Benefits

We provide faculty and staff with support on the full scope of university-sponsored health, welfare, and retirement benefit plans by:

• Maintaining an effective benefits communication program
• Providing one-on-one counseling and assistance over the phone, in person, and via e-mail
• Offering new employee benefit orientations to inform eligible faculty and staff about the University’s benefit plans in a small-classroom setting
• Training departmental representatives and supervisory personnel who assist employees in their respective departments with benefits-related issues and/or materials

Services and Programs

• Questions about benefits plan options
• Policy guidance
• Benefits orientation
• Benefits counseling (including layoff and continuation of benefits after separation)
• Retirement counseling
• Retirement disability counseling
• UCPath escalations
• Prospective applicant benefits consultation
• Retirement counseling workshops

Email: benefits@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 534-2816

Vice Chancellor Area Assignments

Elaine Garrido, (858) 822-6593

• Vice Chancellor - Academic Affairs
  • Colleges
  • Extension
  • Graduate Division
  • Libraries
  • Office of the EVC
  • School of Arts & Humanities
  • School of Global Policy & Strategy
  • School of Social Sciences
  • The Preuss School
• Vice Chancellor - Marine Sciences

Blanca Reyes, (858) 534-5244

• Vice Chancellor - Academic Affairs
  • Academic Senate
  • School of Biological Sciences
  • Jacobs School of Engineering
  • School of Physical Sciences
  • Qualcomm Institute
  • Rady School of Management
  • San Diego Super Computer Center
• Vice Chancellor – Resource Management & Planning

Kaitlyn Kigin, (858) 534-8313

• Office of the Chancellor
• Vice Chancellor – Advancement
• Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer (VC-CFO)
• Vice Chancellor – Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
• Vice Chancellor – Research Affairs
• Vice Chancellor – Student Affairs

Mailing Address

9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093-0926

Street Address

Torrey Pines Center South
10280 N. Torrey Pines Road
Suite 230
La Jolla, CA 92037

Our Team

Melissa Williams
Director
(858) 534-6743

Noelle Zouari
Benefits Operations Manager
(858) 822-4514

Elaine Garrido
Senior Benefits Analyst
(858) 822-6593

Kaitlyn Kigin
Senior Benefits Analyst
(858) 534-8313

Ronisha Martin
Health Care Facilitator Program Assistant
(858) 534-9686

Blanca Reyes
Senior Benefits Analyst
(858) 534-5244

Debra Wells
Health Care Facilitator
(858) 822-2197