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John Bollard, M.A. (he/him)

Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Health and Wellness and Chief Well-Being Officer

In February 2023, John came to UC Santa Cruz after more than two decades of service at UC Los Angeles. During his 23-year tenure at UCLA, John held a number of positions – most of them in the Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center. There, John served as assistant director for business and administration, chief of operations and chief financial officer, and interim co-executive director. Most recently, John was the Executive Director and Chief Administrative Office for UCLA’s Division of Student Development and Health.

John’s educational background and previous professional experience well-equip him for the associate vice chancellor role and its many corresponding responsibilities. John holds two masters of arts degrees – one in education, with a concentration in higher education administration, from the University of San Francisco and the second in theology, with a concentration in ethics, from the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley. John also attended California State University, Bakersfield, where he earned a bachelor of arts degree in philosophy.