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ADMINISTRATOR BIOGRAPHIES Dan Guerrero Chris Carlson Dr. Gene Block Director of Athletics Associate Athletic Director Chancellor 18th Year 6th Year 12th Year UCLA ‘74 UC Santa Barbara ‘93 Stanford ‘77 Seventeen years and 32 NCAA Chris Carlson, who previously served Dr. Gene Block became chancellor Championships later, Dan Guerrero’s the men’s basketball program at of UCLA in summer 2007, taking mantra of ‘image and substance’ UCLA for five years, begins his the helm of a world-class institution has clearly been established at a sixth year as an Associate Athletic comprising 37,000 students and level that few others in his profession can approach. At the Director supervising men’s tennis. Carlson also supervises 27,000 faculty and staff, with an annual budget of $3.6 department’s helm when UCLA Athletics became the first to women’s tennis, men’s basketball and men’s and women’s golf. billion. As chief executive officer, he oversees all aspects of 100 NCAA team championships, the Bruins’ current total of the university’s three-part mission of education, research 118 NCAA titles ranks second in the nation. UCLA teams Prior to returning to UCLA, Carlson worked one year as an and service. have also finished second 29 times and have totaled 130 Associate Commissioner for the West Coast Conference. Top 5 NCAA finishes. Previous to that position, he was the head men’s basketball Previously, Dr. Block served as vice president and provost coach at UC San Diego, where he guided the Tritons to the of the University of Virginia, where he also held the Alumni Across all sports, UCLA teams are fixtures in the postseason, Division II NCAA Tournament in three of his six seasons. Council Thomas Jefferson Professorship in Biology. With with 20 Bruin teams in 2018-19 qualifying for NCAA postseason academic expertise in biological clocks, he conducts research play. The football team has appeared in 13 bowl games, while Carlson served five years (2003-07) as Director of Operations on the neurobiology of circadian rhythms in higher organisms, the men’s basketball team advanced to consecutive Final for former UCLA basketball coach Ben Howland. At UCLA, leading a research lab funded by the National Institutes of Fours from 2006-08 and has made six trips to the Sweet 16. Carlson was responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Health (NIH). From 1991 to 2002, he directed the National The program has also won 73 conference championships program and served as a liaison to the athletic administration Science Foundation’s Science and Technology Center for in 16 different sports, produced nearly 800 All-Americans and other school officials. Additionally, he assisted in scheduling Biological Timing. In 1997, he was named a fellow of the and featured 11 Honda Award winners, including 2018-19 and recruiting.Prior to that, Carlson served in the same capacity American Association for the Advancement of Science. He Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year Rachel Garcia. In his for two years (2002-03) at the University of Pittsburgh. has invented a number of devices and holds a patent for a 17 years at UCLA, the Bruins have finished second five times Originally from the San Diego area, Carlson joined the Pittsburgh non-contact respiratory monitor for the prevention of Sudden and third four times in the race for the Learfield IMG College staff (where Howland was the head coach) in the summer of Infant Death Syndrome. Directors’ Cup. In 2017-18, UCLA recorded a school-record 2001. Before joining Howland at Pittsburgh, Carlson was on 1,326 points in a close runner-up finish for the Directors’ Cup. Dr. Block joined the faculty of the University of Virginia in 1978 Howland’s coaching staff at Northern Arizona for one season as an assistant professor of biology. He served as vice provost Guerrero was the first athletic director at the NCAA Division (1998-99). Howland left NAU a year later to take the Pittsburgh for research from 1993 to 1998 and then as vice president I level (FBS, FCS and NCAA Division I-AAA) to earn three head coaching position. Carlson remained at NAU for two more for research and public service until his appointment as vice NACDA Under Armour Athletic Director of the Year awards years (1999-2001), where he worked with the Lumberjacks’ president and provost in 2001. He also headed an NIH graduate (2013-14 and 2006-07 at UCLA, 2001-02 at UC Irvine). In post players, along with recruiting and scheduling. training program aimed at increasing the number of scientists 2017, he was honored by the National Football Foundation Prior to working at Northern Arizona, Carlson served as an from underrepresented groups. In 1998, he received the with the John L. Toner Award, becoming the first-ever sitting assistant coach at his alma mater, UC Santa Barbara, from Commonwealth of Virginia’s Outstanding Public Service Award athletics director from the West Coast to receive the honor. 1994-98. for his work with Virginia’s business community. He was also selected as a finalist for the Athletic Director of the Year at the 2017 Sports Business Awards. Carlson was also an assistant coach at Dos Pueblos HS in A native of Monticello, NY, Dr. Block holds a bachelor’s degree Goleta from 1991-93. in psychology from Stanford University and a master’s and While success on the playing field with 32 NCAA Championships Ph.D.in psychology from the University of Oregon. He also in 15 different sports and 29 second-place finishes during his His administrative basketball experience includes his one completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford, working with tenure are extraordinary numbers, UCLA’s academic success year at the West Coast Conference (2013) and 12 years as a the late Colin Pittendrigh, “the father of biological timing” and under Guerrero is equally noteworthy. During the Fall 2017 game management assistant for the National Association of distinguished biologist and former Stanford President, Donald quarter, a record 341 student-athletes made the Director’s Basketball Coaches All-Star Game. Carlson has also worked Kennedy. Dr. Block and his wife, Carol, have two adult children. Honor Roll, a number that was surpassed in Winter 2018, when four NCAA Tournament West Regionals. 351 earned that distinction. UCLA’s Graduation Success Rate (GSR) and Academic Progress Rates (APR) continue to remain Carlson is a 1993 graduate of UC Santa Barbara with a high nation-wide. The UCLA student-athlete GSR is currently bachelor’s degree in History. He is married to Karen Nance at an all-time high 90%, and every Bruin team maintained and they have two sons, Nicklas,15, and Charlie, 12. multi-year APR rates of 930 or above, including four who achieved perfect scores of 1000. Guerrero continued playing career, he was inducted into the UCLA Baseball Hall Guerrero has extensive experience in committee work at of Fame in 1996. Guerrero earned a Master’s degree in Public both the NCAA and conference level. Currently, he serves on (1992-2002), helping to elevate that program to unprecedented Administration in 1982 from Cal State Dominguez Hills and the Division I Men’s Basketball Oversight Committee, which success. Prior to arriving at UCI, Guerrero worked at Cal was named to the Pi Alpha Alpha Honor Society for Public he previously chaired for two years, and he also recently State Dominguez Hills, where he led that program to national Affairs and Public Policy that same year. chaired an NCAA Working Group on behalf of the Division 1 prominence while serving as Athletic Director for five years Men’s Basketball Rice Commission. He is a member of the (1988-92). Guerrero was raised in Wilmington, CA. He is married to the Board of Directors of the National Association of Basketball former Anne Marie Aniello, and they have two grown daughters. Coaches (NABC), the Institute for Sport and Social Justice, A proud alumnus of UCLA, Guerrero received his Bachelor’s the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles, and the United States degree from the University in 1974 and played second base International University Sports Federation, where he also serves for the Bruins for four years. Known as “Warrior” during his as Vice President. Women’s Tennis Support Staff Resource development has been a core tenet of Guerrero’s tenure. During this recent UCLA Centennial Campaign, from 2014 through July 2019, Guerrero and his external development team have raised in excess of $325 million in fundraising support to the program. He also secured major long-term apparel and rights-holder contracts with Under Armour and WME-IMG that, at the time of their signing, were the largest collegiate deals nationally in their respective areas. During his tenure, he has spearheaded in excess of $430 million in new and renovated UCLA athletic facilities. Guerrero came to UCLA from UC Irvine, where he had served as UCI’s fifth permanent Director of Athletics for 10 years Michael Teitell Linda Lassiter Daniel Rivas Ariel Guldstrand continued on right Faculty Athletic Representative Senior College Academic Assistant Athletic Assistant Athletic Trainer Counselor Performance Coach 32 MEDIA INFORMATION UCLA’s Primary Media Outlets Press Credentials Media and photography credentials for UCLA home matches may be obtained Newspapers Ventura County Star KTLA (Ch. 5) by working press only by writing or calling Andrew Sinatra at the UCLA Athletic 550 Camarillo Center Dr. 5800 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles Times Communications Office, PO Box 24044, Los Angeles, CA 90024, (310) 206- Camarillo, CA 93010 Hollywood, CA 90028 202 West First St. 8141, [email protected]. All requests should be submitted at least (p)805-437-0277 (p)323-460-5907 Los Angeles, CA 90012 24 hours in advance.