Our Team
Jeff Hedglen
Campus Minister
Jeff is an Alumni of UTA class of 1990. He also has a Masters in Theology from UD and worked as a Youth and Young Adult minister for 25 years. He enjoys singing and playing the guitar and hanging out with his hot German wife, whom he met while vacationing in Germany.EMAIL JEFF
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Lucia Guajardo
Pastoral Council- Vice President
Lucia is a Criminal Justice Major. She enjoys dancing and being the life of the party! Lucia is also very knowledgeable about many things Catholic and can either answer or know where to find an answer any questions you might have,
Libby Tatz
Pastoral Council- PR/ Mass Team
Libby is getting her Ph. D. in Linguistics. She is part of the PR team, as well as the mass team. She organizes the liturgical ministers, so if you are interested in helping out with mass, let Libby know!
Anne Lorraine Ares
Pastoral Council- PR Team
Anne is part of the PR team. She is a pre-nursing major so she knows how to stay busy! Anne is definitly somebody you know is in the room. She has great people skills and even better hugs!
Alex Orellana
Pastoral Council- Activities Team
Alex is part of the Activities team. He enjoys dancing and playing games. Any games. He is a pre-nursing major and recently got a 100% on his chemistry exam!
Edgar Maldonado (Confuzo)
Pastoral Council- Activities Team
Edgar is also a part of the activities team. He is our current dodgeball champion. He enjoys avoiding making facebook pages and needs to have someone else initiate one for him.
Bianca Benavides
Pastoral Council- Historian
Bianca is a Nursing Major and is the person in charge of taking pictures at events. She loves to dance so much that you might see her twirling around while walking. She always has the desire to learn more about the Catholic faith, so if you have any suggestions for educational programs you think the UCC should have, she will most likely agree!
Elizabeth Gomez (Liz)
Pastoral Council- President
Liz is an Education Major, loves her room mate, and claims that the UCC saved her life. She is a hard worker and diligent President.
Elizabeth Mendoza (Eli)
Pastoral Council- Secretary
Eli is finishing up her Masters in Social Work. She loves How I Met Your Mother and Gray's Anatomy. She is also a wealth of knowledge about a lot of things Catholic. She is known as the owner of Mufasa.
Astrid Mendez
Pastoral Council- Mass Team
Astrid's passion is music, and she is the UCC contact for the Music Ministry. She is a pre-nursing major. If you are interested in helping out with music ministry and sharing your talent, please let her know!
Duy Nguyen (Pronounced Zu-E)
Pastoral Council- PR Team
Duy is part of the PR team. He LOVES to cook and the UCC, so when in doubt, look for Duy in the UCC. Duy is known for his Chuck Norris-like ability to make almost anything happen.
Francisco Gallegos (Paco)
Pastoral Council- Activities Team
Paco is an Engineering major who enjoys playing sports. He might seem quiet at first, but he knows how to joke around as well as any pro. He'll eat anything in front of him as long as there are no tomatoes. If you are interested in being on a sports team, be sure to contact Paco.
Amecia Harrelson
Pastoral Council- Diocesan
Amecia was homeschooled most of her life, but don't let that fool you! She loves hanging out at the UCC and participating in diocesan events. We can always count on Amecia to know when the next event will be! She is an anthropology major.