{"id":12766,"date":"2023-09-29T23:51:36","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T06:51:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cllas.uoregon.edu\/?page_id=12766"},"modified":"2025-10-16T17:20:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T00:20:16","slug":"our-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cllas.uoregon.edu\/our-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Our Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Christopher Ch\u00e1vez, Director<\/h1>

Dr. Ch\u00e1vez, Carolyn Silva Chambers Distinguished Professor of Advertising at University of Oregon, became the Executive Director of CLLAS in 2021. He is a leading expert in media studies, exploring its intersection with popular culture, advertising, and issues of race and ethnicity, with a focus on marginalized communities.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Erin Beck, Associate Director<\/h1>

Dr. Beck joined the CLLAS team in May 2024. As an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Oregon, Dr. Beck brings expertise in gender-based violence, access to justice, and Latin American politics and development. Her research focuses on marginalized communities, particularly women, and explores the uneven impacts of violence against women reforms in Guatemala.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Eli Meyer, Operations Director<\/h1>

Eli\u00a0 joined CLLAS in September of 2009 as a graduate research assistant. He is a returned Peace Corps volunteer from Nicaragua and holds an MA degree in International Studies from the University of Oregon.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Janice Daniels, Digital Engagement Specialist<\/h1>

Janice joined the CLLAS team in May 2023. She has been an active marketing and communications specialist for more than 15 years, having contributed her journalistic and digital media skills to publications such as CBS Radio, Eugene Weekly, Sacramento News & Review, and The State Hornet; as well as numerous nonprofit organizations across Eugene and Sacramento.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Student Employees\/Interns<\/span><\/h2>

Adamaryz Lopez Navarette ’25- Outreach & Communications Assistant<\/span><\/h4>

Anna De Sanctis ’27 – Social Media Assistant<\/span><\/h4>

Lina Daniels ’27 – Social Media Assistant<\/span><\/h4>

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Board of Directors<\/span><\/h2>

Christopher Ch\u00e1vez<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h4>

Erin Beck<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>

Tim Herrera<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>

Ed Wolf<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>

Adriana Miramontes Olivas<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>

Lanie Millar<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>

Jos\u00e9 Cortez<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>

Salma Valadez Marquez<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/del><\/h4>

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