Human Resources

HARVEST provides a variety of Human Resources for the College of Natural & Agricultural Sciences:

HR Services

Staff Recruitments (including Limited Appointments); HR-Analysis of classification/request; Near Relative Requests Analysis; Staff Retiree Request Analysis; Affirmative Action.
HR Analysis of Policy; Labor Relations consultation; approval of action.
Re-classification and Equity requests.
Periodic audits of HR policy matters.
Compliance Training Coordination (compliance, ethics, sexual harassment, lab safety, etc.).
HR Professional Development/Training - Procedure/Guidelines/Self Help tools, communication regarding training opportunities & requirements, etc.
Adhoc reports (as needed)
HR Audits/data analyses.

CNAS Departments

Please select department for more information / assistance:

Botanic Gardens

Payroll Analyst: Susan Silva

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

Payroll Assistant: Marcy Paz

Olmsted Hall
Telephone: (951)-827-4891
Email: NapsuPodB@ucr.edu

HR: Kelly Jones

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

Agricultural Operations

Payroll Analyst: Elle Kano Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-5082 Email: NapsuPodD@ucr.edu	Payroll Assistant: Diana Campos Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-2179 Email: NapsuPodD@ucr.edu
HR: Jay Palma Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4367 Email:Jay.Palma@ucr.edu

Center for

Conservation Biology

AP Analyst: Christina Taylor Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4431 Email: Christina.Taylor@ucr.edu	AP Assistant: Ruth Pelen Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-3423 Email: Ruth.Pelen@ucr.edu
Payroll Analyst: Jennifer Vaughan Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4893 Email: NapsuPodC@ucr.edu	Payroll Assistant: Alberto Lopez Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4816 Email: NapsuPodC@ucr.edu
HR: Kelly Jones Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4890 Email: Kelly.Jones@ucr.edu

Biochemistry

AP Assistant Director: Marie Good olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4228 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: Diana Campos Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-2179 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: Diana Campos Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-2179 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: Barbara Outzen (in department) 0248 Chemical Sciences Telephone: (951) 827-3789 Email: Barbara.Outzen@ucr.edu
Payroll Analyst: Jay Nguyen Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4059 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: Christina Taylor Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4431 Email: Christina.Taylor@ucr.edu	AP Assistant: Troy Hall Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-3068 Email: Troy.Hall@ucr.edu
Payroll Analyst: Jennifer Vaughan Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4893 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

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: NapsuPodB@ucr.edu	Payroll Assistant: Marcy Paz Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4891 Email: NapsuPodB@ucr.edu
HR: Kelly Jones Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4890 Email: Kelly.Jones@ucr.edu

Entomology

AP Analyst: Vacant Olmsted Hall Telephone: Email:	AP Assistant: Ruth Pelen Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-3423 Email: Ruth.Pelen@ucr.edu
Payroll Analyst: Jennifer Vaughan Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4893 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: NapsuPodB@ucr.edu	Payroll Assistant: Marcy Paz Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4891 Email: NapsuPodB@ucr.edu
HR: Kelly Jones Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4890 Email: Kelly.Jones@ucr.edu

Evolution, Ecology,

& Organismal Biology

AP Analyst: Vacant Olmsted Hall Telephone: Email:	AP Assistant: Melissa Resendez College Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4698 Email: Melissa.Resendez@ucr.edu
Payroll Analyst: Jay Nguyen Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4059 Email: NapsuPodE@ucr.edu	Payroll Assistant: Bethany Underwood Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-3982 Email: NapsuPodE@ucr.edu
HR: Sandra Burroughs Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-2765 Email: sandra.burroughs@ucr.edu

Graduate Student Affairs Center

Payroll Analyst: Jennifer Vaughan Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827- 4893 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: Tavia Rivera Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-3997 Email: Tavia.Rivera@ucr.edu	AP Assistant: Naudia Samuels Johnson Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-5271 Email: Naudia.SamuelsJohnson@ucr.edu
Payroll Analyst: Jennifer Vaughan Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4893 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: Melissa Resendez Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4698 Email: Melissa.Resendez@ucr.edu
Payroll Analyst: Elle Kano Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-5082 Email: Mailto: NapsuPodC@ucr.edu	Payroll Assistant: Diana Campus Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-2179 Email: Mailto: NapsuPodC@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: Ruth Pelen Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-3423 Email: Ruth.Pelen@ucr.edu
Payroll Analyst: Jay Nguyen Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4059 Email: NapsuPodE@ucr.edu	Payroll Assistant: Bethany Underwood Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-3982 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: Bethany Underwood Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-3982 Email: NapsuPodE@ucr.edu
HR: Sandra Burroughs Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-2765 Email: sandra.burroughs@ucr.edu

Nematology

AP Analyst: Joshua Gutierrez Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-6383 Email: Joshua.Gutierrez@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: Diana Campos Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-2179 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: Christina Taylor (in department) 3047B Physics Telephone: (951) 827-5334 Email: Christina.Taylor@ucr.edu
Payroll Analyst: Elle Kano Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-5082 Email: NapsuPodD@ucr.edu	Payroll Assistant: Diana Campos Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-2179 Email: NapsuPodD@ucr.edu
HR: Sandra Burroughs Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-2765 Email: Sandra.Burroughs@ucr.edu

Science and Math Initiative

Payroll Analyst: Jennifer Vaughan Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4893 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: Melissa Resendez Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4698 Email: Melissa.Resendez@ucr.edu
Payroll Analyst: Jennifer Vaughan Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4893 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: Bethany Underwood Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-3982 Email: NapsuPodE@ucr.edu
HR: Sandra Burroughs Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-2765 Email: Sandra.Burrroughs@ucr.edu

Undergrad Academic Advising

Payroll: Jennifer Vaughan Olmsted Hall Telephone: (951) 827-4893 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

Have a Medical Leave? Please contact our Medical Leave Specialist for all medical related leave questions:

Contact Medical Leave Specialist

CNAS News in "Inside UCR"

June 24, 2025

Highlights from UCR’s 71st Commencement

UC Riverside concluded its 71st Commencement season on June 17, with UCR’s Class of 2025 walking at eight discipline- or degree-based ceremonies. Approximately 6,100 graduates, 35,000 in-person guests, 32,000 online streamers, and about 375 volunteer staff participated in the celebrations, which started on June 6. Highlanders belonging to specific groups also took part in additional micro celebrations organized by various student resources like the University Honors Cording, and year-end celebrations hosted by UCR’s ethnic and gender centers.

June 11, 2025

Physicist recognized for contributions to cosmic ray physics

Barry Barish will receive the IUPAP-TIFR Homi Bhabha Award in July

June 11, 2025

How did supermassive black holes form in the early universe?

John Templeton Foundation grant to UCR will support research by physicist Hai-Bo Yu

May 09, 2025

Physicist elected member of American Philosophical Society

Barry Barish is one of only 38 new members of North America’s oldest learned society

More "Inside UCR" CNAS News

Harvest Shared Services Center

Human Resources

HARVEST provides a variety of Human Resources for the College of Natural & Agricultural Sciences:

HR Services

CNAS Departments

Please select department for more information / assistance:

Botanic Gardens

Agricultural Operations

Center for

Conservation Biology

Biochemistry

Botany

& Plant Sciences

Chemistry

Dean’s Office

Earth &
Planetary Sciences

Entomology

Environmental

Sciences

Evolution, Ecology,

& Organismal Biology

Graduate Student Affairs Center

Mathematics

Microbiology

& Plant Pathology

Molecular, Cell,

& Systems Biology

Natural Reserves

Nematology

Physics & Astronomy

Science and Math Initiative

Statistics

Stem Cell Center

Undergrad Academic Advising

Have a Medical Leave? Please contact our Medical Leave Specialist for all medical related leave questions:

CNAS News in "Inside UCR"

Harvest Shared Services Center

HSSC Office Hours, and Location:

COLLEGE OF NATURAL &
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

Human Resources

HARVEST provides a variety of Human Resources for the College of Natural & Agricultural Sciences:

HR Services

CNAS Departments

Please select department for more information / assistance:

Botanic Gardens

Agricultural Operations

Center for

Conservation Biology

Biochemistry

Botany

& Plant Sciences

Chemistry

Dean’s Office

Earth & Planetary Sciences

Entomology

Environmental

Sciences

Evolution, Ecology,

& Organismal Biology

Graduate Student Affairs Center

Mathematics

Microbiology

& Plant Pathology

Molecular, Cell,

& Systems Biology

Natural Reserves

Nematology

Physics & Astronomy

Science and Math Initiative

Statistics

Stem Cell Center

Undergrad Academic Advising

Have a Medical Leave? Please contact our Medical Leave Specialist for all medical related leave questions:

CNAS News in "Inside UCR"

HSSC Office Hours, and Location:

COLLEGE OF NATURAL & AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

Earth &
Planetary Sciences

COLLEGE OF NATURAL &
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES