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Benjamin Ruwe

Samantha Rolon

Academic Labor Analyst

• First point of contact for all union inquiries and academic grievances
• Collaboratively investigates all grievance-related claims
• Liases with Employee Labor Relations and Office of the President Academic Personnel and Programs Labor Relations unit
• Develops programs and guidelines for the administration and implementation of new Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs)
• Manages represented academic Childcare Reimbursement and related programs for eligible Collective Bargaining Units (CBUs)
• Manages represented academic Child Dependent Health Premium Benefits Program and related programs for eligible Collective Bargaining Units (CBUs)
• Manages Unit 18 Faculty Professional Development
• Coordinates Represented Layoff and Reduction in Time (RIT) Processing in consultation with departments/units and Labor Relations.  
• Back-up support for GLAAS actions 
• Coordinates campus-wide orientations for CBUs

Annie Saetern

Case Manager and Academic Personnel Analyst

Managing faculty misconduct and grievances

• Conflict management/resolution 
• Facilitation of investigations 
• Preparation for hearings 
• Tracking case progress
• Knowledge of relevant policies/procedures
• Drafting/reviewing important documents
• Interfacing with campus stakeholders/academic partners 
• Implement/manage the new case management system 
• Manage the case management system 
• Background investigation/verification for academic employees

Jessica Salas-Mendonça

Academic Personnel Manager

Senior Academic Personnel Analyst - School of Natural Sciences, Office of Research and Economic Development (ORED) and Community Labor Center (CLC)

• Support includes compliance reviews for academic recruitments, merits, advancement or promotion activities and MLA/OTP for the School of Natural Sciences and Office of Research and Economic Development (ORED):
• Professorial Series
• Professor of Teaching Series
• U18 Lecturer Reviews
• Adjunct Professor Series
• Visiting Professor Series
• Professor of Research Series
• Project Series
• Specialist Series
• Academic Administrator Series
• Academic Coordinator Series
• Faculty Administrators
• Endowed Chairs
• Oversee appointments for Unit 18 Lecturers, Academic Student Employees and Graduate Student Researchers
• Oversight and management of Academic Personnel Systems (ACRS, Faculty Success, GLAAS and UC OATS)
• Academic Annual Reporting
• Other Academic Reporting- Salary Range Adjustments, Mass Pay, GLAAS Reports, etc.
• APO Announcements and Policy Communications
• Campus Initiatives
  • Graduate Student Appointment and Pay Workgroup 
  • Carnegie Slate Consultation 
  • Graduate Student Appointment and Pay Process 
  • GLAAS Workgroup

Nordene Smith-Hayles

Senior Academic Personnel Analyst - School of Engineering, Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS), Community and Labor Center (CLC), Sierra Nevada Research Institute (SNRI),Valley Institute for Sustainability, Technology & Agriculture (VISTA), and Library (share actions with other Sr. Analysts)

• Support includes compliance reviews for all academic recruitments, reappointments, merits, advancement or promotion activities and MLA/OTP.
• Serves as business partner for Organized Research Units (ORU’s - CITRIS, CLC, SNRI & VISTA) for compliance reviews for all academic recruitments, reappointments, merits, advancement or promotion activities.
• Lead Analyst for Postdoctoral Scholars and Academic Research Titles
• Coordinate with Office of the President on Systemwide Salary Scale adjustments
• Assist Lead Labor Relations Analyst relating to Postdoc and Academic Research contract related issues
• Support Sr. Analyst with Background checks

Christian Walker 

Executive Assistant to the Vice Provost  

• Managing VPAP calendar
• Event coordination for Faculty Social Hours, Department Chair Workshops, annual Faculty Convocation, annual Campus-Wide New Faculty Orientation, biannual Unit 18 Member Meetings, Self-Statement Writing Workshops
• Faculty Mentoring Program funding application review process
• Hellman Award application process coordination
• Dickson Award application process coordination
• General supplies and equipment purchasing
• Inventory tracking

Kimberly Yanogacio

Academic Personnel Analyst - Unit 18 Lecturers, Academic Student Employees    

• Academic Student Employees (TA/TF/Reader/Remedial Tutors)
• Graduate Student Researchers (GSRs)
• ASE/GSR Employment Verification
• Unit 18 Faculty Professional Development
• ASE/GSR Child Care Reimbursements
• Unit 18 Faculty/Teacher Special Program
• Summer Bridge Grad Mentors/UROC Grad Mentor
• GLAAS

 VACANT

               Academic Personnel & Business Systems Analyst