Jenna McKee-Bakos, MA

Academic Advisor
TRIO Student Support Services 


Jenna (she/her) was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA and earned both her BA in Economics and Global Studies (with a labor studies minor!) and MA in Global Studies at University of California, Santa Barbara. During her time in higher education, she enjoyed working with students as a resident assistant, study abroad advisor, and teaching assistant. Jenna is passionate about accessibility not only on college campuses, but also accessibility to higher education in general. She believes that everyone should be able to attend college and not just survive but thrive during their time on campus, and she is excited to play a part in student success by supporting students with any questions or needs they might have. Jenna believes in a holistic advising approach in which no question is irrelevant or off topic and strives to be a dependable, approachable resource for students. In her free time, Jenna is an avid sports fan (ESPECIALLY soccer and hockey), cat lover, and collector of knick-knacks.