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The Gift & Foundation Accounting team provides financial stewardship, reconciliation, and reporting for philanthropic gifts and funds. To ensure timely and accurate support, requests for assistance should be submitted through Services & Support. The contacts below are available for reference.

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

   

Leadership Contacts

Christina Chase
Advancement Services AVC

cjchase@ucsd.edu

General inquiries

Kierstin Sykes
Executive Director, Gift Services & Accounting

kksykes@ucsd.edu
(858) 822-1679

General inquiries
Gift fund inquiries

Selamawit Ghebrehiwet
Accounting Manager, Gift & Foundation Accounting

sghebrehiwet@ucsd.edu
(858) 534-5263

General inquiries
Gift fund inquiries

Staff Contacts

George Bigney
Sr. Accountant, Gift & Foundation Accounting

gbigney@ucsd.edu
(858) 534-5648

Investments
Trusts & CGAs
Endowment Allocation
Payout

Iris Rico
Sr. Accountant, Gift & Foundation Accounting

irrico@ucsd.edu
(858) 534-8724

Investments
Pledges Receivable
Regents Receipts

Javier Flores-Nunez
Accountant, Gift & Foundation Accounting

jfloresnunez@ucsd.edu
(858) 534-7247

Oracle Fund Setup & Maintenance
Gift Revenue & Transfers to Campus
Accounts Payable

General Contact

To request an update to a Gift Fund Chart String, ask gift fund questions, please contact us through Services & Support (login needed).