Jason Valdry joined UC Irvine in 1998 and is currently the Assistant Dean of the UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts. In his role, he oversees technology, finance, facilities, human resources, outreach, and production departments. Prior to his current role, he served as the director of technology for the school where he oversaw web servers, databases, technical support, the multimedia library, and provides research support to faculty and students.
He served as Chair and Vice-Chair of the UC Irvine Staff Assembly and as Junior and Senior Delegate for the Council of University of California Staff Assemblies. He participated in a campus budget committee and a workgroup on strategic planning, to help tackle local challenges. Valdry served on the building advisory committee for the construction of the Contemporary Arts Center, the Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on Staff, as a liaison for all academic units to the Office of Information Technology (OIT), and the search committee for Chancellor Gillman.
Valdry is a proud UC Irvine alumnus and holds both a B.S. in computer science and an M.B.A. with a focus on operations and strategy. In his spare time, he is an avid cyclist and enjoys riding to and from work.
What I would like to accomplish as an Advisory Board member is…To change one person’s mind by helping them become an advocate for diversity of thought through the diversity of gender.
The change I would most like to see WITI drive is…
Educating men on how to be allies of women in technology.