Employee Relations
What we do
Employee Relations provides responsive, dependable, and consistent customer-centered service through expanded communications. The staff of Employee Relations represents the interest of the University to do the right thing that will support the rights and responsibilities of the UCSD population. The role of Employee Relations is neutral and the staff offers collaborative problem-solving as a means of reaching a resolution to workplace conflict. As the point of contact, Employee Relations provides consulting services, advice, support, and referrals in the Human Resources arena to UCSD employees, supervisors, and administrators. The primary focus encompasses policy and collective bargaining agreement interpretation and application, conflict resolution, personnel programs, public relations and liaison, workforce modification, and affiliated training.
Know who to contact
Employee Relations:
Katrina Ballard
- Research Affairs
- RMP Auxiliaries
Erika Saldana
- Executive Vice Chancellor
- Equity,
Diversity and Inclusion
- Equity,
- VC - CFO
Danielle Schulte
- Advancement
- Chancellor's Office
- Executive Vice Chancellor
- Academic Affairs
- Marine Sciences
- Climate/Atm/Biology,
- Mar Fac, Dir Ofc, Birch
Paulo Zavala
- Executive Vice Chancellor
- Student Affairs
- Marine Sciences
- Earth Sci, SeaGrant,
- Education Program
Norma Alfaro
- ER Admin Support
Embedded ER Personnel:
Resource Management and PlanningNooria Faizi
Awilda Cabrera
Maggie Tapia
Sara Waller
For Integrated Human Resources (HR) Support, please visit HR Services.
For student employees, contact Rodrigo Mercado or Diana Vargas-Garcia.For Health Sciences and Health System Employees, contact Health Human Resources or call (619) 543-3200.
About us
Employee Relations
E-mail:employeerelations@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 534-4115
Mailing address
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093-0922
Street address
10280 N. Torrey Pines Road
Suite 230
La Jolla, CA 92037
Otis J. Crockett
Sr. Director, HR Strategy & Policy
(858) 534-1923
ocrockett@ucsd.edu
Christopher B. DeSaulniers
Sr. Operations Manager - Employee Relations
(858) 246-5431
cdesaulniers@ucsd.edu
Katrina Ballard
Employee Relations Specialist
(858) 315-2319
klballard@ucsd.edu
Paulo Zavala
Employee Relations Specialist
(858) 761-1448
pzavala@ucsd.edu
Danielle Schulte
Employee Relations Specialist
(858) 534-8011
dgschulte@ucsd.edu
Erika Saldana
Employee Relations Specialist
(858) 534-6144
esaldana@ucsd.edu
Nooria Faizi
Employee Relations Specialist - Resource Management and Planning
(858) 337-7630
nofaizi@ucsd.edu
Awilda Cabrera
Senior HR Analyst - Resource Management and Planning
a1cabrera@ucsd.edu
Maggie Tapia
Senior HR Analyst - Resource Management and Planning
(858) 245-6311
matapia@ucsd.edu
Sara Waller
Senior HR Analyst - Resource Management and Planning
(858) 210-1114
swaller@ucsd.edu