Department Administration

Administrators / Support Staff

James McKernan:  Department Chair

• The Chair duties are laid out in:
  • UCSD Policies and Procedures Manual 230-1
  • Appendix A of UCOP Academic Personnel Manual 245

Bo Li:  Graduate Affairs Vice-Chair

• In cooperation with the Chair, oversee all aspects of the graduate program except graduate course assignments.

Dan Rogalski:  Undergraduate Affairs Vice-Chair

• In cooperation with the Chair and the Council, oversee all undergraduate teaching and all course assignments.

Management Services Officer (MSO) / Business Officer

Faye Chou:  Chief Operating Officer / MSO

• Responsible for the management, strategic planning and leadership of all administrative activities in the department.

Miguel Ramirez:  Academic Personnel/Human Resources Manager

• Oversight of all aspects of Academic Personnel and Staff Human Resources in the Mathematics Department.
• Provides expert advice, instruction and policy interpretation to the department on personnel management, classification, compensation, recruitment, payroll, benefits and employee relations.

Joan Bahrini:  Academic Analyst

• Coordinate Recruitment Activities for Academic Appointments: Teaching Visitors, (Visiting Professors, Associates-In-Mathematics, and Lecturers
• Member of the Academic Personnel Team
• Serve as a resource on visa requirements and application process' for Academic Appointments

Elizabeth Cuevas:  Fiscal Specialist

• Department Travel Administrator
• Fiscal specialist for travel expenses and reimbursements
• Department timekeeper

Leslie Foley:  Events Specialist

• Responsible for all events coordination for assigned events.

Maureen Gorman:  Lead Academic Analyst

• AP Lead - Point person for AP matters
• Faculty recruitments
• Faculty and SEW appointment files
• Independently manage the electronic ballot program
• Assistance with academic review files

Antonio Greenwood:  Academic Analyst

• Responsible for academic review files
• Manages the department Postdoctoral Scholar program
• Process sabbaticals, leaves without pay (LWOP), Family Medical Leaves (FML), and Change of Locations (COL) requests
• Member of the Academic Personnel Team

TBA:  Projects/Operations Coordinator

• Coordinate long and short-term department visitors, advising faculty sponsors of processes and services.
• Serve as resource on visa requirements and application process for all department visitors.
• Manage office space assignments and security.
• Facilities Management

Scott Rollans:  Director of Student Services

• Oversight of all aspects of Undergraduate and Graduate programs
• Responsible for quarterly scheduling, enrollment management, course and program planning, student advising
• Responsible for undergraduate student employment

Kelly Guerriero:  Undergraduate/Graduate Advisor

• Academic planning/advising for all mathematics students (undergraduate or graduate)
• Manage all required forms for student progress
• Responsible for student outreach and communications
• Primary advisor for Math Ph.D. and CSME

Diana Platero-Lopez:  Student Affairs Manager

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Holly Proudfoot:  Instructional Support Manager

• Responsible for non-major advising, textbooks, room scheduling, and ad hoc reporting
• Oversee all exam accommodations
• Responsible for undergraduate payroll

Gayathri Sridhar:  Student Affairs Assistant

• Intake advising
• Process student petitions and requests
• Responsible for undergraduate student timekeeping

Jeffrey Saikali:  Undergraduate/Graduate Advisor

• Academic planning/advising for all mathematics students (undergraduate or graduate)
• Manage all required forms for student progress
• Responsible for student outreach and communications
• Primary advisor for Math M.A. and M.S.

TBA:  CSME Advisor

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TBA:  Instructional Support Specialist

• Maintain weekly seminars and colloquia announcements
• Manage office supplies, duplication requests and coordination with Imprints

Mark Whelan:  Graduate Support Specialist

• Oversight of all graduate fiscal processes and procedures
• Responsible for graduate student employment
• Manage Ph.D. admissions financial support

Joyce Cheng:  Fiscal Manager

• Lead Fiscal team member for Mathematics Fiscal unit providing oversight of all Fiscal matters within the Mathematics Department.
• Serve as contact for PIs regarding proposal, award, reporting and audit requirements for complex programs.
• Provide policy and procedural review, analysis and direction to ensure compliance with campus and external agency requirements.
• Coordinate all post award administration of contracts, grants, state funds, private gifts, and donations.

Sofia Azizan:  Fiscal Analyst

• Responsible for all pre- and post- fund management functions for assigned PIs.
• Reviews and authorizes appropriateness of expenditure, availability of funds and duplicate funding restrictions.
• Coordinate assigned PIs research visitors funding and appointments.

James Ferris:  Fiscal Analyst

• Responsible for all pre- and post- fund management functions for assigned PIs.
• Reviews and authorizes appropriateness of expenditure, availability of funds and duplicate funding restrictions.
• Coordinate assigned PIs research visitors funding and appointments.

Josie Medina:  Fiscal Analyst

• Responsible for all pre- and post- fund management functions for assigned PIs.
• Reviews and authorizes appropriateness of expenditure, availability of funds and duplicate funding restrictions.
• Coordinate assigned PIs research visitors funding and appointments.
• Responsible for Teaching Visitor appointment processes.

Wilson Cheung:  IT / Computing Support Manager

• Lead technical team member for the Mathematics computing unit.
• Provides advanced technical support to the department via a variety of administrative, instructional and research computing systems.
• Evaluates, deploys and maintains cross-platform software and hardware solutions, integrating them into the complex departmental infrastructure.
• Monitors projects during implementation and provides team leadership and work flow direction.
• Monitors software, system hardware and security at all device levels.
• Provides technical consultation for software and hardware systems, security auditing and system patching, adherence to campus computer and network standards.

Daryl Eisner:  IT Systems Administrator

• Provides advanced technical guidance and support to faculty, staff visitors and graduate students in the department.
• Continuously implements innovations and improvements to daily operations and seeks opportunities to automate these tasks whenever feasible.
• Maintains computer laboratories for research and educational uses and technological upkeep of all department hardware.

Saul Molina:  IT Systems Administrator

• Provides advanced technical guidance and support to faculty, staff visitors and graduate students in the department.
• Continuously implements innovations and improvements to daily operations and seeks opportunities to automate these tasks whenever feasible.
• Maintains computer laboratories for research and educational uses and technological upkeep of all department hardware.