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
  • Department Chair's Toolkit

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.

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, and Lecturers)
• Member of the Academic Personnel Team
• Serve as a resource on visa requirements and application process for Academic Appointments
• Appointment files for Teaching Visitors and SEWs

Brian Cooney — Travel/Events Coordinator

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

 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

Elizabeth Cuevas — Facilities 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

Diana Platero-Lopez — Student Affairs Manager

• Manages the operations and personnel for undergraduate and graduate advising
• Manages the coordination of student engagement, student career development and alumni relations activities

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

Brenda Canseco — Undergraduate Advisor

• Academic planning/advising for undergraduate mathematics students 
• Manage all required forms for student progress
• Responsible for student outreach and communications

Kelly Simmons — Undergraduate Advisor

• Academic planning/advising for undergraduate mathematics students 
• Manage all required forms for student progress
• Responsible for student outreach and communications

 TBA — Graduate Advisor

• Academic planning/advising for graduate mathematics students
• Manage all required forms for student progress
• Responsible for student outreach and communications
• Assist with graduate student employment

TBA — Student Affairs Assistant

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

Shirley Lam — 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

Josie Medina — 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.

Elizabeth Santillanez — 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.

Linda Higgins — 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.