Our Staff


Melissa Hernandez, DSW, LCSW-S

Melissa Hernandez, DSW, LCSW-S

Associate Dean of Students - Wellbeing Services

Email: melissa.hernandez@utsa.edu
Phone: 210-458-4140

Categories: Leadership development, Behavioral Intervention Team, Postvention, Suicide Prevention, Sexual Violence Prevention, Health and Mental Health Equity, Green Dot Facilitator, Campus Connect Facilitator
Michael Vela, LCSW-S, LCDC

Michael Vela, LCSW-S, LCDC

Associate Director - Wellbeing Services

Email: michael.vela2@utsa.edu
Phone: 210-458-8317

Categories: Recovery Support, Substance Use Prevention and Education, Substance Use & Addiction counseling, Drug and Alcohol Programming, Motivational Interviewing, Wellbeing, Green Dot Facilitator, Mental Health First Aid Facilitator, Student Employment
Ashton Balarin, MS, MCHES®

Ashton Balarin, MS, MCHES®

Wellbeing Education Coordinator & Internship Site Supervisor

Email: ashton.balarin@utsa.edu
Phone: 210-458-8708

Categories: Health Education, Health Promotion, Wellbeing, Social Media, Prevention Trainings, Green Dot Facilitator, Mental Health First Aid Facilitator, Campus Connect Facilitator
Levi Rex

Levi Rex

Wellbeing Education Coordinator - Wellbeing Services

Email: levi.rex@utsa.edu
Phone: 210-458-4140

Categories: Mental Health Education, Wellbeing, Outreach, Suicide Prevention, Crisis Intervention, Campus Connect Facilitator, Green Dot Facilitator, Mental Health First Aid Facilitator
Danielle Rominski

Danielle Rominski

Prevention Specialist - PEACE Center, Wellbeing Services

Email: danielle.rominski@utsa.edu
Phone: 210-458-4874

Categories: Prevention Education, Mental Health First Aid Facilitator, Green Dot Facilitator, Sexual Violence Prevention, Healthy Relationship Educator, Wellbeing, Campus Connect Facilitator

Ashley Fitzgerald

Ashley Fitzgerald

Campus Victim Advocate - PEACE Center, Wellbeing Services

Email: ashley.fitzgerald@utsa.edu
Phone: 210-458-4077

Categories: Campus Victim Advocacy

Sandra Martinez, LMSW

Sandra Martinez, LMSW

Campus Student Advocate

Email: sandra.martinez@utsa.edu
Phone: 210-458-4985

Categories: Campus advocate, case manager.
Jackie Belizaire, M.Ed

Jackie Belizaire, M.Ed

Campus Student Advocate

Email: jacklyn.bokowsky@utsa.edu
Phone: 210-458-4985

Categories: Campus advocate, case manager.
Zach Marcotte

Zach Marcotte

Program Manager - Whataburger Resource Room

Email: zachary.marcotte@utsa.edu
Phone: 210-458-4985

Lauren Hudgens

Lauren Hudgens

Victim Support Specialist

Email: lauren.hudgens@utsa.edu
Phone: 210.458.4077

Gabrielle Haley

Gabrielle Haley

Education Specialist I

Email: gabrielle.haley@utsa.edu
Phone: 210-458-4077

Fayth Hunt

Fayth Hunt

Education Specialist I

Email: fayth.hunt@utsa.edu
Phone: 210.458.4077

Alana Schwartz

Alana Schwartz

Wellbeing Services Volunteer

Rebekah Garcia

Rebekah Garcia

Student Assistant I