Center. He also has a master's degree in Higher Education/Student Affairs from New York University, and a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from UC Riverside.

Anthony served as a board member of the UCSD Staff Association, Co-Chair of UCSD's Chancellor’s Advisory Council on Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Issues and the inaugural Coordinator of The Pride Center for San Diego State University. He also has taught at ‘Mediation: Theory & Practice” course at USC Gould School of Law. Anthony has a passion for helping universities support inclusive spaces for students, evidenced by his career in higher education.

Anthony primarily serves undergraduate students, graduate students, and staff - though he is available to all students, staff, and faculty at UCSC.

To contact Anthony:

• Schedule a meeting with Anthony here 

  • Please feel free to use any email address you like for contact or scheduling purposes, this does not have to be your UCSC email - remember that the the Office of the Ombuds is a confidential resource.

• Contact Anthony at anthonyk@ucsc.edu*

  • *To better preserve confidentiality, please DO NOT include specific details about your concerns when communicating by email. Setting an appointment with the link above is the best way to ensure a timely appointment.