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Academic Personnel Questions

General Academic Personnel questions and issues:


Academic Personnel Office Hours

Academic Personnel issues:
Mondays,1:00-2:00pm
https://ucsb.zoom.us/j/82238434575
Meeting ID: 822 3843 4575

UCPath issues (hosted in conjunction with Human Resources):
Alternate Wednesdays, 1:00-2:00pm
https://ucsb.zoom.us/j/85246000207
Meeting ID: 852 4600 0207

VPAA Quarterly Office Hours for Faculty:

  • Winter 2027: Friday, Feb 19, 2027 from 1:00-2:00pm
  • Spring 2027: Friday, Apr 23, 2027 from 1:00-2:00pm

For the Zoom link, please register at our Training Registration page and scroll to "Faculty Workshops".

Contacts

Vice Provost for Academic Affairs

Dana Mastro

Dana Mastro
Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
Professor of Communication

(805) 893-2622
5105 Cheadle Hall

Assistant Vice Provost

Leesa Beck
Assistant Vice Provost

(805) 893-8332
1311 Cheadle Hall

Faculty, Unit 18, and Academic Coordinators ‐ Recruitment, Compensation, and Advancement

Helly Kwee
Deputy Director

(805) 893-7396

  • Academic Personnel training
  • Academic recruitment management (including UC Recruit)
  • Compensation and data management
  • General Academic Personnel policy and procedure inquiries
Lia Cabello

Lia Cabello
Senior Analyst

(805) 893-5979
1311 Cheadle Hall

  • Case and policy support for the following areas:
    • Division of Social Sciences (except Unit 18 faculty)
    • Division of Humanities and Fine Arts (except Unit 18 faculty within LING and WRIT)
    • Gevirtz Graduate School of Education
    • College of Creative Studies

Mira Lázaro
Senior Analyst

(805) 893-5728
1311 Cheadle Hall

  • Case and policy support for the following areas:
    • Division of Mathematical, Life, and Physical Sciences
    • Division of Social Sciences (Unit 18 faculty only)
    • LING and WRIT (Unit 18 faculty only)
    • College of Engineering
    • Bren School of Environmental Science and Management
    • Academic Programs (ORUs)
    • Library

Sarah Jane Carlson
Analyst

(805) 893-3445
1311 Cheadle Hall

  • Academic Contingent Workers (CWRs)
  • Academic Coordinators
  • Intercampus payments
  • Reports
  • General AP information

Research Titles, Postdoctoral Scholars, Student Titles, and Labor Policy

Melanie Hoven
Associate Director

(805) 893-8237

  • Academic labor policy and contracts
  • Employee relations
Joanna Kettmann

Joanna Kettmann
Senior Analyst

(805) 893-5048
1311 Cheadle Hall

  • Case and policy support for the following populations:
    • Academic Researchers (Professional Research, Project Scientist, and Specialist series)
    • Visiting Researchers
    • Recall Researchers
Billy Ko

Billy Ko
Senior Analyst

(805) 893-4441
1311 Cheadle Hall

  • Case and policy support for the following populations:
    • Postdoctoral Scholars
    • Graduate Student Researchers
    • Academic Student Employees
    • Clinical Psychology Interns and Non-Physician Clinical Trainees

Leave Administration

Academic Leave Help

  • General leave support
Amy Arnold

Amy Arnold
Assistant Director

(805) 893-5429
1311 Cheadle Hall

  • Leave administration oversight
Monique Chaidez

Monique Chaidez
Senior Academic Leave
Administration Specialist

(805) 893-5977
1311 Cheadle Hall

  • Guidance on complex or sensitive leave situations
  • Case management
Denise Rodriguez

Denise Rodriguez
Leave of Absence Specialist

(805) 893-5660
1311 Cheadle Hall

  • Guidance on the leave process
  • Leave administration, including records and tracking
  • Case management

UCPath Processing and Data

 

Academic Personnel UCPath Help

  • General UCPath support
  • Sabbatical Leaves
    • For Sabbatical Reports email:
Amy Arnold

Amy Arnold
Assistant Director

(805) 893-5429
1311 Cheadle Hall

  • UCPath management, including:
    • General UCPath management, including transactional oversight
    • Training
    • Position management
    • Sabbatical Leaves
Karen Wimmel

Karen Wimmel
Lead AP UCPath Analyst

(805) 893-5963
1311 Cheadle Hall

  • UCPath processing for Academic Non-Student Employees:
    • Position management after post-audit
    • Hire transactions
    • Record corrections
    • Cert requests
    • General inquiries
    • Sabbatical Leaves
  • UCPath processing for Academic Student Employees:
    • Submitted position control requests
    • Submitted one-time payments
Claudio Alunan

Claudio Alunan
AP UCPath Analyst

(805) 893-7638
1311 Cheadle Hall

  • UCPath processing for Academic Non-Student Employees:
    • Position management after post-audit
    • Hire transactions
    • Record corrections
    • Cert requests
    • General inquiries
    • Sabbatical Leaves
  • UCPath processing for Academic Student Employees:
    • Submitted position control requests
    • Submitted one-time payments

Technical Support for Academic Personnel Systems

 

Academic Affairs IT

(805) 893-2495
2130 Kerr Hall

  • AP Folio
  • UC Recruit
  • Outside Professional Activities Reporting (OATS)