Contact Us
Mailing Address:
School of Global Policy and Strategy
University of California San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive, #0519
La Jolla, CA 92093-0519
Listing of staff contacts by functional area
Admissions
- Andrew Alsoraimi-Espiritu, Assistant Director of Admissions and Marketing, (858) 822-2861
- Marina Bruce, Assistant Director, (858) 534-7512
- Sonja Steinbrech, Director of Degree Program Enrollment, (858) 534-7162
- Caitlin Veneklasen, Applicant Liaison and Admissions Data Specialist, (858) 246-3338
Career and Professional Development Center
- Stephanie Boomhower, Director, (858) 822-2157
- Kimberly Higgins, Career Consultant
- Laura Leach, Senior Career Consultant
- Kelly Lim, Associate Director of Employer Relations
- Amber Reinhart, Program Coordinator
Dean's Office
- Caroline Freund, Dean, (858) 534-1946
- Dani Elias, Assistant Dean for Administration and Chief Administrative Officer
- Meredith D’Angelo, Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs, (858) 246-1875
- Ruthie Pyles, Assistant Dean for Community Engagement and Business Development, (858) 534-4019
- Iva Kostova, GPS Product and Services Manager, (858) 822-3103
- Marjaneh Sarebanha, Administrative and Facility Assistant, (858) 822-0392
- Julie Smitherman, Executive Assistant
Development
- Donna Armand, Senior Director of Development, (858) 822-7617
- Camilla Crescenzo, Director of Development, (858) 534-4850
- Suzie Engel, Development Coordinator, (858) 534-0348
Events
- Curtis Bruno, Events Coordinator, (858) 534-0211
- Beverly Fruto, Events Coordinator, (858) 822-1668
- Maggie Heimann, Events Manager, (858) 534-0211
- April Hickman, Events Specialist, (858) 534-2657
- Susan Zau, Events Coordinator, (858) 822-1698
Executive Education - Global Leadership Institute
- Janaye Barker, Assistant Director for Executive Programs, (858) 534-7420
- Courtney Chang, Certificate/Non-degree Program Coordinator, (858) 822-4398
- Greg Mallinger, Assistant Director for Partnership Initiatives, (858) 822-1696
- Grace Osborne, Director, (858) 822-3875
- Daniel Zinke, Operations Specialist, (858) 822-1696
Fiscal Affairs
- Ana Albarrán, Travel and Fiscal Administrator
- Misty Cervantes Nguyen, Business Officer, (858) 534-7252
- Darren Cunningham, Research Administrator, (858) 246-1201
- Chris Duhon, Financial Analyst, (858) 822-3131
- Deb Ogle, Conference and Fiscal Assistant, (858) 246-6106
- Vanessa Pool, Project Manager, (858) 534-7592
Human Resources
- Lucia Lee, Academic Personnel Analyst, (858) 536-3634
- Alice Shnitkind, HR/Academic Personnel Manager, (858) 534-0946
- Annaleah (Anna) Ariola, Academic Personnel Coordinator, (858) 246-0740
- Jana Stewart, HR Specialist, (858) 822-5154
Information Technology
- gpshelp@ucsd.edu
- Joe Castro, Senior Systems Analyst
- Alvin Lang, Information Systems Analyst
Marketing and Communications
- Christine Clark, Director of Media and Public Relations, (858) 775-8201
- Rose Hanai, Web and Publications Coordinator
- Doug Girardot, Communications Editor
- Amy Robinson, Director of Marketing and Communications, (858) 822-5737
- Christy Simeral, Digital and Social Media Strategist
- Virginia Watson, Assistant Director of Communications, (858) 534-5697
- Rizalyn Vargas, Communications and Social Media Strategist
Research Centers
- Catheryn Camacho Bolanos, USMEX Associate Director, (858) 833-7617
- Steven Carlson, Deep Decarbonization Initiative Assistant Director, (858) 822-7628
- Harris Doshay, 21st Century China Center Assistant Director
- Tyler Ellison, IGCC Communications Associate
- Ramon Gonzalez Viramontes, USMEX Academic Engagement Coordinator
- Lei Guang, 21st Century China Program Director, (858) 534-7617
- Sherry Hu, 21st Century China Center Assistant Director
- Eliot Jobe, IGCC Program and Research Associate
- Takashi Kiyoizumi, JFIT Executive Manager, (858) 822-7958
- Lindsay Morgan, IGCC Associate Director, (858) 534-6156
- Jeffrey Myers, Deep Decarbonization Initiative Research Associate
- Yasmine Oliva-Illera, IGCC Conference & Administrative Coordinator
- Lisa Patel, 21st Century India Center Assistant Director, (858) 246-3633
- Paddy Ryan, IGCC Senior Writer/Editor
- Karla Tirado Serrano, USMEX Programs Coordinator
- Agnes Tumbaga, Administrative Assistant, 21st Century China Center
- Marie Thiveos Stewart, Strategic Programs Manager (IGCC), (858) 822-4959
- Junhui “Chris” Xu, IGCC Research Assistant
- Young Yang, 21st Century China Center China Data Lab
- Yujing Yang, IGCC Assistant Director of Research
Student Affairs
- Jessica Banderas, Student Affairs Coordinator
- Jose Carlo Dizon, Student Affairs Academic Advisor, (858) 822-5059
- Corey Wylde Fujikawa, Student Affairs Academic Advisor, (858) 534-3432
- Nancy Gilson, Director of Degree Programs, (858) 534-7496
- Matthew Lin, Student Affairs Academic Advisor, (858) 534-1104
- Jaye Loyd, Student Affairs Academic Advisor
- Jerry Pang, Student Affairs Academic Advisor, (858) 534-1985
- Laurie Tanjuaquio, Student Affairs Academic Advisor, (858) 534-7647
- Nikola Bulajic, Student Affairs Curriculum Planner, (858) 822-0885