Christina Acevedo
Christina Acevedo is a communications and events coordinator at UCI Libraries. She
writes content for the Libraries' newsroom, edits exhibits, and helps with special events.
She earned her BA in English and Spanish from UC Irvine. In her personal life, Christina
enjoys gardening, needlework, amusement parks, and playing musical instruments. Contact her at acevedc2@uci.edu.
Stephen Anderson
Stephen Anderson is the exhibits coordinator at UCI Libraries. An internationally
exhibiting artist, he previously served as the executive director of the Orange County
Center for Contemporary Art (OCCCA) and as the Exhibits and Education Coordinator at
the OC Fair & Event Center. He has designed and organized numerous exhibitions,
particularly within the downtown Santa Ana art scene. Stephen holds a BFA from
California State University, Long Beach. Contact him at stephea2@uci.edu.
Cheryl Baltes
Cheryl Baltes is the director of communications at UCI Libraries, where she heads
library communications and special events and co-leads the student display and
exhibits programs. She has more than 20 years of writing and editing experience in fields
from computer science and engineering to history, digital marketing, and education.
Prior to joining UC Irvine, she was the director of business operations for Shores
Editorial Services and the managing editor of IEEE Computer Graphics & Applications
and IEEE Annals of the History of Computing. Cheryl holds a BA in English literature from
UC Riverside and an MA in English literature from Chapman University. Contact her at cbaltes@uci.edu.
Cynthia Johnson
Cynthia Johnson is the head of Reference, head of the Grunigen Medical Library, and
chair of the exhibits program at UCI Libraries. She manages reference services across
the libraries and oversees the Grunigen Medical Library. She has more than 30 years of
experience in academic libraries. Before coming to UC Irvine, she worked at the Pratt
Institute Library in Brooklyn and the Barnard College Library in New York. Cynthia has a
BA in art history from UC San Diego, an MA in art history from Boston University, and an
MS in library services from Columbia University. Contact her at cynthiaj@uci.edu.