Academic Personnel Office

Katina R. Napper
Assistant Vice Provost for Academic Personnel
2148A Hinderaker Hall
(951) 827-5032
katina.napper@ucr.edu

• Chief advisor to the Chancellor, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor, and Vice Provost for Academic Personnel on academic personnel matters
• Primary consultant for academic Vice Chancellors, Deans, Department Chairs, and other academic leadership across the UCR campus
• Management of Academic Personnel Office Operations
• Management of Academic Personnel Policies
• Management of Academic Compensation
• Liaison - UC Systemwide
• Liaison - Academic Senate
• Liaison - Office of Equal Employment and Affirmative Action

Sara Umali, Director of Academic Personnel Data and Technology
2148C Hinderaker Hall
(951) 827-5810
sara.umali@ucr.edu

• Management of Academic Data, Systems, and Technology
• Management of Academic Leaves
• AP Recruit
• eFilePlus
• Academic Personnel Database (ACAPER)
• UC Outside Activity Tracking System (UC OATS)
• UCPath Academic Personnel Implementation Support (Academic Leaves)
• Policy Development & Training

Nick Weston-Dawkes, Director of Academic Personnel Policy and Employee Relations
2119 Hinderaker Hall
951) 827-2935
nicholas.weston-dawkes@ucr.edu

• Management of Academic Employee and Labor Relations
• Academic Bargaining Unit Specialist
• Liaison — Labor Relations Office
• Liaison — Non-Senate Academic Grievances
• Policy Development & Training

Unit responsibilities:

• University Library
• University Extension (UNEX)
• Undergraduate Education

Debi Greene, Executive Assistant to the Vice Provost for Academic Personnel
2121 Hinderaker Hall, (951) 827-2933, deborah.greene@ucr.edu

Provides executive-level administrative support to the Vice Provost for Academic Personnel. Manages the Vice Provost's calendar and serves as the first point of contact for the Vice Provost's office.

Sonia Kalogonis, Policy & Compensation Analyst
2148E Hinderaker Hall, (951) 827-2934, sonia.kalogonis@ucr.edu

• Academic Compensation Lead
• Negotiated Salary Trial Program (NSTP)
• Data and Technology Team Member
• UCPath Academic Personnel Implementation Support (Compensation)
• Inter-campus One-Time Payment

Danessa Murdock, MA, Data and Technology Analyst
2148B Hinderaker Hall, (951) 827-3385, danessa.murdock@ucr.edu

• Statistical Reporting
• Data Analysis
• Data Requests
• AP Recruit Support
• UC Outside Activity Tracking System (UC OATS) Support
• Academic Personnel Database (ACAPER) Support
• Data and Technology Team Member
• Academic Compensation Team Member

Jill Sadey, Project and Administrative Coordinator
2148 Hinderaker Hall, (951) 827-2936, jill.sadey@ucr.edu

Provides executive-level administrative support to the Assistant Vice Provost for Academic Personnel and the Academic Personnel Office.  Administers travel planning, event coordination, and financial transactions. 

Point of contact for the following:

• Professional Development Fund
• Faculty Fee Waivers
• Dohrman Loans

Nordene Smith-Hayles, Academic Personnel Analyst
2148G Hinderaker Hall, (951) 827-5385, nordene@ucr.edu

Unit responsibilities:

• College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (CHASS)
• School of Education (SoE)
• School of Business (SoB)
• School of Public Policy (SPP)

Gabriela Zepeda, Academic Personnel Analyst
2148D Hinderaker Hall, (951) 827-3693, gabriela.zepeda@ucr.edu

Unit responsibilities:

• Bourns College of Engineering (BCOE)
• College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (CNAS)
• School of Medicine (SOM)
• UC Mexus
• University Extension (UNEX)

VACANT, Business Analyst, Data and Technology
2148 Hinderaker Hall, (951) 827-5036