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Staff

Instruction and Curriculum Support

Shannon Adamson

Shannon Adamson

Curriculum Manager
+1 (209) 228-4776
sadamson@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1 Building, Room 371D
Vivian Saephan

Vivian Saephan

Academic Resource Coordinator
vsaephan@ucmerced.edu

Faculty Support

Mel Alexandra

Interdepartmental Programs Manager (QSB)
malexandra@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1 Building, Room 370P
Lolo Cardenas

Lolo Cardenas

Research Space Manager
+1 (209) 228-4309
lcardenas2@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1 Building, Room 370

Emily Heng

Chemistry and Biochemistry Department Manager
eheng@ucmerced.edu
Arts and Computational Sciences Building, Room 225

Alisa Kravchuk

Chemistry and Biochemistry Department Coordinator
akravchuk@ucmerced.edu
Arts and Computational Sciences Building, Room 225

Vanessa Lopez

Physics Department Coordinator
vlopez100@ucmerced.edu
Arts and Computational Sciences Building, Room 320

Judy Malone

Applied Math Department Coordinator
jmalone9@ucmerced.edu
Arts and Computational Sciences Building, Room 301

Tom Martinez

Physics Department Manager
tmartinez@ucmerced.edu
Arts and Computational Sciences Building, Room 320

Salvador Mejia

Program Coordinator, Molecular Cell and Biology
salvadormejia@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1 Building, Room 356

Rita Parks

Molecular and Cell Biology/Life and Environmental Sciences Department Manager
rparks2@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1 Building, Room 354

Renha Samra

Interdisciplinary Program Coordinator (QSB)
renhasamra@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1 Building, Room 370
Whitney Williams

Whitney Williams

Molecular and Cell Biology/Life and Environmental Sciences Department Coordinator
+1 (209) 228-4309
wwilliams3@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1 Building, Room 356

CalTeach

Chelsea Arnold

Chelsea Arnold

Program Director, SMI/CalTeach
+1 (209) 228-4098
carnold4@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1 Building, Room 270
Mariah Gonsalez

Mariah Gonsalez

CalTeach Special Programs Coordinator
+1 (209) 228-4243
mgonsalez2@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1 Building, Room 270, Sustainability Research and Engineering Building, Room 209

Dean's Office

Gordon Bennett

Gordon Bennett

Associate Professor, Life and Environmental Sciences and Associate Dean for Academic Programs
gbennett2@ucmerced.edu
Sustainability Research and Engineering, Room 259

Michael Findlater

Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry and Interim Dean
michaelfindlater@ucmerced.edu
Biomedical Sciences and Physics (BSP) 172

Angelina Gutierrez

Executive Assistant to the Dean
agutierrez254@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1 Building, Room 370

Jory McKune

Senior Assistant Dean and Chief of Finance and Operations
jmckune@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1 Building, Room 370
Michele Nishiguchi

Michele Nishiguchi

Professor, Molecular & Cell Biology and Associate Dean for Equity, Justice & Inclusive Excellence
nish@ucmerced.edu
BSP 435
Angie Salinas

Angie Salinas

Assistant Dean for Student Support
asalinas8@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1 Building, Room 270

Instructional Labs

Joseph Booth

Biology Lab Assistant
jbooth4@ucmerced.edu
Esther Buie

Esther Buie

Life & Environmental Sciences Lab Coordinator
+1 (209) 819-6108
ebuie@ucmerced.edu
Sustainability Research and Engineering 2A, Room 119
Hiram Dominguez

Hiram Dominguez

Biology /LES Lab Associate
+1 (209) 228-7957
hdominguez3@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1 Building, Room 168B
Sofia Guillen

Sofia Guillen

Biology Lab Assistant
sguillen6@ucmerced.edu
Donna Jaramillo-Fellin

Donna Jaramillo-Fellin

Physical Sciences Lab Manager
+1 (209) 228-7645
djaramillo-fellin@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1 Building, Room 101

Thanh-Ngoc Le

Organic Chemistry Lab Supervisor
tle53@ucmerced.edu
Biomedical Sciences and Physics (BSP), Room 195
Celso Lopez

Celso Lopez

Chemistry Lab Assistant
+1 (209) 228-4150
clopez77@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1 Building, Room 106A

Jessica Pall

Chemistry Lab Assistant
jpall@ucmerced.edu

Kushal Shrestha

Physics Lab Coordinator
kshrestha3@ucmerced.edu
BSP 193

Maria Cristina Soriano

Chemistry Lab Assistant
msoriano9@ucmerced.edu

Xochitl Sosa Vazquez

General Chemistry Lab Supervisor
xsosavazquez@ucmerced.edu
Biomedical Sciences and Physics (BSP), Room 195
Jim Whalen

Jim Whalen

Instructional Lab Manager - Life Sciences
+1 (209) 228-7642
jwhalen2@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1 Building, Room 184

Jingui Zhu

Biological Sciences Instructional Lab Supervisor
jzhu4@ucmerced.edu

Financial and Administrative Operations

Christina Clayton

Financial Analyst
cclayton3@ucmerced.edu
Vanessa Sanchez

Vanessa Sanchez

Financial Analyst
vsanchez7@ucmerced.edu
Mireille Smith

Mireille Smith

Director of Financial and Administrative Operations
msmith29@ucmerced.edu

Karina Villegas

Business Services Manager
kvillegas@ucmerced.edu

Personnel

Melissa Cutter

Academic & Staff Personnel Analyst
mcutter@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1 Building, Room 370
Dora Lopes

Dora Lopes

Personnel Director
+1 (209) 228-4577
dlopes@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1 Building, Room 370

Stephanie Lopez

Academic Personnel Specialist
sgarcia262@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1 Building, Room 370
Josephine Vang

Josephine Vang

Senior Personnel Analyst
+1 (209) 228-4146
jvang43@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1 Building, Room 370

Undergraduate Student Services

Chelsea Flannery

Undergraduate Academic Advisor and Career Support Coordinator
cflannery@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1, 270

Cynthia Granados

Undergraduate Academic Advisor and Transition Coordinator
cgranados10@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1, 270

Petia Gueorguieva

STEM Resource Center Coordinator
+1 (209) 228-4605
pgueorguieva@ucmerced.edu
SSB 222

Maricela Melendrez

Undergraduate Academic Advisor and Living Learning Communities Liaison
+1 (209) 228-2455
mmelendrez2@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1 Building, Room 270
John Newton

John Newton

EXCEL! Program Coordinator
+1 (209) 228-3362
jnewton3@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1 270
Vanessa Ortega

Vanessa Ortega

Student Support Services Assistant
+1 (209) 228-3469, +1 (209) 228-2455
vortega4@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1 Building, Room 270

Maritza Ramirez

SNS EXCEL! Program Academic Success Coach
mramirez306@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1, 274

Erica Robbins

Director of Student Services
+1 (209) 228-2455
erobbins2@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1 Building, Room 270
Jenn Souza

Jenn Souza

Undergraduate Academic
+1 (209) 228-2455
jsouza5@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1 Building, Room 270