Dasha holds Associate of Arts degrees from Santa Monica College, a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from UCLA, a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology and an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT) specialization from Antioch College. Prior to coming to UC Davis, Dasha was at UCLA where they most recently served as the Office and Intake Coordinator for the Campus Assault Resources & Education (CARE) program and the Program Coordinator for Case Management Services (CMS). 

Dasha's goal was always to one day end up working with a Center-based program, preferably at a university, so seeing that the Transfer & Reentry Center was hiring at UC Davis felt like the stars were aligning for exactly just that. They've been working with college students since 2015 and find it to be such a rewarding and celebratory experience being able to not only watch the students you work with achieve their student success stories, but also to be able to grow with them through those journeys.

Dasha was a transfer student (Santa Monica College to UCLA) so they understand how it can sometimes feel isolated and lonely on a big campus where it feels like most students have already found their footing and their communities. It can feel overwhelming trying to find where you belong, so Dasha hopes to collaborate closely with the transfer student community to help alleviate that stress and develop opportunities where students can feel more closely connected with the campus and each other.