The UCSB Affiliates board works together to provide ways to connect campus and community. It’s made up of community members on and off campus with an interest in bringing people together and a passion for supporting UC Santa Barbara students.
Barbara Tzur, M.A. ‘79
President
Barbara Tzur is the founder and President of Brylen Technologies, a calibration laboratory, established in 1985. In May 2023, she sold the company and opened Brylen Metrology Consulting in January 2024. Over her career, Barbara has been very involved in the local community. She participated in Leadership Santa Barbara County programs and was a mediator for the West Side Community Organization. She is a Senior Member of the American Society for Quality, a member of the National Conference of Standards Laboratory International, of which she was a charter member of the writing committee helping to establish the International Standard for accreditation for calibration laboratories. She is a charter member of the National Association of Women Business Owners-SB and was awarded the prestigious honor of NAWBO-SB Entrepreneur of the Year in the field of Technology in 2011.
Barbara has a B.A. in Experimental Psychology and Philosophy with a minor in Physiology from the University of Illinois. She earned an M.A. in Educational Administration from UC Santa Barbara in 1979. Barbara works out several mornings a week and walks her two rescue dogs daily.
Tom Jevens, ‘87
Vice President
Tom is a 1987 UC Santa Barbara honors graduate in Political Science (Public Service Emphasis) and Business Economics. After graduating from UCSB, he participated in the California Executive Fellowship Program (CSU Sacramento) and interned with the California Department of Health and Welfare.
Tom graduated from the Santa Clara University School of Law in 1992. He worked his entire career in Silicon Valley doing technology transactions work for fortune 100 companies including Hewlett Packard and Google LLC. He also taught technology transactions law at Santa Clara University for 16 years. Tom and his wife Heather (also a 1987 UCSB graduate) retired to Santa Barbara in 2018.
Cathi Arnold
Board Member
Jane McTaggart
Board Member
Liz Holohan
Board Member
Key Contact
Claire Carter
Manager
Alumni & University Support Groups
Phone: 805-893-2508
Email: clairecarter@ucsb.edu