Academic Personnel Services Unit (APSU)

When Harvest Shared Service Center (HSSC) was formed in July 2013, the Academic Personnel Services (APSU) division was formed to coordinate and streamline Academic services for the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (CNAS).

College Analyst Reviewer for all Academic Personnel Actions for Decanal Approval

Merit & Promotion Files
eFilePlus
Active Service Modified Duties (ASMD)
Stop the Clock (STC) Requests
Instructional Workload Credits (IWC)
Labor Relations (Academic)
Outside Activities (APM 025)
Summer Salary & Additional Compensation
Course Buyouts

Academic Personnel (AP) Department Assistants

Non-Senate Appointments & Reappointments (Postdocs, Specialists, Researchers, Project Scientists, Academic Coordinators, Visiting Scholars, etc.)
Leaves & Sabbaticals
Visas
Academic Recruitments (AP Recruit: Senate & Non-Senate)
Academic Appointment Files (Senate & Cooperative Extension)
Recall Appointments
Summer Session Appointments

CNAS Departments

Please select department for more information / assistance:

Botanic Gardens

Payroll Analyst: Susan Silva

Olmsted Hall
Telephone: (951) 827-5002
Email: NapsuPodC@ucr.edu

Payroll Assistant:

Olmsted Hall
Telephone: (951)-827-
Email:

HR: Kelly Jones

Olmsted Hall
Telephone: (951) 827-4890
Email: Kelly.Jones@ucr.edu

Agricultural Operations

Payroll Analyst: Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827- Email: NapsuPodD@ucr.edu	Payroll Assistant: Nia-Allyn Ramirez Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4934 Email: NapsuPodD@ucr.edu
HR: Jay Palma Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4367 Email:Jay.Palma@ucr.edu

Center for

Conservation Biology

AP Analyst: Tavia Rivera Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-3997 Email: Tavia.Rivera@ucr.edu	AP Assistant: Rebecca Nistor Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4698 Email: Rebecca.Nistor2@ucr.edu
Payroll Analyst: Susan Silva Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-5002 Email: NapsuPodC@ucr.edu	Payroll Assistant: Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827- Email: NapsuPodC@ucr.edu
HR: Kelly Jones Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4890 Email: Kelly.Jones@ucr.edu

Biochemistry

AP Assistant Director: Joshua Gutierrez Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-6383 Email: Marie.Good@ucr.edu	AP Assistant: Troy Hall Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-3068 Email: Troy.Hall@ucr.edu
Payroll Analyst: Elle Kano Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-5082 Email: NapsuPodD@ucr.edu	Payroll Assistant: Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827- Email: NapsuPodD@ucr.edu
HR: Kelly Jones Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4890 Email: Kelly.Jones@ucr.edu

Botany

& Plant Sciences

AP Analyst: Taleen Arslanian Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-3978 Email: Taleen.Arslanian@ucr.edu	AP Assistant: Rocio McFadden Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4647 Email: Rocio.McFadden@ucr.edu
Payroll Analyst: Elle Kano Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-5082 Email: NapsuPodD@ucr.edu	Payroll Assistant: Nia-Allyn Ramirez Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4934 Email: NapsuPodD@ucr.edu
HR: Kelly Jones Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4890 Email: Kelly.Jones@ucr.edu

Chemistry

AP Analyst: Andrew Herrera Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-3983 Email: Andrew.Herrera@ucr.edu	AP Assistant: TBD (in department) 0248 Chemical Sciences Telephone: (951) 827-XXXX Email:
Payroll Analyst: Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827- Email: NapsuPodE@ucr.edu	Payroll: Bethany Underwood Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-3982 Email: NapsuPodE@ucr.edu
HR: Kelly Jones Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4890 Email: Kelly.Jones@ucr.edu

Dean’s Office

AP Analyst: Tavia Rivera Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-3997 Email: Tavia.Rivera@ucr.edu	AP Assistant: Troy Hall Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-3068 Email: Troy.Hall@ucr.edu
Payroll Analyst: NJ Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827- Email: NapsuPodE@ucr.edu	Payroll Assistant: Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827- Email: NapsuPodE@ucr.edu
HR: Sandra Burroughs Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-2765 Email: Sandra.Burroughs@ucr.edu

Earth &
Planetary Sciences

AP Analyst: Christina Taylor Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4431 Email: Christina.Taylor@ucr.edu	AP Assistant: Naudia Samuels Johnson Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-5271 Email: Naudia.SamuelsJohnson@ucr.edu
Payroll Analyst: Susan Silva Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-5002 Email: NapsuPodC@ucr.edu	Payroll Assistant: Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827- Email: NapsuPodC@ucr.edu
HR: Kelly Jones Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4890 Email: Kelly.Jones@ucr.edu

Entomology

AP Analyst: Ruth Pelen Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951)-827-3424 Email: Ruth.Pelen@ucr.edu	AP Assistant: Ashleigh Bennett Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4885 Email: Ashleigh.Bennett@ucr.edu
Payroll Analyst: Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827- Email: NapsuPodC@ucr.edu	Payroll Assistant: Alberto Lopez Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4816 Email: NapsuPodC@ucr.edu
HR: Jay Palma Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4367 Email: Jay.Palma@ucr.edu

Environmental

Sciences

AP Analyst: Ashley Lawson Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4554 Email: Ashley.Lawson@ucr.edu	AP Assistant: Naudia Samuels Johnson Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-5271 Email: Naudia.SamuelsJohnson@ucr.edu
Payroll Analyst: Susan Silva Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-5002 Email: NapsuPodC@ucr.edu	Payroll Assistant: Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827- Email: NapsuPodC@ucr.edu
HR: Kelly Jones Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4890 Email: Kelly.Jones@ucr.edu

Evolution, Ecology,

& Organismal Biology

AP Analyst: Christina Taylor Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827- 4431 Email: Christina.Taylor@ucr.edu	AP Assistant: Rebecca Nistor College Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4698 Email: Rebecca.Nistor2@ucr.edu
Payroll Analyst: Jay Nguyen Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4059 Email: NapsuPodE@ucr.edu	Payroll Assistant: Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827- Email: NapsuPodE@ucr.edu
HR: Sandra Burroughs Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-2765 Email: sandra.burroughs@ucr.edu

Graduate Student Affairs Center

Payroll Analyst: Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827- Email: NapsuPodC@ucr.edu	Payroll Assistant: Alberto Lopez Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827- 4816 Email: NapsuPodC@ucr.edu
HR: Sandra Burroughs Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-2765 Email: Sandra.Burroughs@ucr.edu

Mathematics

AP Analyst: Ruth Pelen Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-3424 Email: Ruth.Pelen@ucr.edu	AP Assistant: Naudia Samuels Johnson Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-5271 Email: Naudia.SamuelsJohnson@ucr.edu
Payroll Analyst: Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827- Email: NapsuPodC@ucr.edu	Payroll Assistant: Alberto Lopez Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4816 Email: NapsuPodC@ucr.edu
HR: Jay Palma Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4367 Email: Jay.Palma@ucr.edu

Microbiology

& Plant Pathology

AP Analyst: Ashley Lawson Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4554 Email: Ashley.Lawson@ucr.edu	AP Assistant: Rebecca Nistor Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4698 Email: Rebecca.Nistor2@ucr.edu
Payroll Analyst: Elle Kano Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-5082 Email: NapsuPodD@ucr.edu	Payroll Assistant: Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827- Email: NapsuPodD@ucr.edu
HR: Kelly Jones Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4890 Email: Kelly.Jones@ucr.edu

Molecular, Cell,

& Systems Biology

AP Analyst: Christina Taylor Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4431 Email: Christina.Taylor@ucr.edu	AP Assistant: Ashleigh Bennett Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4885 Email: Ashleigh.Bennet@ucr.edu
Payroll Analyst: Jay Nguyen Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4059 Email: NapsuPodE@ucr.edu	Payroll Assistant: Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827- Email: NapsuPodE@ucr.edu
HR: Sandra Burroughs Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-2765 Email: Sandra.Burroughs@ucr.edu

Natural Reserves

Payroll Analyst: Jay Nguyen Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4059 Email: NapsuPodE@ucr.edu	Payroll Assistant: Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827- Email: NapsuPodE@ucr.edu
HR: Sandra Burroughs Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-2765 Email: sandra.burroughs@ucr.edu

Nematology

AP Analyst: Marie Good Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4228 Email: Marie.Good@ucr.edu	AP Assistant: Troy Hall Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-3068 Email: Mailto: Troy.Hall@ucr.edu
Payroll: Elle Kano Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-5082 Email: NapsuPodD@ucr.edu	Payroll: Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827- Email: NapsuPodD@ucr.edu
HR: Kelly Jones Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4890 Email: Kelly.Jones@ucr.edu

Physics & Astronomy

AP Analyst: Josh Gutierrez Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-6383 Email: Josh.Gutierrez@ucr.edu	AP Assistant: Ashleigh Bennett Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4885 Email: Ashleigh.Bennett@ucr.edu
Payroll Analyst: Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827- Email: NapsuPodD@ucr.edu	Payroll Assistant: Nia-Allyn Ramirez Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4934 Email: NapsuPodD@ucr.edu
HR: Sandra Burroughs Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-2765 Email: Sandra.Burroughs@ucr.edu

Science and Math Initiative

Payroll Analyst: Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827- Email: NapsuPodC@ucr.edu	Payroll Assistant: Alberto Lopez Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4816 Email: NapsuPodC@ucr.edu
HR: Jay Palma Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4367 Email: Jay.Palma@ucr.edu

Statistics

AP Analyst: Andrew Herrera Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-3983 Email: Andrew.Herrera@ucr.edu	AP Assistant: Rocio McFadden Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4647 Email: Rocio.McFadden@ucr.edu
Payroll Analyst: Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827- Email: NapsuPodC@ucr.edu	Payroll Assistant: Alberto Lopez Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4816 Email: NapsuPodC@ucr.edu
HR: Jay Palma Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4367 Email: Jay.Palma@ucr.edu

Stem Cell Center

Payroll Analyst: Jay Nguyen Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4059 Email: NapsuPodE@ucr.edu	Payroll Assistant: Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827- Email: NapsuPodE@ucr.edu
HR: Sandra Burroughs Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-2765 Email: Sandra.Burrroughs@ucr.edu

Undergrad Academic Advising

Payroll: Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827- Email: NapsuPodC@ucr.edu	Payroll: Alberto Lopez Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4816 Email: NapsuPodC@ucr.edu
HR: Sandra Burroughs Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-2765 Email: Sandra.Burroughs@ucr.edu

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