Contact Us

Last Updated: August 18, 2022 5:28:40 PM PDT

Gifts must be received and deposited by gift services. Contact one of the following individuals if you have questions related to accepting and processing gifts to the UC San Diego Foundation or to The Regents.

For all other contacts, please use the UC San Diego Staff Directory.

Mailing Address Physical Address
Attention: Gift Services Gift Services
9500 Gilman Drive #0940 3333 North Torrey Court, Ste 200
La Jolla, CA 92093-0940 La Jolla, CA 92037

Please note that our offices currently have limited staff on-site. For hand-deliveries to the Gift Services team, please contact:

Monday - Friday (after 9:30am)
Margaret Coombs
macoombs@ucsd.edu | (858) 534-5289

Tuesdays & Thursdays (after 9:00am)
Gail Robotta
grobotta@ucsd.edu | (858) 534-8159

Leadership Contacts

Gail Robotta Senior Director	grobotta@ucsd.edu (858) 822-8159	General inquiries Gift in Kind inquiries Signature authority up to and including $100K
Toni Drenon Assistant Director	tdrenon@ucsd.edu (858) 534-0687	General inquiries Gift fund questions Pledge reminder inquiries

Staff Contacts

Howard Sumber Gift and Biographical Data Specialist	hsumber@ucsd.edu (858) 822-4492	Gift data entry Constituent updates Gift receipts Matching gifts
Johnny Tawatao Gift and Biographical Data Specialist	jtawatao@ucsd.edu (858) 822-4493	Payroll deduction entry Gift data entry Data uploads Credit Card Reconciliation
Debbie Guidroz Gift Intake Analyst	dguidroz@ucsd.edu (858) 246-1090	Deposits Gift intake – all types Including checks, wires, stocks and credit cards
Emeline Caballero Gift Intake Analyst	ecaballero@ucsd.edu (858) 822-1857	Deposits Gift intake – all types Including checks, wires, stocks and credit cards
Taylor Thomas Gift Services Specialist	t2thomas@ucsd.edu (858) 246-5119	Document retention, retrieval and storage Data privacy 700U tracking
Christine De Leon Gift Services Analyst	csdeleon@ucsd.edu (858) 534-8929	New gift fund setup Related staff changes (PI/BO) Gift fund change request Pledge reminders
Sarah Hoffman Gift Services Analyst	shoffman@ucsd.edu (858) 246-0841	New gift fund setup Related staff changes (PI/BO) Gift fund change request

To request new Foundation or Regents gift funds, ask gift fund questions, or request a related staff change, contact us through Service & Support (login required).