Divisional Finance Leaders

Overview

Welcome to the Divisional Finance Leaders page where campus faculty and staff can identify their Divisional Finance Leaders, and where Divisional Finance Leaders can access to the tools they need to get their work done.

The Divisional Finance Leader (DFL) develops and implements their division's budget process, advises their leadership team on key budgetary decisions, and serves as an advocate for the needs and priorities of their division. Please refer to the Role of a Divisional Finance Leader (DFL) page for more information.

UC Berkeley DFL List

The following is a list of UC Berkeley DFLs listed by department or unit, including their name, job title, and email.

Administration

Elena Wen Jiang
Chief Financial Officer for Vice Chancellor, Administration
wjiang@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail)

Academic and Space Planning

Jules Freedman
Coordinator of Budget and Administration
jjf1@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail)

Academic Senate

Grace Ho
Financial Analyst
gsho@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail)

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive

Jose Peña
Senior Manager of Budget and Finance
jose.pena@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail)

Berkeley School of Education

Maya Woodson Turman
Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Dean of Finance and Planning
mwoodson@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail)

Berkeley Law

Shivani Bhatia
Assistant Dean and Chief Financial Officer
shivanibhatia@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail)

Cal Performances

Christine Owen
Finance Analyst Supervisor
cjowen@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail)

College of Environmental Design

Susan Retta
Department Manager, Divisional Finance Leader
skretta@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail)

College of Chemistry

Carla Arendez
Divisional Finance Leader
carechar@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail)

College of Engineering

Dat Le
Assistant Dean, Finance and Administration
dat@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail)

College of Natural Resources

Lee Borrowman
Assistant Dean, Administration and Finance
ltaj@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail)

Computing, Data Science, and Society

Caressa Mulder
Senior Financial Analyst
cmulder@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail)

Equity and Inclusion

Charles Ho
Divisional Finance Leader
charles.ho@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail)

Finance

Kevin Mack
Divisional Finance Leader, and Assistant Director of Costing Policy and Analysis
kevinkmack@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail)

Goldman School of Public Policy

Merle Hancock
Chief Financial Officer
mah@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail)

Graduate Division

Kirsten Kirkpatrick
Financial Analyst
kirstenk@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail)

Haas School of Business

Monica Torres
Principal Financial Analyst
monicatorres@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail)

Tiffany Santana
Finance Manager
tcamero@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail)

Intercollegiate Athletics

Sierra Achin-Cryns (interim)
Deputy Chief Financial Officer
sierraachin@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail)

Letters and Science (L&S)

L&S Arts and Humanities

Kris Leonardo
Budget Director and Divisional Finance Leader
kcleonardo@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail)

L&S Biological Sciences

Heidi Wagner
Assistant Dean for Finance and Administration
hwagner@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail)

L&S Core

Zulfat Mathers
Financial Analyst
zmathers@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail)

L&S Math and Physical Sciences

Wanda Nieters
Assistant Dean for Finance and Administration
wnieters@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail)

L&S Social Sciences

Zahra Rezapour
Budget Director
zrezapour@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail)

L&S Undergraduate Division

Belinda White
Director of Budget and Finance
belindak@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail)

Office of the Chancellor

Tim O'Connor
Director, Finance and Business Services
timoconnor@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail)

Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost (EVCP)

Jules Freedman
Coordinator of Budget and Administration
jjf1@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail)

School of Optometry

Luis Ruiz
Director of Financial Planning and Analysis
luisruiz@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail)

School of Public Health

Denise Cronin
Director of Education Operations
cronin@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail)

School of Social Welfare

Dana Kowalski
Assistant Dean of Administration and Finance
dana.kowalski@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail)

Student Affairs

Kyle Davison
Chief Financial Officer
kdavison@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail)

Summer Session and Study Abroad, University Extension

Saeideh Popal
Director of Finance
saeideh.popal@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail)

UC Library

jeannine miles (Interim DFL)
jmiles@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail)

Heidi Hallett
Director of Finance and Business Services
hhallett@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail)

Undergraduate Education

Shivani Lall
Director of Finance
shlall@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail)

University Development and Alumni Relations

Nicole Cernok
Director of Financial Planning and Analysis
nicole.cernok@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail)

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