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Administrative Staff

The A&A staff provide critical support to the department and are managed by CAO Kelli O'Merry.

The following are current A&A staff (in alphabetical order).

Mikah Al-Arfaj

Mikah Al-Arfaj

Student Affairs Advisor & Coordinator

mikah[@]ucsd.edu

 

 Melissa Bentz

Melissa Bentz

HR Analyst

mebentz[@]ucsd.edu

Nitzan Bishri

Nitzan Bishri

Research Administrator

nbishri[@]ucsd.edu

Anais (Davalos) Cornejo

Anais (Davalos) Cornejo

Department Assistant

andavalos[@]ucsd.edu

Leena El-Maleh

Leena El-Maleh

Department Assistant

lelmaleh[@]ucsd.edu

 

Christine (Flowers) Fregoso

Christine (Flowers) Fregoso

Department Assistant

clflowers[@]ucsd.edu

Dani Magat

Dani Magat

Student Affairs Advisor

d1magat[@]ucsd.edu

Kelli O'Merry

Kelli O'Merry

Chief Administrative Officer

keomerry[@]ucsd.edu

Cynthia Maldonado Rodas

Cynthia Maldonado Rodas

Academic Personnel Analyst

cmaldonadorodas@ucsd.edu

David Sisanachandeng

David Sisanachandeng

Research Administrator

dsisanachandeng[@]ucsd.edu

Sidney Tran

Sidney Tran

Research Administrator

sitran[@]ucsd.edu

Nina Graner

Nina Graner

Business Office Student Assistant

astro-admin[@]ucsd.edu

David Zhou

David Zhou

Business Office Student Assistant

astro-admin[@]ucsd.edu

For internal departmental members needing to reach someone on the admin team, the internal staffing list covers who supports what, including Administrative Support and Research Admin assignments, along with hybrid schedules and core responsibilities.