Academic Personnel Directory

Leadership

	Diane K. O'Dowd, Vice Provost, Academic Personnel dkodowd@uci.edu, 949-824-0663
	Nina Bandelj, Associate Vice Provost, Faculty Development nina.bandelj@uci.edu, 949-824-1476
	Marianne Beckett, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Academic Personnel mbeckett@uci.edu, 949-824-7525

Staff

	Melissa Aguirre, Senior Academic Personnel Analyst m.aguirre@uci.edu, 949-824-2140 Interim COVID-19 Research Recovery Program Institutional Reference Check Unit responsibilities: SOM – Medicine (all divisions) School of Physical Sciences
	Kristin Beattie, Academic Labor and Employee Relations Director k.beattie@uci.edu, 949-824-5103 Management of Academic Labor Contracts: Lecturers (IX), Librarians (LX), Postdoctoral Scholars (PX), Academic Student Employees (BX), Academic Researchers (RA) Management of Academic Employee Relations
	Karisa Breckenridge, Senior Academic Personnel Analyst kbrecken@uci.edu, 949-824-5104 Unit 18 Professional Development Awards Unit responsibilities: Center for Engaged Instruction Claire Trevor School of the Arts Office of the Vice Provost for Teaching & Learning Summer Sessions School of Social Sciences
	Jean Chin, Director of Systems, Data, & Compensation Initiatives jlchin@uci.edu, 949-824-1201 Management of Academic Compensation Management of Academic Data and Reporting UCPath Academic Personnel Implementation Academic Personnel Systems and Technical Projects
	Kristyanne Crosby, Senior Academic Personnel Analyst crosbykm@uci.edu, 949-824-4522
	Brian Guinea, Academic Personnel Analyst bguinea@uci.edu, 949-824-5459 Unit responsibilities: School of Social Ecology SOM – Beckman Laser Institute SOM – Center: Stem Cell Research SOM – Otolaryngology SOM – Pathology & Laboratory Medicine SOM – Pediatrics SOM – Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation SOM – Plastic Surgery SOM – Psychiatry and Human Behavior SOM – Radiation Oncology SOM – Radiological Sciences SOM – Surgery SOM – Urology
	Kelly Lindlar, Academic Labor and Employee Relations Associate Director klindlar@uci.edu, 949-824-2139 SOM – Academic Employee and Labor Relations Lead
	Jennifer R. Luong, Principal Compensation Analyst ramirj11@uci.edu , 949-824-4847 Pay Equity Study General Campus Negotiated Salary Trial Program (NSTP) Academic Compensation Lead UCPath Academic Personnel Support Unit Responsibilities: Program in Public Health
	Eva Maida, Senior Academic Personnel Analyst emaida@uci.edu, 949-824-9446 ScholarSteps Statistical Reporting Technical Projects Webmaster AP Review Technical Support Electronic forms developer Unit responsibilities: Center for Educational Partnership Division of Continuing Education Office of Research/Organized Research Units School of Education Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
	Lilia Nesbitt, Senior Academic Personnel Analyst liliag5@uci.edu, 949-824-9258 Permanent Residency Coordinator Unit Responsibilities: Library School of Humanities School of Law
	Ilona Pak, Associate Director of Academic Advancement and Compensation ipak@uci.edu, 949-824-4072 Academic Personnel Policy Training Review Process Lead Office Management (office standards, security, etc.) Removal Expense Exception Systemwide Policy Review and Campus Policy Implementation E-Verify Coordinator Unit responsibilities: Global Affairs Graduate Division Paul Merage School of Business Sustainability
	Alysha Shetty, Senior Academic Personnel Analyst alshetty@uci.edu, 949-824-7435 Public Records Office (includes Subpoena responses) Scholars at Risk Sponsorship Program UC OATS – Lead (outside professional activities system) Unit responsibilities: Donald Bren School of ICS SOM – Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care SOM – Dean’s Office (non-academic units) SOM – Dermatology SOM – Emergency Medicine SOM – Family Medicine SOM – Neurological Surgery SOM – Neurology SOM – Obstetrics & Gynecology SOM – Ophthalmology SOM – Orthopaedic Surgery
	Vanissa Tsang, Project Analyst and Executive Assistant vanissa.t@uci.edu, 949-824-3470
	Nancy Vongsawat, Associate Director of Academic Advancement and Compensation nkvongsa@uci.edu, 949-824-6356 Management of Office Operations Chancellor’s Fellow, Chancellor’s Professor, and Distinguished Professor Appointments Executive Searches — Support Endowed Chairs Five Year Administrative Reviews Recruit (online applicant system) Coordination Review (online review system) Coordination Records Management Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC) Unit responsibilities: School of Biological Sciences The Henry Samueli School of Engineering SOM – Dean’s Office Liaison SOM – Anatomy and Neurobiology SOM – Biological Chemistry SOM – Community and Environmental Medicine SOM – Microbiology and Molecular Genetics SOM – Physiology and Biophysics