Our Team
There is more to UC San Diego than meets the eye. Look a little deeper, and you’ll see one of the nation’s best public universities, where exceptional scholars challenge expectations and redefine conventional wisdom every day. Our Advancement team nurtures relationships and fosters community engagement that increase philanthropic support for our boundary-breaking university.
Advancement is comprised of six distinct units and operates under the leadership of Vice Chancellor of Advancement Ann Spira.
You can view our organizational chart and explore our units below.
Vice Chancellor for Advancement
Ann Spira
aspira@ucsd.edu | (858) 246-1553
Advancement Business Office
Christina M. Williams
Director, Business and Fiscal Affairs
c1williams@ucsd.edu | (858) 246-3097
Advancement Human Resources and Training
Caelie Ericksen-Stark
Senior Organizational Consultant
cericksenstark@ucsd.edu
Linda Seol
Human Resources Business Partner
jyseol@ucsd.edu | 858-337-0035
Advancement Operations and Campaign
Elizabeth Powell
Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief of Staff
epowell@ucsd.edu | (858) 822-5507
Advancement Services and UC San Diego Foundation Board
Christina Chase
Associate Vice Chancellor, Advancement; Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, UC San Diego Foundation
cjchase@ucsd.edu | (858) 534-1032
Alumni, Career, Annual Giving, Pipeline Development and International
Cheryl Harrelson
Associate Vice Chancellor
charrelson@ucsd.edu | (858) 246-2948
Health Sciences Advancement
Melanie Cruz
Associate Vice Chancellor
mbcruz@ucsd.edu | (858) 534-2178
Leadership Strategy and Engagement
Christopher A. Lee
Associate Vice Chancellor
chl205@ucsd.edu | (858) 534-9997
University Development
Drew Hunsinger
Associate Vice Chancellor
dhunsinger@ucsd.edu | (858) 822-1070