HASC Staff

Front Office Program Assistance

Willa Goldberg
Program Assistant

wgoldberg@hfa.ucsb.edu
HSSB 4001 (Front Desk)
805-893-5681

Duties - All HASC-supported Departments

  • Serve as the first contact in the Humanities Administrative Support Center for undergraduate and graduate students and for faculty members from the Classics, East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies, History, and Religious Studies Departments;
  • Organize supplies procurement, maintenance orders, mail routing, printer and copier upkeep, key distribution, room reservations, administrative projects for the HASC staff, and academic projects for department faculty; and
  • Coordinate the teaching evaluation process for faculty and teaching assistants.

Hours:
M-F: 8:00am - 12:00pm & 1:00pm - 5:00pm

 

 

Academic Advising

Berenice Lopez
Undergraduate Advisor - Religious Studies

blopez@hfa.ucsb.edu
HSSB 4034
805-893-2160

Duties -

  • Undergraduate student major, minor, and program advising
  • Undergraduate student petitions for major and minor requirements
  • General Education Area B questions and placements
  • Administration of placement exams
  • Prerequisite checking and clearance
  • Approval code administration
  • Beginning-of-quarter drops for non-attendance
  • Textbook and desk copy orders for Religious Studies

Advising Hours:
M-F: 8:00am - 12:00pm & 1:00pm - 5:00pm 

Corey Carpenter

Undergraduate Advisor – History

ccarpenter@hfa.ucsb.edu
HSSB 4036
805-893-2992

 

Duties -

  • Undergraduate student major, minor, and program advising
  • Undergraduate student petitions for major and minor requirements
  • Prerequisite checking and clearance
  • Approval code administration
  • One-time room reservations for History

Advising Hours:
M-F: 9:00am - 12:00pm & 1:00pm - 4:00pm 
Administrative Hours:
M-F: 8:00am - 12:00pm & 1:00pm - 4:00pm  

Alyson Alexander
Undergraduate & Graduate Advisor - EALCS

aalexander@hfa.ucsb.edu
HSSB 4038
805-893-5478

Duties -

  • Graduate student advising and progress checks
  • Graduate recruitment and admissions
  • Prerequisite checking and clearance
  • Administration of placement/fluency exams
  • Undergraduate student major, minor, and program advising
  • Undergraduate student petitions for major and minor requirements
  • Textbook and desk copy orders (EALCS and History)

Advising Hours:
M-F: 9:00am - 12:00pm & 1:00pm - 4:00pm 

Rhiannon Parisse
Graduate Advisor – History

rparisse@hfa.ucsb.edu
HSSB 4030
805-893-2224

Duties -

  • Graduate student advising and progress checks
  • Graduate recruitment and admissions
  • Coordination of fellowship submissions
  • Graduate Affairs Committee consultant
  • Teaching Assistant hiring and payroll
  • Graduate student advising and progress checks for Masters degrees and for Public Historical Studies 

Hours:
M-F: 9:00am - 3:00pm

Caroline Spiese
Graduate Advisor - Religious Studies

cspiese@hfa.ucsb.edu
HSSB 4032
805-893-2744

Duties -

  • Graduate student advising and progress checks
  • Graduate recruitment and admissions
  • Coordination of Central Fellowship submissions
  • Graduate Affairs Committee consultant
  • One-time room reservations for Graduate exams

Hours:
M-F: 8:00am - 12:00pm & 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Anna Roberts
Undergraduate & Graduate Advisor - Classics

aroberts@hfa.ucsb.edu
HSSB 4028
805-893-3556

Duties -

  • Graduate student advising and progress checks
  • Graduate recruitment and admissions
  • Undergraduate student major, minor, and program advising
  • Undergraduate student petitions for major and minor requirements
  • Teaching Associate, Teaching Assistant, GSR, and Reader recruitment, hiring, payroll, and fee remissions
  • Administration of placement/fluency exams
  • Coordination of Central Fellowship submissions
  • Coordination of graduate student funding
  • Textbook and desk copy orders for Classics only
  • One-time room reservations for Classics

Hours:
M-F: 8:00am - 12:00pm & 1:00pm - 5:00pm

 

 

Academic Personnel

Duties (all):

  • Merits and Promotions
  • Lecturer and Temp Appointments
  • Visas and Research Scholars
  • Leave, FMLA, and Sabbatical
  • Academic Recruitment/UC Recruit

Abbey Fragosa
Academic Personnel: Religious Studies

afragosa@hfa.ucsb.edu
HSSB 4001
805-893-3215

Hours:
M-F: 8:00am - 12:00pm & 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Jessica Cottrell
Academic Personnel: History

jcottrell@hfa.ucsb.edu
HSSB 4001
805-893-3422

Hours:
M-F: 8:00am - 12:00pm & 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Natalie Juarez
Academic Personnel: Classics & EALCS

nmjuarez@hfa.ucsb.edu
HSSB 4001
805-893-3731

Hours:
M-F: 8:00am - 12:00pm & 12:30pm - 4:30pm

 

 

Financial Services

Duties (all):

  • Business meeting, entertainment, travel, and miscellaneous reimbursements
  • Undergraduate and graduate RA hires (hourly)
  • Payroll for hourly employees
  • Graduate stipends (non-block grant)
  • Account Fund Management
  • Undergraduate stipends
  • Financial reports

Severo De La Cruz
Financial Coordinator – Classics & EALCS

severo@hfa.ucsb.edu
HSSB 4001
805-893-5463

Hours:
M-F: 7:30am - 11:30pm & 12:30pm - 4:30pm

Lana Do

Financial Analyst – History

lanado@hfa.ucsb.edu
HSSB 4001
805-893-2392

Hours:
M-F: 8:00am - 12:00pm & 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Collin Holtz

Financial Analyst – Religious Studies

choltz@hfa.ucsb.edu
HSSB 4001
805-893-2557

Hours:
M-F: 8:00am - 12:00pm & 1:00pm - 5:00pm

 

 

Technical Support

Tony Chabolla
Technical Support Specialist - HASC Cluster

hasc-it@hfa.ucsb.edu
HSSB 4044
805-893-2731

Duties - All HASC-supported Departments

  • Website maintenance, updates, questions
  • Printer/copier configuration & networking
  • Media equipment loaning and assistance
  • Liaison between LSIT and faculty/staff
  • Administration of graduate lab computers

Consulting Hours:
M-Th: 9:00am - 12:00pm & 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Fri: 9:00am - 12:00pm or by appointment

Hours:
M-F: 8:00am - 12:00pm & 1:00pm - 5:00pm

 

 

Management Team

Jillian Title
Academic Advising, Manager

jilliantitle@hfa.ucsb.edu
HSSB 4026
805-893-3316

Duties - All HASC-supported Departments

  • Managerial oversight of Student Services Unit
  • Student services policy and procedures
  • Curriculum planning and course scheduling
  • Master course approval and submission of GE proposals
  • Faculty workload reporting
  • Oversight of graduate admissions and funding
  • Academic Student Employee appointments and payroll
  • Allocation of reader hours
  • Program and enrollment data reporting
  • Space assignments for Visiting Scholars, Teaching Associates and Teaching Assistants
  • Student Services staff supervisor

Hours:
M-F: 8:00am - 12:00pm & 1:00pm - 5:00pm

  

Amanda Maffett
Academic Personnel & Financial Services, Manager

amaffett@hfa.ucsb.edu
HSSB 4001B
805-893-4623

Duties - All HASC-supported Departments

  • Managerial oversight of Academic Services Unit
  • Financial and academic personnel policy and procedures
  • Budget forecasting, reporting, and consulting
  • Academic appointments and payroll
  • Financial/academic personnel staff supervisor

Hours:
M-F: 8:00am - 12:00pm & 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Cori Montgomery
Director

Contact:
cori@hfa.ucsb.edu
HSSB 4001C
805-893-2993

Duties - All HASC-supported Departments

  • Overall Management of the HSSB-Humanities Administrative Support Center including Policies and Procedures
  • Collaborates with Department Chairs on long term planning/special projects/appointments/other departmental matters including instructional computing
  • Liaison to Divisional Control Point
  • Provides leadership and oversight on all financial and academic personnel matters including budgeting, recruitment, merits and promotions, and curriculum planning
  • Administers sub 0 for all departments
  • Facilities & Safety

Hours:
M-F: 8:30am - 5:30pm

 

Academic Department Directories

For individual directories of our academic departments, including faculty, emeriti, and graduate students select the department directory below: