Contact Us

albieroo@uw.edu, 206-616-3925

Olivia (she/her) serves as the Assistant Director for the Mary Gates Endowment. She first set foot on the UW campus as an international student in 2009, when she started her graduate studies in Germanics. After completing an M.A. and a Ph.D., she was first assistant and then associate professor of German and Italian at San Francisco State University. After returning to Seattle, she held a visiting position in German Studies at the University of Puget Sound. Throughout her time in higher education, Olivia particularly enjoyed working with students, advising, and mentoring them in their academic journeys, which has led her to pivot into a role in student affairs. As Assistant Director for the Mary Gates Endowment, she has the fantastic opportunity to advise all applicants who want to embark on a research or leadership experience and to support the new Scholars and their mentors as they pursue their outstanding projects.

equiroz8@uw.edu, mgates@uw.edu

Edgar (he/him) serves as the Mary Gates Endowment’s Graduate Student Intern. He graduated from the UW with double undergraduate degrees in Psychology (B.S.) and Law, Societies, and Justice (B.A.) this past June, and is now pursuing a Masters of Psychology in Child & Adolescent Psychology. This makes him a double dawg! Through his broad experiences working for UW Dream Project, First-Year Programs, Leadership Without Borders at the Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center, and other campus offices, he hopes to bring in diverse student perspectives and program recommendations to improve the services our office provides.

As an undocumented student, Edgar also hopes to inspire other students to strive for excellence and new opportunities in higher education despite the many social and systemic barriers that may stand in the way.