The Miller Scholars Program is composed of three staff members, responsible for facilitaitng the program and ensuring student success on a holisitic level.
Liliana Iglesias, Ed.D.
Lead
Liliana (she her) grew up in Los Angeles County. The proud daughter of Mexican immigrants and a first-generation college student, Liliana has supported first generation, low income, and underrepresented students since 2012. She recalls conducting research with a graduate student at the School of Education being one of her most memorable college experiences. Liliana has previously served as an advisor for the Undocumented Research Cohort, and also serves as the Director of the Undocumented Student Program at UC Berkeley. She graduated from UC Berkeley with a major in Social Welfare and Education minor, and earned her Master's in Educational Counseling from the University of Southern California and her Doctorate in Educational Leadership for Social Justice from Cal State East Bay.
Madeleine Strait, PhD Candidate
Graduate Student Instructor
Madeleine Strait is a PhD candidate in the Linguistics department at UC Berkeley where she works alongside the Yurok Language Department to access and analyze the archival record of place names from their traditional territory. She has undergraduate degrees in Archaeology and Linguistics, as well as a Masters in Heritage Studies. Before starting her PhD, she worked at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, Illinois, in the Repatriation Department where she was responsible for overseeing and implementing the ethical return of ancestral remains and belongings to Native and First Nations communities. She loves hiking in the Rocky Mountains, baking snacks for her friends and family, and petting every dog she sees.
Julio Adrián Cedillo
Program Assistant
Julio Cedillo received his BA in sociology from UC Berkeley with a focus on political and economic sociology. Julio currently serves as the program assistant for the Miller Scholars Program and aids with qualitative methodology, project design, and academic mentorship. His current research investigates how political identity is shaped by military service among Latinos, exploring how martial citizenship fosters belonging in the United States among minorities. Before beginning his BA, Julio earned an AA-T in Sociology and an AA in Chicana/o Studies from San Diego City College. He is currently an IRT Fellow, a fellowship program that recruits and counsels undergraduate students, college graduates, and professionals to pursue advanced graduate degrees and become educators and leaders.