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Portrait of Monica Hanna

Honor Society® member

Monica Hanna

Interim Associate Director at UCLA Residential Life

  • Higher Education
  • Class of 2025
  • Los Angeles, CA

Member since July 2023

About

My passions are centered on service and social justice. This is the core essence of who I am and what I try to accomplish every day. I strive to disrupt the system, undo racism, and create social change. I am an educator: facilitating experiences for folks to have "aha!" moments that show them the complexity of the world we live in.

I am currently an Interim Associate Director in Residential Life and a doctoral student in Educational Leadership at UCLA. I am an alumna of Fordham University, Rutgers University, and a Former Jesuit Volunteer.

Education

  • UCLA

    Ed.D. in Educational Leadership

    2022 – 2025

  • Rutgers University

    Master of Education

    2013 – 2015

  • Fordham University

    Bachelors of Arts

    2008 – 2012

Honors and awards

  • Outstanding Graduate Student

    ACPA

  • Senior Leadership Award

    Fordham University

  • Jack Gibbons Award

    UCLA Residential Life

Goals and interests

Career goal

Leadership in higher education administration.

Graduate school interests

Currently enrolled in a doctoral program in education.

Outside the classroom

Diving, traveling, and discovering new restaurants.

Experience

  • Interim Associate Director

    UCLA Residential Life

    Jul 2023

  • Assistant Director

    UCLA Residential Life

    Jul 2021 – Jul 2023

  • Community Director

    UCLA Residential Life

    Sep 2019 – Jul 2021

  • Resident Director

    UCLA Residential Life

    Jul 2015 – Sep 2019

Volunteering

  • Job Developer for Refugees

    Jesuit Volunteer Corps

    Aug 2012 – Aug 2013

Languages

  • English (US) Advanced
  • Arabic Advanced