Contacts

Partnerships with industry, alumni, government agencies and the community are critical to the success of the UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering. The External Relations Team is available to assist you in developing meaningful relationships with the Jacobs School, our faculty and our students. Follow the links below to contact our team:

• Executive Director's Office
• Alumni Relations and Development
• Corporate Affiliates Program
• News And Communications
• von Liebig Center for Entrepreneurism and Technology Advancement

Executive Director's Office

Denine Hagen Executive Director of External Relations dhagen@ucsd.edu Phone: (858) 534-2920 Fax: (858) 534-0351 Job Description: Provides strategic direction for the Jacobs School's communications, development and corporate relations activities.

Auntwanette White Exec Asst aawhite@ucsd.edu Phone: (858) 534-0007 Fax: (858) 534-0351 Job Description: Provides executive assistance to the Executive Director of the External Relations unit of the Jacobs School of Engineering. Serves as a key resource in Jacobs School interactions and relationships with outside partners, including members of the School's Council of Advisors.

Alumni Relations and Development

Lisa French Senior Director of Development lfrench@ucsd.edu Phone: (858) 246-0593 Fax: (858) 534-0351 Job Description: Provides leadership and direction for a comprehensive major and principal gifts development program for the Jacobs School.

Kelly Briggs Director of Development kbriggs@ucsd.edu Phone: (858) 534-2329 Fax: (858) 534-0351 Job Description: Provides leadership and direction for a comprehensive fundraising program in support of engineering priorities. Oversees outreach and relationships with Jacobs School alumni.

Tatis Cervantes Assistant Director of Alumni Relations ttcervantes@ucsd.edu Phone: (858) 822-6968 Fax: (858) 534-0351 Job Description: Develops and implements programs and events to foster relationships and engagement with Jacobs School alumni.

Nic Katona Associate Director of Development nkatona@ucsd.edu Phone: (858) 822-7655 Fax: (858) 534-0351 Job Description: Develops giving opportunities for alumni and corporations. Serves as liaison to UCSD annual fund program.

Chandra Ewell Special Events cewell@ucsd.edu Phone: (858) 534-6068 Fax: (858) 534-0351 Job Description: Plans and manages special events in support of external relations for the Jacobs School, including the annual Research Expo and the Recognition Banquet.

Heidi Wienckowski Admin Asst hwienckowski@ucsd.edu Phone: (858) 822-4868 Fax: (858) 534-0351 Job Description: Provides administrative support to Directors of Development and the Assistant Director of Alumni Affairs, serving as a key resource in ongoing donor relations, database maintenance, and alumni relations logistics.

Corporate Affiliates Program

Anne O'Donnell Dir/Corp Affiliates Prog arodonnell@ucsd.edu Phone: (858) 822-5963 Job Description: Directs Jacobs School industry relations in the interest of recruiting students and pursuing cooperative research.

Cody Noghera Deputy Dir/Corp Affiliates Pro cnoghera@ucsd.edu Phone: (858) 246-0214 Job Description: Recruits new CAP members and develops CAP member services to insure that member requirements continue to be well served by the Jacobs School. Additionally, Cody oversees the Team Internship Program.

Paula Kreger Mgr/Corp Affiliates Prog pkreger@ucsd.edu Phone: (858) 534-3148 Job Description: Promotes and manages benefits and services for Corporate Affiliates Program members, and facilitates visits of CAP members to campus.

Michelle Vavra Mgr/Team Internship Program mvavra@ucsd.edu Phone: (858) 822-6772 Job Description: Manages the Team Internship Program (TIP). Coordinates with industry to find summer internship opportunities, working directly with students to be selected for paid summer projects.

Erica Kosa Executive Assistant, Corporate Affiliates Program ekosa@ucsd.edu Phone: (858) 822-4496 Job Description: Provides high level administrative support to the Corporate Affiliates Program (CAP) and Team Internship Program (TIP).

News And Communications

Cheryl Harris Communications Director cdharris@ucsd.edu Phone: (858) 822-7656 Fax: (858) 534-0351 Job Description: Oversees strategic communications program including public relations planning, message development, publications, and media relations.

Daniel Kane Associate Director of Communications dbkane@ucsd.edu Phone: (858) 534-3262 Fax: (858) 534-0351 Job Description: Develops and implements strategic communication plans, with an emphasis on science writing, electronic communications and maintaining excellent relations with regional and national news media.

Andrea Siedsma Senior Public information Officer asiedsma@soe.ucsd.edu Phone: (858) 822-0899 Fax: (858) 534-0351 Job Description: Promotes the Jacobs School as one of the top engineering schools in the United States through various marking and communications plans, including writing science stories, marketing events, and working closely with regional, national and international media.

Douglas Ramsey Comm Director dramsey@ucsd.edu Phone: (858) 822-5825 Fax: (858) 534-0351 Job Description: Oversees the comprehensive public relations program for Calit2. Works to advance multimedia communications, including streaming video on the Web, video to support project funding proposals, and engineering-related programming for UCSD-TV.

von Liebig Center for Entrepreneurism and Technology Advancement

Rosibel Ochoa Executive Director gochoa@ucsd.edu Phone: (858) 822-6775 Fax: (858) 822-5959 Building/Room: Bioengineering Bldg 006 Job Description: Provides leadership to UCSD's von Liebig Center, a unique proof-of-concept program that helps accelerate the transfer of faculty innovations into the private sector and provides entrepreneurial education to graduate students in science and engineering.

John Watson Associate Director jtwatson@ucsd.edu Phone: (858) 822-2788 Fax: (858) 822-5959 Building/Room: Bioengineering Bldg 110 Job Description: Works on public policy to improve the efficiency of translating Jacobs School inventions to public sector. Consults on heart failure therapies using mechanical circulatory support combined with adjunctive drug, protein, or gene therapies to reverse the underlying condition and restore cardiac function.

Way-Jen Enlow Center Coord wenlow@ucsd.edu Phone: (858) 822-1435 Fax: (858) 822-5959 Building/Room: Bioengineering Bldg 008 Job Description: Administratively supports William J. von Liebig Center for Entrepreneurism and Technology Advancement on wide variety of complex and sensitive issues, and serves as liason with faculty, staff, students, private and government entities.

Peter Akman Commercialization Intern pcakman@ucsd.edu Phone: (858) 822-1142 Fax: (858) 822-5959 Building/Room: Bioengineering Bldg 014 Job Description: Provides support to the Director for commercialization program activities, including coordination of the Center's active projects. Performs technology market research and due diligence, and works with Advisors to develop comprehensive commercialization strategies for emerging technologies.