About Us

Director (mfrapwell@ucsd.edu) she/her/hers

Marianne Frapwell joined the CARE team as Director in 2021. She brings to this role over a decade of experience and a deep commitment to transformative community empowerment, trauma-informed and intersectional program design, and sustainable and healing movement-building.

Prior to her time at UCSD, Marianne oversaw the sexual and intimate partner violence prevention and advocacy services at Occidental College in Los Angeles. She also co-chaired the campus-wide restorative justice committee and spearheaded the implementation of campus-wide restorative practices.  

As a consultant, she has worked with K-12 educational institutions and community agencies to design sexual violence prevention and response programs and incorporate trauma-informed practice and philosophy into service provision. 

Prior to her time in California, Marianne worked in community mental health as a clinical team leader and volunteered as a therapist for folks navigating the American asylum process. Originally from Atlanta, GA, Marianne received her BA from Boston College and a Masters in Social Work and an MBA from Washington University in Saint Louis. She is most at home with her husband and rescue greyhound, cooking, reading, or doing jigsaw puzzles.

Victim Advocate (cpvillaflores@ucsd.edu) she/her/hers

Cindy Villaflores is a certified Sexual Assault Advocate/Counselor and has over eight years of victim advocacy experience in a variety of community settings. She has been a victim advocate with CARE since November 2016. Prior to her current position, Cindy was the Sexual Assault Victim Advocate for the Navy’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program at Naval Base Point Loma (NBPL). Cindy has also worked at the local San Diego Rape Crisis Center, Center for Community Solutions, as the East County Sexual Assault Victim Advocate. Her passion is in providing survivors who have experienced gendered based violence with a supportive, empowering and non-judgmental advocacy approach where they can explore all options, rights and resources. Aside from providing direct clinical care, she facilitates the sexual assault support group and provides training and education. Her training education focus is facilitating the “How to Support Survivors” workshop where she provides her advocacy insight and expertise on how students, staff and faculty can best support survivors. Cindy is a San Diego native and enjoys the beach, hiking, traveling and eating.

Project Coordinator & Victim Advocate (elg022@ucsd.edu) she/her/hers

Liz has worked in the CARE office since March 2015. Liz received a 60-hour Crisis Intervention Training to become a certified Victim Advocate and now provides direct services to students, staff and faculty. Liz graduated with a degree in Literature from UC Berkeley and is bilingual in Spanish and English. She is a first generation college graduate and has lived abroad in Italy, Germany and Mexico.  Her multicultural identities and life experiences help her focus on providing services to international students whose first language is not English. She also has experience working with victims of crime requesting political asylum to the United States. Liz is passionate about creating a safe space survivors and empowering their choices. Liz has facilitated workshops and trainings to several different groups on campus and is the point of contact for outreach collaborations with international, transfer and graduate students. Liz is an avid runner and traveler and in her free time enjoys combining the two. Liz has visited 16 countries and ran 2 half marathons and plans to add many more to the list.

Confidential CARE Advocate (iledonne@ucsd.edu) he/they

Isaiah LeDonne is the confidential CARE advocate at SARC who started as of the beginning of May 2021. Isaiah is a San Diego native with experience in the non-profit sector providing support and advocacy for LGBTQ+ youth in the South Bay region through community trainings, case management and group support. Isaiah earned his B.A in Anthropology at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and achieved an M.S in Health Policy and Law at UCSF. Isaiah has passion in creating affirming care for all intersectional identities, addressing policy issues that impact accessibility and the impacts of colonialism on BIPOC communities. Isaiah also has teaching experience in the areas of community health and health ethics. In their free time Isaiah enjoys running, watching scary movies, video games, and hopes to visit all the National Parks in the U.S.

Training & Education Specialist (jevalencia@ucsd.edu) she/her/hers

Jessica Valencia began her sexual violence prevention work as a student activist during her undergrad. She received a dual B.A. in Women's Studies and Spanish, along with a certification in Spanish-English Translation and Interpretation from San Diego State University. She has experience in volunteer management, youth programs and primary sexual violence prevention education. Jessica is passionate and committed in working with others to end sexual violence and dismantle the roots of oppression. On her down time, Jessica enjoys reading, running, and dancing to live music. 

Intake & Program Coordinator (ybecerra@ucsd.edu) she/her/hers

Yessica began working for CARE at SARC in September 2022. Yessica received her undergraduate degree in Sociology and Applied Psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She then went on to pursue her Master of Social Work degree at Cal State San Marcos. Throughout Yessica’s academic and professional career, she has had the privilege to support underrepresented communities by providing case management services, creating treatment plans, facilitating psychoeducation groups, and providing client advocacy. Post grad, Yessica became a Correctional Counselor at the Santa Barbara County Jail, which drove her passion in this field. As a Correctional Counselor, she connected with incarcerated individuals and listened to their stories and experiences. Since then, Yessica has been eager and focused on making support more accessible for those impacted by dating violence as well as providing violence prevention education to help avoid vicious cycles. She is passionate about empowering individuals and supporting them throughout their journeys. Yessica loves to spend her free time at Petco Park cheering on the San Diego Padres, trying new coffee spots around San Diego, and going to the beach to self-care. One of Yessica’s bucket list goals is to catch a baseball game in all the Major League Baseball stadiums.