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"

April 09, 2025

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March 25, 2025

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March 20, 2025

Biochemist recognized for breakthroughs in functional metabolomics

Daniel Petras has received the Mattauch-Herzog Award from the German Association for Mass Spectrometry

March 13, 2025

UCR scientists win big in regional entomology awards

Professional society recognizes outstanding faculty and grad student work

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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