Our Staff
Nancy Jean Tubbs
Pronouns: she/her
Location: 245 Costo Hall
Phone: (951) 827-2267
Email: nancy.tubbs@ucr.edu
Nancy Jean Tubbs has directed the LGBT Resource Center since 2000. She grew up in Texas (y’all), where she attended Texas A&M University and earned a bachelor’s degree in English and a master’s degree in Educational Administration. Nancy is a radical bureaucrat who enjoys improving policies, spending budgets, writing reports, questioning gender, dialoguing sexuality, challenging systems of oppression and wearing comfortable shoes. She has co-authored publications on allies development and transgender inclusion. “It takes an entire campus to raise an LGBT resource center,” says Nancy, aka ‘nancyjean.’ “I’m proud to be a member of the UCR family.”
Assistant Director
Location: 245 Costo Hall
Phone: (951) 827-2267
Email: TBD
The Assistant Director position is in recruitment.
Kade Lukiyo
Pronouns: he/him, they/them
Location: 245 Costo Hall
Phone: (951) 827-2267
Email: kade.lukiyo@ucr.edu
Kade Lukiyo is the Program Coordinator for the LGBT Resource Center. You’ll find Kade at the front desk, welcoming visitors and coordinating operations within our space. He assists with center programs and facilitates Tuesday Talks, as well as the BlaqOUT Discussion Group. He coordinates our peer education program, Community OUTreach Educators / CORE. Kade is a UCR alum who wants to do work that helps their community and creates positive change. He is also a local artist and proud Leo.
Linda Alsobrooks
Pronouns: she/her
Location: 260 Costo Hall
Phone: (951) 827-3471
Email: linda.alsobrooks@ucr.edu
Linda Alsobrooks joined the LGBT Resource Center in 2023 as the Budget, Personnel, & Program Assistant. She currently works half-time with the LGBTRC and half-time with the Women’s Resource Center. She can be found in the Women's Resource Center.