Susan Pfeiffer
Chief Administrative Officer
4289 Bunche Hall
(310) 825-1186
susanp@polisci.ucla.edu
Responsible for department operations. Manages all administrative services in relation to the department's teaching, research and public service activities. Responsible for planning and policy development, budgetary control, events, selection and supervision of personnel.
Joseph Brown
Student Affairs Officer III - Graduate Students
4246 Bunche Hall
(310) 825-3372
(310) 794-4160 fax
joseph@polisci.ucla.edu
Counsels and advises graduate students on University and departmental requirements for the Ph.D. degree. Provides recruitment, admissions, orientation and placement services, assigns Teaching Assistants, monitors students progress toward the degree.
Yesenia Rayos
Student Affairs Officer I - Graduate Students
4246 Bunche Hall
(310) 267-4667
yrayos@polisci.ucla.edu
Assists with counseling and advising students on University and departmental requirements for the Ph.D. degree. Coordinates graduate admission, job placement, processes, organizes and maintains the administrative functions of the Graduate Student office.
James Bondurant
Student Affairs Office II - Undergraduate Students
4269 Bunche Hall
(310) 825-1184
bonduran@polisci.ucla.edu
Counsels and advises undergraduate students about degree requirements for the major in Political Science. Processes petitions, refers students to other University resources, processes grade changes, "incompletes" and grade rosters. Responsible for class scheduling, course enrollment, assists with the coordination of Summer Sessions courses, online book ordering and scheduling of department-controlled instructional equipment.
Kathleen Escobedo
Student Affairs Officer II
4289 Bunche Hall
(310) 825-4331
escobedo@polisci.ucla.edu
Stephanie Stern
Academic Personnel Manager
4289 Bunche Hall
Phone: (310) 825-1385
Fax: (310) 825-7258
email: stern@polisci.ucla.edu
Responsible for the operational and administrative activities of Academic Personnel for the faculty members. Processes submission of Faculty Cases for merits and promotions.
Jen Smith
Personnel Analyst
4289 Bunche Hall
(310) 825-2163
jsmith@polisci.ucla.edu
Responsible for processing employment and all payroll actions for Lecturer's, staff, teaching assistants, readers and graduate students. Assists the Personnel Manager with the submission of Faculty Cases.
Belinda Sunnu
Special Events and Vice-Chairs' Assistant
4289 Bunche Hall
(310) 206-7558
bsunnu@polisci.ucla.edu
Coordinates special events and functions for the department. Parking coordinator for faculty, staff and students.
Jason Lo
Programmer/Analyst II
4271 Bunche Hall
(310)206-3767
jasonlo@polisci.ucla.edu
As a member of the Social Sciences Computing Department, Jason is responsible for the instructional and user computing support for the staff, faculty and graduate students of the Political Science Department.
Joseph Riser
Senior Editor
4266 Bunche Hall
(310)794-1051
jriser@polisci.ucla.edu
Tiffani Mellado
Financial Manager
4289 Bunche Hall
(310) 825-3378
tmellado@polisci.ucla.edu
Responsible for providing financial summaries to faculty members. Working with the CAO, assists in the fiscal year departmental budget, summer sessions funding, and endowment funds.
