UCYM Staff: Your Pastoral Leaders

The UCYM staff is a diverse group of volunteer and paid professionals who care about ministry for young people. Our staff members come from a variety of backgrounds in order to meet the diverse needs of those in our communities. Our staff is led by a leadership team that helps organize the ministry teams.

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Leadership Team

James Holzhauer-Chuckas, ObSB
​he/him
​Senior Director
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Andrea Infante-Martinez
​​she/her
​Interim Director
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Vanessa Barajas
she/her
Associate Director
​Young Adult Ministry

Malakai Chuckas
he/him
Associate Director
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Katia Silva
she/her
Associate Director
​Marketing & Communications

Ministry Teams

Youth Ministry Team
Jason McKean* (he/him), Assistant Director for Youth Engagement - jason@ucym.org
Evelyn Ramirez* (she/her), Assistant Director for Youth Outreach - evelyn@ucym.org
Ronabel Castillo (she/they), Coordinator
Ben Landau (he/him), Coordinator
Michael Cherco (he/him), Coordinator
Erika Castro (she/her), Children's Liturgy of the Word Coordinator (Spanish)
Nora Bondi (she/her), Children's Liturgy of the Word Coordinator (English)

Young Adult Ministry/Engagement Team
Vanessa Barajas* (she/her), Associate Director - vanessa@ucym.org
Jeff Garcia (he/him), Coordinator of Young Adult Ministry (College Outreach) 

Quinceañera Ministry Team
Andrea Infante-Martinez* (she/her), Senior Coordinator - andrea@ucym.org
Mireya Dominguez (she/her), Senior Coordinator (incoming)
Juanita Tamayo (she/her), Scheduling Coordinator
Carmelita Armenta (she/her), Liturgy Coordinator
Yolanda Salgado (she/her), Catechist Faith Formation Coordinator

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Team
Malakai Chuckas* (he/him), Associate Director - kai@ucym.org
Alex Roman (she/her), Assistant

Digital Engagement Team
Katia Silva* (she/her), Associate Director of Marketing & Communications - katia@ucym.org
​Josue Ortiz (he/him), Digital Engagement Specialist
David Jacob (he/him), Manager, IT/Telecommunications

Administrative Team
James Holzhauer-Chuckas, ObSB* (he/him), Senior Director
Andrea Infante-Martinez (she/her), Interim Director
Mirka Gallo (she/her), Coordinator, Administrative Support - mirka@ucym.org
Carmelita Armenta (she/her), Administrative Assistant

*team leader
BOLD = habla español