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Financial Aid and Scholarships
UCI Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships staff members are the experts on that topic and
can be contacted at 949-824-8262 or finaid@uci.edu.
For Kuali Financial System Help
Ask your organization's financial expert or contact the KFS Help Desk at kfs@uci.edu or 949-824-7001.
Accounting Staff Directory
The Accounting and Fiscal Services Department is a large unit composed of seven divisions, which administer many of UCI's essential financial functions. Each of these divisions may be further broken down into functional groups. Below is a listing of department staff listed by division and function.
Controller's Division
| Name | Function | Phone |
| Brian Fahnestock | Interim Assistant Vice Chancellor and Controller | 949-824-8987 |
| Lori Husein | Associate Controller | 949-824-9268 |
| Sue Crawford | Administrative support | 949-824-6335 |
| Patrick Dutcher | Communications Officer | 949-824-6822 |
| Karen Garrett | Office Manager | 949-824-6816 |
| Wendi Meza | Executive Assistant to Controller | 949-824-1832 |
Fax: 949-824-3267
Accounts Payable Division
| Name | Function | Phone |
| Tanya Harris | Manager | 949-824-6788 |
| Vendor Payments | ||
| Please send all invoices to accounts-payable@uci.edu | ||
| Moana Contreras |
Vendor Payment Assistant Manager - wire transfers for approval / authorization, check cancellations / reissues, stop payments, refund checks, sales & use tax | 949-824-5286 |
| Donna Coulson | Xerox, EDI and Vendors starting with letters A, B, C, D | 949-824-6824 |
| Carmen Elias | Vendors starting with letters E, F, G, H, I, J, K, | 949-824-4512 |
| Blanche (Hea Eun) Jang |
Vendors starting with letters L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z | 949-824-4175 |
| Candy Tan |
Plant accounting documents, sub-contracts, leases, utilities, FedEx, PI cash advances, wire transfers with purchase orders | 949-824-6823 |
| Donna Hudson | Vendor payment method reviewer/Credit memo follow-up | 949-824-5138 |
| Travel and Disbursements | ||
| Contact the Travel Team at travel-accounting@uci.edu | ||
| For help with MOVES & RELOCATIONS: Contact Ashley Penny in Payroll | ||
| Margaret Carreras | Travel Assistant Manager | 949-824-3662 |
| Justin Pabian | Travel vouchers, disbursement vouchers, foreign wires for DV/TEM, travel card administrator/reconciliation, hotel contracts & information | 949-824-7623 |
| Melissa Zornig | Travel vouchers, entertainment / event vouchers, disbursement vouchers, Connexxus travel portal, travel authorization - advance/reconciliation | 949-824-6059 |
| Kenny San Nicolas |
Travel vouchers, entertainment / event vouchers, disbursement vouchers, CTS card/travel questions/reconciliation | 949-824-6355 |
| KFS Vendor Onboarding | ||
| Contact: kvocoordinator@uci.edu for assistance | ||
| Emma Foster |
KVO Coordinator, KVO Helpdesk | 949-824-4164 |
Fax: 949-824-2098
Contracts and Grants Division
| Name | Function | Phone |
| Beata Najman | Director of Extramural Funds | 949-824-0265 |
| Accounting and Operations | ||
| Need help? Find the Accountant responsible for your Fund Number. | ||
| Gigi Bones | C&G Manager | 949-824-4168 |
| Griselda Duran | Accounting & Operations Manager | 949-824-6828 |
| Alice Han | C&G Manager | 949-824-4509 |
| Niroshi Dissanayake |
Accountant | 949-824-5328 |
| Trini Lee | Accountant | 949-824-3308 |
| Judy Mach | Accountant | 949-824-4503 |
| Johnny Ochoa | Accountant | 949-824-9239 |
| Vivian Situ | Accountant | 949-824-6259 |
| Julia Yang | Accountant | 949-824-4505 |
| Rachel Nguyen |
Accountant | 949-824-5877 |
| Compliance and Training | ||
| Andrea Stewart |
Compliance Officer | 949-824-6894 |
| Robert Eto |
Compliance Analyst
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949-824-6175 |
Fax: 949-824-3895
Financial Management Support Division
| Name | Function | Phone |
| Need help with KFS? Contact the KFS Help Desk at kfs@uci.edu or 949-824-7001. | ||
| Financial Management Business Support | ||
| Melissa Lee | Business Analyst | 949-824-5017 |
| Financial Management Technical Support and Training | ||
| Kevin Chung | Manager | 949-824-4429 |
| Michelle Tsipkis | Check Verification Specialist | 949-824-2218 |
| Colleen Beaton | Check Verification Specialist | 949-824-8303 |
| Kelly Schoby | Help Desk/Trainer | 949-824-5308 |
Fax: 949-824-3267
Financial Services Division
| Name | Function | Phone |
| Leslie Wolbers |
Director | 949-824-4687 |
| Sharon Arnold | SIS Accounts Receivable Business Analyst | 949-824-0497 |
| Carmela Rodriguez | Sr. Financial Analyst | 949-824-8265 |
| Khoa Ha | 949-824-1940 | |
| Payment Services | ||
| Dianne Bean | Manager | 949-824-6918 |
| Lindsay Carroll | Assistant Credit Card Coordinator | 949-824-4657 |
| Jennifer Olson | Cashier Supervisor | 949-824-3740 |
| Sandy Olson | Administrative Assistant | 949-824-3740 |
| Nicholas Troup | Payment Card Specialist | 949-824-6921 |
| Reggie Urcia | Payment Services Cashier | 949-824-3740 |
| Loan Services and Disbursements/Campus Billing |
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| Julie Magana | Manager of Campus Billing & Collections | 949-824-4689 |
| Linda Munoz | Supervisor, Senior Collections Representative | 949-824-6151 |
| Debbie Alvarez | Senior Collections Representative | 949-824-6152 |
| Rosanna Bonus | Billing Analyst | 949-824-0223 |
| Laura Hua | Student Loan Administrator | 949-824-7082 |
| Jami Muniz | Financial Analyst, CBSO liaison | 949-824-4686 |
| Sarah Slavin | Collections Representative | 949-824-4206 |
| Kristina Teller | Collections Representative | 949-824-4685 |
Fax: 949-824-6165
General Accounting Division
| Name | Function | Phone |
| Vacant | Manager, audits, fiscal & mid-year closings coordination, specialized accounting transactions for the campus, Chart of Accounts, and UCOP financial reporting | 949-824-2519 |
| Accounting Operations | ||
| Kayoko Bovetti | Credit card bank inquiries; payroll check distribution; accounting for incoming wires; reconciliation of operating lease liability; inventory accounting | 949-824-0472 |
| Victor Cesario | Accounting Operations / Chart of Accounts |
949-824-3818 |
| Kitty Lin | Accounting for capitalized equipment, software, libraries, and special collections; equipment depreciation; capital lease liability accounting; vendor EFT / checks bank inquiries; campus financial schedules; bond audits | 949-824-8190 |
| Benita Ma | Agency funds; auxiliary and service enterprise operating statements; fiscal close schedule preparation; tracking of OP FJEs (hand posting entries) and review of CFR reports; campus STIP distribution coordination; payroll EFT and check payment bank inquiries, SBS ACH receipt bank inquiries | 949-824-7200 |
| Joanne Menda | Awards account-fund set up (non C&G); endowment funds; general ledger and online financial system application inquiries; incoming wire transfers & ACH transactions; interlocation transfer of funds; Special State Appropriation Funds; bank inquiries for campus and Medical Center depositories | 949-824-6818 |
| Srey Tung | Intercampus accounting (financial control); SOM lockbox, MC incoming EFTs, UPS lockbox, and outgoing wires bank inquiries; general ledger and online financial system application inquiries; stale-dated / unclaimed vendor check processing | 949-824-4460 |
| PP&E, Bond and Third Party | ||
| Wan Tung |
Bond and debt service; capital expenditures; construction projects; P&P capitalization; plant funds; state claims - capital outlays | 949-824-6055 |
Fax: 949-824-3895
Payroll Division
| Name | Function | Phone |
| Contact the payroll coordinator in your department for general questions. See help desk info below for further support. | ||
| Ashley Penny |
Manager | 949-824-2870 |
| Annette Blais | - | 949-824-3032 |
| Tom Brewer | - | 949-824-3688 |
| PPS and TRS Help Desks | ||
| Payroll Help Desk | Help Desk - Home Loan Questions, Loan Forgiveness Forms, Service Credit/Calculations | |
| TRS Help Desk | Help Desk - Time Reporting System (TRS) | |
| PPS Functional Operations |
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| Nabila Khalil | Supervisor, Payroll Processing - General Processing Information, Payroll Overpayments and Settlements, Salary Implementation Edits, Intercampus One-time Payments, Prior Year Overpayments, Retirement and FICA Adjustments, Monthly (MO) Payrolls | 949-824-6821 |
| Marc Regis | - | 949-824-8379 |
| Elia Uriarte | Payroll Processing Analyst - Child and Spousal Support Orders, Garnishments and Judgments, Worker's Compensation, Lost/Destroyed Check Processing, | 949-824-9207 |
| Joseph Winfery | Payroll Processing Analyst - Payroll Adjustment and Final Wage Payments, Biweekly (B1) and (B2) Payrolls, Self Service Application Assistance | 949-824-6827 |
| PPS Technical Operations |
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| Chris Hernandez | Supervisor, Payroll Systems and Benefits - Payroll Calendar , Salary Merit and Range Coordinator, Payroll Reporting | 949-824-1663 |
| Intercampus Coordinator- General Information, All Intercampus Transfers, Union Dues Deductions, Miscellaneous Payroll Deduction Forms, Catastrophic Leave, Payroll updates, Duplicate W2, Employment Verifications, Public Record Requests, Subpoenas, Insurance Continuations, PTO requests, Death Payments, DEFT issue | 949-824-4568 | |
| Payroll Analyst | 949-824-7568 | |
| Margot Kim | Payroll Accountant - Payroll Reconciliation, Payroll Benefits Reconciliation | 949-824-4511 |
| Jeanette Pacun | - | 949-824-3355 |
| Vicky Walters | Payroll Analyst - Benefit Enrollments (UPAY 850), HCRA/DEPCARE Requests, Benefits Processing for Leave of Absence and Return to Work | 949-824-6568 |
| Federal, State, OASDI or Medicare Taxes | ||
| Faye Shores | Manager, Payroll Taxes, W-2s and UI Coordinator; Out-of-State Tax Payments, SSN Verifications, Tax Reporting | 949-824-7228 |
| Non-Resident Taxes/Glacier | ||
| Franklin Say | Tax Compliance Analyst / Glacier Tax System, UBIT | 949-824-3647 |
| Time Reporting System (TRS) Support | ||
| Laura Lesher | Support & Training Analyst - TRS Administrator, PPS - EDB Update/Time Reporting Access, TRS DTA Access | 949-824-2021 |
Fax: 949-824-3267