staff

We are a team of dedicated professionals with a mission to support the University's teaching, research and community service objectives.  We strive to provide excellent customer service by utilizing all available resources to welcome, advise, and assist our faculty, students, and other customers.  We foster a progressive work environment in which all are valued and treated with respect.

 

Alma
Alma Palazzolo

Management Services Officer
Phone: (858) 534-0355
E-mail: apalazzolo@ucsd.edu

  • Oversight of departmental administrative functions
  • Management of department finances and budgets
  • Contracts and grants administration (pre- & post-award)
  • Facilities and space management
  • Process improvement and strategic advising
  • Staff supervision

collette
Collette Isachsen

Academic Affairs Manager
Phone: (858) 534-3015
E-mail: cai@ucsd.edu

  • Faculty affairs and academic personnel management
  • Faculty compensation, recruitment, and human resources coordination
  • Academic affairs administration including curriculum planning and course scheduling
  • Coordination and placement of adjunct professors
  • Financial analysis and supervision

mary
Mary Quisenberry

Student Affairs Manager
Phone:
(858) 534-2705
E-mail: maryq@ucsd.edu

  • Supervision of undergraduate and graduate student affairs
  • Academic advising
  • Curriculum planning and development
  • Administration and management of the UCDC Program, San Diego campus

jef
Jeffrey Fritsch

Information Technology Manager
Phone: (858) 353-8496
E-mail: jrfritsch@ucsd.edu 

  • Oversight of computer systems management and consulting
  • Programming and systems support
  • Website and web application development
  • Departmental security administrator

christy
Christy Nygren

Fiscal and Human Resources Specialist
Phone: (858) 534-2709
E-mail: cnygren@ucsd.edu

  • Human resources administration for staff and undergraduate employees
  • Event planning and coordination
  • Fiscal reconciliation and reporting
  • Travel and misc. expense reimbursements for faculty and staff
  • Contracts and grants administration

ariane
Ariane Parkes

Undergraduate Student Affairs Officer
Phone: (858) 534-8198
E-mail: aparkes@ucsd.edu

  • Undergraduate student affairs administration
  • Academic advising
  • Room scheduling
  • Textbook ordering
  • Undergraduate outreach and public relations

jennifer
Jennifer Evangelista 

Graduate Student Affairs Officer
Phone: (858) 534-7381
E-mail: jevangelista@ucsd.edu

  • Graduate student affairs administration
  • Academic advising
  • Financial assistance coordination
  • Graduate admissions, outreach and recruitment
  • TA coordination and placement

sara
Sara Locke

Department Student Affairs Coordinator
Phone: (858) 534-7370
E-mail: slocke@ucsd.edu

  • Student affairs administration
  • Intake advising
  • Human resources coordination for graduate students
  • Graduate affairs events and travel coordination
  • Student affairs website and database maintenance

rafal
Rafal Tamulski

Computer Resource Specialist
Phone: (858) 534-8447
E-mail: rtamulski@ucsd.edu

  • Computer hardware installation and maintenance
  • Website database development
  • System, server, network support
  • Computer inventory and purchasing
  • Help desk support 


 

SSB east

Administration Org Chart


University of California, San Diego
Department of Political Science
Social Sciences Building 301
9500 Gilman Drive, #0521
La Jolla, CA 92093-0521


Main Office
Social Sciences Bldg, Room 301
Phone: (858) 534-3548
Fax: (858) 534-7130
Office Hours: M-F, 8-12:00 & 1-4:30
polireception@ad.ucsd.edu
Clark

Professor Clark Gibson

Department Chair