Travel and Entertainment Contacts

See service and contact information for UCSD Travel and Entertainment.

Fastest service

For fastest service, e-mail travel@ucsd.edu or call (858) 822-0202, weekdays 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Travel answers questions within 1 business day.

• Additional contact information:
  • Fax: (858) 822-1546
  • Mail Code: 0998
  • Location: 10280 N. Torrey Pines Road, Suite 415

Self-service

For self-service, see how to:

• Approve a MyTravel claim
• Cancel a travel event
• Check Travel Card payment
• Find a processed MyTravel claim
• Reimburse a new employee for a move
• Report a lost or stolen Travel Card
• Request mileage reimbursement

Or learn about:

• I-94 and visa requirements
• Meal and Incidental Expenses (M&IE)
• Per diem
• UCSD's short name for online Travel Card access

Locate a Travel contact by topic:

• Approval hierarchy
• Connexxus
• Entertainment reimbursement
• Moves and transfers
• MyTravel post audit
• Prepaying travel
• MyTravel inquiries
• Travel Card
• Travel reimbursement
• Travel and entertainment content on Blink

Name and contact information		Areas of expertise
	Kim Coleman Travel Reimbursements Specialist Mon-Fri 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (858) 534-0916	Contact for: Travel reimbursements Greetings! I'm Kim Coleman. If you need assistance with reimbursements and wires, I'm just a call or e-mail away. Although there are lots of travelers and travel preparers, each of you is important to our team and we want to help. P.S. Writing poetry is my real job — I do travel for fun!
	Dawn McDevitt Assistant Director Mon-Fri 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. (858) 822-1757	Contact for: Connexxus Hi, I'm Dawn. I welcome your questions or comments about our programs for business travel and entertainment; complex policy issues; relationships with travel agencies; and Web-based tools, processes, and training resources.
	Shannon Miller Sr. Writer Mon-Fri 6:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. (858) 534-0772	Contact for: Travel and entertainment content on Blink Hi, I'm Shannon. Contact me for comments or suggestions regarding Blink travel and entertainment content.
	Kelsey Moon Travel Specialist Mon-Thu 6:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. (858) 534-2488	Contact for: Approval hierarchy; MyTravel post audit Hi, I'm Kelsey. I handle MyTravel post audits, hierarchy questions, and any tricky travel issues that may come up. Feel free to call me, but I work fastest by e-mail. I'm looking forward to helping you!
	Leah Negrete Travel Card Specialist Mon-Thu 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. (858) 822-0652	Contact for: Travel Card Greetings! I handle Travel Card applications and account updates. I am available to answer questions regarding the Travel Card program. The best way to reach me is by e-mail.
	Nida Ordonez Entertainment Specialist Tue-Fri 6 a.m - 4:30 p.m. (858) 822-1756	Contact for: Entertainment reimbursement I'm happy to assist you with your entertainment questions, Travel Card payments, and status of reimbursements.
	Chrissy Smith Travel Card Program Administrator Tue & Thu 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. Wed 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (858) 534-8419	Contact for: Travel Card; Moves and transfers I oversee the UCSD Travel Card program and new employee moves. Feel free to drop me a line if you need assistance with a Travel Card situation or the move and transfer process.
	LaShon Smith Travel Prepayment Specialist Mon-Fri 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (858) 822-1528	Contact for: Prepaying travel Hi, I'm LaShon. Contact me for all your entertainment, prepayment, and cash advance requests.
	Felicia Sumler Travel and Entertainment Operations Supervisor Tue-Fri 6:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. (858) 534-1309	Contact for: MyTravel inquiries Hello, I’m Felicia. I can assist you with MyTravel questions and concerns, complex travel and entertainment policy, and procedure questions. I look forward to hearing from you.

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