<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<style type="text/css" style="display:none;"> P {margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;} </style>
</head>
<body dir="ltr">
<div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
Dear Biophysics Community -</div>
<div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<br>
</div>
<div class="elementToProof" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
I am pleased to announce that Christopher Brown has joined the CNAS Graduate Student Affairs Center and will serve as the new Student Services Advisor for Biophysics, effective immediately. </div>
<div class="elementToProof" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<br>
</div>
<div class="elementToProof" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
Christopher comes with a plethora of experience in student advising and development. Chris began his career in the nonprofit sector working with Bright Prospect as an Academic Advisor and Program Coordinator. After two years of service, he was moved into the
role of a Senior Program Manager and acted as the interim Program Director. After five years of working with 9<sup>th</sup> grade-undergraduate students, he transitioned to a Program Coordinator role at Azuza Pacific University. There, he managed two doctoral
programs as the Doctoral Program Coordinator. Following his two years of service, he returned to working with 9-12th grade students with the Early Academic Outreach Program here at UCR, where he advised high school students.</div>
<div class="elementToProof" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<br>
</div>
<div class="elementToProof" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
During this initial period, I will be working closely with Christopher to help him transition smoothly into his new role and become comfortable with the program's processes and responsibilities.</div>
<div class="elementToProof" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<br>
</div>
<div class="elementToProof" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
Christopher's contact information can be found below:</div>
<div class="elementToProof" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<br>
</div>
<div class="elementToProof" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<b>Christopher M. Brown</b></div>
<div class="elementToProof" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<b>christopher.brown@ucr.edu</b></div>
<div class="elementToProof" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<b>951-827-0174</b></div>
<div class="elementToProof" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<br>
</div>
<div class="elementToProof" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
Please join me in welcoming Christopher to our program. I encourage you to reach out to him with any questions or assistance you may need as he gets up to speed. Together, we will continue to provide exceptional support to our Faculty and students in order
to maintain the high standards of our program.</div>
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<br>
</div>
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
Thank you for your support and cooperation during this transition period. I am excited about the positive impact Christopher will have on our team and the students we serve.</div>
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<br>
</div>
<div class="elementToProof" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Best regards,</span></div>
<div id="Signature">
<div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px;">
<div style="text-align: left; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">
<br>
</div>
<p style="text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Nikita McWells, MBA</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Director of Graduate Student Advising</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">CUSP/BB2P Grant Executive Administrator </span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">1140 Batchelor Hall | CNAS Graduate Student Affairs Center</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">nikita.mcwells@ucr.edu </span>
<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">| Tel: (951)827-6746</span></p>
<div style="text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="https://doodle.com/mm/nikitamcwells/book-a-time" target="_blank" id="OWAf9b97a2d-1e53-a074-39ef-cc4f6ddb9ff6" class="OWAAutoLink" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-linkindex="1" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="margin: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">https://doodle.com/mm/nikitamcwells/book-a-time</a></span></div>
</div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><img style="max-width: 100%; min-width: auto; min-height: auto; margin: 0px;" data-outlook-trace="F:2|T:2" src="cid:1857d36f-5f2d-4838-83ed-760f2d587b0a"></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br>
</span></div>
</body>
</html>