Governance and Advisory
Last Updated: October 18, 2023 8:00:54 PM PDT
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Finance Steering Committee and Advisory Committee Members
Finance Steering Committee and Advisory Committee Members provide leadership, guidance, and decision-making on our financial systems. In addition, members help us collaboratively pursue our mission of achieving fiscal responsibility and integrity to support the world-class mission of UC San Diego in the areas of teaching, research, healthcare, and public service.
Finance Steering Committee
The Finance Steering Committee is responsible for:
- Reviewing the overall health of the Financial Information System (FIS) and addressing any necessary topics, questions, decision-points, and potential roadblocks.
- Leading the FIS workgroups in the development of policy and guidelines across business
units. This group will be the first level of escalation for issues or decisions that the FIS workgroups are unable to resolve, or that require higher level approval - Approving the financial roadmap for the UC San Diego entities (Campus, Health, and Foundation)
The escalation group one level above the Finance Steering Committee is the Enterprise Information Services Committee (EISC).
| Role | Member |
| Chairs | Lori Donaldson, Cheryl Ross |
| Academic Affairs | Adam DiProfio |
| Health Sciences | Agnes Flanagan |
| Sponsored Research | Deston Halverson |
| Campus Procurement | Ted Johnson |
| IT Services Finance Service Owner | Cheryl Kaino |
| Health Information Services | Eugene Lee |
| Physician's Medical Group and PHSO | Vicki Moore |
| Campus Budget Office | Mercedes Munoz |
| Health Procurement | Brad Ouellet |
| Medical Center Controller | Lawrence Pineda |
| Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer Office | Allorah Pradenas |
| Project Portfolio Management (PPM) Strategic Design | Marissa Prough |
| Campus Internal Controls and Accounting | Arlynn Renslow |
| Health Finance and Accounting | Michael Roulan |
| Foundation Finance and Accounting | Marlene Shaver |
| UC Path | Pearl Trinidad |
| Finance Operations | Susselys Virgil |
| Marine Sciences | Xi Wang |
| Business and Financial User Group Chair | Irene Xavier |
| Health Enterprise Systems Renewal (ESR) Strategy | Natalie Zenner |
Finance Steering Committee Decisions
| Decision | Date | Background |
| Payroll amounts will be added to the Faculty and Research Panorama | 8/12/2021 | Payroll percentages and dollar amounts are not available in OFC or OFC reports, and users must link out to Payroll reports in Cognos to view payroll details. Faculty requested payroll amounts be added to the Faculty and Researcher Panorama for better management and compliance - i.e., PIs are responsible for knowing who and how much a person was paid on their Award Project(s). |
Budget and Finance User Group (BFG)
The Budget and Finance User Group (BFG) gathers input, helps establish best practices, supports user training, provides feedback on financial reporting requirements, advocates for user needs, and make recommendations to the Finance Steering Committee on the future financial roadmap for UC San Diego.
| VC Area | Member | Department/Area of Expertise |
| Academic Affairs | Jillian Kochan | Qualcomm Institute |
| Academic Affairs | Lisa Russon | Engineering Dean's Office |
| Academic Affairs | Lindsay Root | Division of Biological Sciences |
| Academic Affairs | Michelle Sare | Division of Biological Sciences |
| Health Sciences | Wayne Zhang | Controller Office |
| Health Sciences | Chelsea Van Pelt | Research Service Core |
| Health Sciences | Jessica Dixon | OBGYN & Reproductive Services |
| Health Sciences | Nancy Herbst | Biomedical Informatics |
| Marine Sciences | Hanna Choe | Integrative Oceanography Division |
| Marine Sciences | Andrei Koudriavstev | CASPO |
| Research Affairs | Kyle Nakanishi | VC Research Affair |
| Student Affairs | Ian S Daly (Until 5/23) | VC Student Affairs |
| UC San Diego Health | Lawrence Pineda | Medical Center |
| UC San Diego Health | Lynn Goodell | Medical Center |
| UC San Diego Health | Vicki Moore | PG/PHSO Controller |
| Advancement & Chancellor's Office | Kelly Todd | Development VC Operations |
| Resource Management | Simona Vieru | Financial Services Unit |
| Chief Financial Officer | Nickolaus Lekovish | Internal Controls and Accounting |
| Chief Financial Officer | Caitlin Chu | CFO Office |
| Central Office | Gregory Buchanan | AMAS |
| Central Office | Susselys Virgil | Financial Operations |
| Central Office | Amanda Buss | Campus Budget Office |
| Central Office | Kierstin Sykes | Foundation |
| Central Office | Kirt Mitchell | Internal Controls and Accounting |
| Central Office | Nikki Giaquinta | Integrated Procure-to-Pay Solutions |
| Central Office | Rowella Garcia | Sponsored Projects Finance |
| Central Office | Sylvia Jeung | UCPath, EcoTime |
| Central Office | Heather Sears | BI & Financial Reporting |
| Central Office | Marissa Prough | PPM Strategic Design |
| Central Office | Suzan Badawi | Central Reconciliation |
| Budget & Finance Chair | Irene Xavier | Marine Physical Laboratory |
| Budget & Finance Core | Cheryl Kaino | IT Services-Finance Service Owner |
| Budget & Finance Core | Ana Portlock | Business and Financial Services |