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Staff

Instruction and Curriculum Support

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

Faculty Support

Interdepartmental Programs Manager (QSB)
malexandra@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1 Building, Room 370P
Lolo Cardenas
Research Space Manager
+1 (209) 228-4309
lcardenas2@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1 Building, Room 370
Chemistry and Biochemistry Department Manager
eheng@ucmerced.edu
Arts and Computational Sciences Building, Room 225
Chemistry and Biochemistry Department Coordinator
akravchuk@ucmerced.edu
Arts and Computational Sciences Building, Room 225
Physics Department Coordinator
vlopez100@ucmerced.edu
Arts and Computational Sciences Building, Room 320
Applied Math Department Coordinator
jmalone9@ucmerced.edu
Arts and Computational Sciences Building, Room 301
Physics Department Manager
tmartinez@ucmerced.edu
Arts and Computational Sciences Building, Room 320
Program Coordinator, Molecular Cell and Biology
salvadormejia@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1 Building, Room 356
Molecular and Cell Biology/Life and Environmental Sciences Department Manager
rparks2@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1 Building, Room 354
Interdisciplinary Program Coordinator (QSB)
renhasamra@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1 Building, Room 370
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
Program Director, SMI/CalTeach
+1 (209) 228-4098
carnold4@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1 Building, Room 270
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
Associate Professor, Life and Environmental Sciences and Associate Dean for Academic Programs
gbennett2@ucmerced.edu
Sustainability Research and Engineering, Room 259
Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry and Interim Dean
michaelfindlater@ucmerced.edu
Biomedical Sciences and Physics (BSP) 172
Executive Assistant to the Dean
agutierrez254@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1 Building, Room 370
Senior Assistant Dean and Chief of Finance and Operations
jmckune@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1 Building, Room 370
Michele Nishiguchi
Professor, Molecular & Cell Biology and Associate Dean for Equity, Justice & Inclusive Excellence
nish@ucmerced.edu
BSP 435
Angie Salinas
Assistant Dean for Student Support
asalinas8@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1 Building, Room 270

Instructional Labs

Biology Lab Assistant
jbooth4@ucmerced.edu
Esther Buie
Life & Environmental Sciences Lab Coordinator
+1 (209) 819-6108
ebuie@ucmerced.edu
Sustainability Research and Engineering 2A, Room 119
Hiram Dominguez
Biology /LES Lab Associate
+1 (209) 228-7957
hdominguez3@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1 Building, Room 168B
Sofia Guillen
Biology Lab Assistant
sguillen6@ucmerced.edu
Donna Jaramillo-Fellin
Physical Sciences Lab Manager
+1 (209) 228-7645
djaramillo-fellin@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1 Building, Room 101
Organic Chemistry Lab Supervisor
tle53@ucmerced.edu
Biomedical Sciences and Physics (BSP), Room 195
Celso Lopez
Chemistry Lab Assistant
+1 (209) 228-4150
clopez77@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1 Building, Room 106A
Chemistry Lab Assistant
jpall@ucmerced.edu
Physics Lab Coordinator
kshrestha3@ucmerced.edu
BSP 193
General Chemistry Lab Supervisor
xsosavazquez@ucmerced.edu
Biomedical Sciences and Physics (BSP), Room 195
Jim Whalen
Instructional Lab Manager - Life Sciences
+1 (209) 228-7642
jwhalen2@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1 Building, Room 184
Biological Sciences Instructional Lab Supervisor
jzhu4@ucmerced.edu

Financial and Administrative Operations

Mireille Smith
Director of Financial and Administrative Operations
msmith29@ucmerced.edu
Business Services Manager
kvillegas@ucmerced.edu

Personnel

Academic & Staff Personnel Analyst
mcutter@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1 Building, Room 370
Dora Lopes
Personnel Director
+1 (209) 228-4577
dlopes@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1 Building, Room 370
Academic Personnel Specialist
sgarcia262@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1 Building, Room 370
Josephine Vang
Senior Personnel Analyst
+1 (209) 228-4146
jvang43@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1 Building, Room 370

Undergraduate Student Services

Undergraduate Academic Advisor and Career Support Coordinator
cflannery@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1, 270
Undergraduate Academic Advisor and Transition Coordinator
cgranados10@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1, 270
STEM Resource Center Coordinator
+1 (209) 228-4605
pgueorguieva@ucmerced.edu
SSB 222
Undergraduate Academic Advisor and Living Learning Communities Liaison
+1 (209) 228-2455
mmelendrez2@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1 Building, Room 270
John Newton
EXCEL! Program Coordinator
+1 (209) 228-3362
jnewton3@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1 270
Vanessa Ortega
Student Support Services Assistant
+1 (209) 228-3469, +1 (209) 228-2455
vortega4@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1 Building, Room 270
SNS EXCEL! Program Academic Success Coach
mramirez306@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1, 274
Director of Student Services
+1 (209) 228-2455
erobbins2@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1 Building, Room 270
Jenn Souza
Undergraduate Academic
+1 (209) 228-2455
jsouza5@ucmerced.edu
Science and Engineering 1 Building, Room 270