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UC Work/Life

Each campus, medical center, and national laboratory within the University of California
administers its own Work/Life Program. For more information on programs available
at a specific UC location, contact the Work/Life contact listed below.

BERKELEY

Wendy Nishikawa
Work/Life Program Manager
 (510) 642-7883
wnishikawa@uhs.berkeley.edu

DAVIS

Barbara Ashby
Manager - WorkLife
(530) 752-5976
baashby@ucdavis.edu

Paula Driver Shimada
Analyst - Human Resources
 (530) 752-2280
pdshimada@ucdavis.edu

Alice Provost
EAP Counselor - Academic and Staff Assistance Program
(530) 752-2727
atprovost@ucdavis.edu

DAVIS MEDICAL CENTER

Carol Kirshnit
Psychologist, Program Supervisor–Academic and Staff Assistance Program
(916) 734-2727
carol.kirshnit@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu

Marjorie Trogdon Shock
Counselor–Academic and Staff Assistance Program
(916) 734-2727
marjorie.trogdon@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu

Marina Argyropoulos
Program Support Assistant–Academic and Staff Assistance Program
(916) 734-2727
margyropoulos@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu

IRVINE

John Daley
Associate Director - Human Resources
(949) 824-8311
dalyj@uci.edu

IRVINE MEDICAL CENTER

Laurie Lucas
Manager, Employee Assistance Program & Work Life Solutions
(714) 456-7605
ltlucas@uci.edu

 

LOS ANGELES

Gay Macdonald
(Childcare Centers)
Executive Director, Early Care and Education
(310) 825-5086
gmacdonald@ece.ucla.edu

Lydia Oller
(Fitwell and Staywell Programs)
Director– Benefit Services
(310) 794-0841
loller@chr.ucla.edu

Nanette Levine-Mann
(Employee Counseling)
Co-Director–Staff & Faculty Counseling Center
(310) 794-0249
nanette@chr.ucla.edu

Jorge Cherbosque
(Employee Counseling)
Co-Director–Staff & Faculty Counseling Center
(310) 794-0248
jorge@chr.ucla.edu

Lazetta Smith
(Policies and Programs related to Work-Life, e.g., leaves, telecommuting, etc.)
Coordinator–Personnel Services
(310) 794-0877
lazetta@chr.ucla.edu

Work-Life
Childcare
Fitness and Wellness
Employee Counseling

RIVERSIDE

Heidie Rhodes
HR Policy & Program Manager
(951) 827-2463
heidie.rhodes@ucr.edu

Julie Chobdee
Wellness Program Coordinator
(951) 827-1488
julie.chobdee@ucr.edu

UCR Work/Life

SAN DIEGO

Amanda Chavez
Work/Life Program Coordinator
(858) 534-9659
amandachavez@ucsd.edu

SAN DIEGO MEDICAL CENTER

Kim Eskierka
Employee Relations Specialist
(619) 471-0812
keskierka@ucsd.edu

SAN FRANCISCO

David Bell
Associate Mediation and Communications Officer–Work-Life Resource Center
(415) 514-3226
dbell@worklife.ucsf.edu

SANTA BARBARA

Melissa Bergem
Training and Development Analyst
(805) 893-2384
melissa.bergem@hr.ucsb.edu

SANTA CRUZ

Lizzie Yasser
Wellness Coordinator
(831) 502-7375
eyasser@ucsc.edu

LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY

Loida Bartolome-Mingao
Health Care Facilitator, Senior HR Benefits Analyst
(510) 486-6997
lcbartolome-mingao@lbl.gov

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

Rene Jackson
Human Resources Director
(510) 987-3282
rene.jackson@ucop.edu

University of California

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