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

Academic and Space Planning

Jules Freedman
Coordinator of Budget and Administration
jjf1@berkeley.edu

Academic Senate

Grace Ho
Financial Analyst
gsho@berkeley.edu

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive

Jose Peña
Senior Manager of Budget and Finance
jose.pena@berkeley.edu

Berkeley School of Education

Maya Woodson Turman
Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Dean of Finance and Planning
mwoodson@berkeley.edu

Berkeley Law

Shivani Bhatia
Assistant Dean and Chief Financial Officer
shivanibhatia@berkeley.edu

Cal Performances

Christine Owen
Finance Analyst Supervisor
cjowen@berkeley.edu

College of Environmental Design

Susan Retta
Department Manager, Divisional Finance Leader
skretta@berkeley.edu

College of Chemistry

Carla Arendez
Divisional Finance Leader
carechar@berkeley.edu

College of Engineering

Dat Le
Assistant Dean, Finance and Administration
dat@berkeley.edu

College of Natural Resources

Lee Borrowman
Assistant Dean, Administration and Finance
ltaj@berkeley.edu

Computing, Data Science, and Society

Caressa Mulder
Senior Financial Analyst
cmulder@berkeley.edu

Equity and Inclusion

Charles Ho
Divisional Finance Leader
charles.ho@berkeley.edu

Finance

Kevin Mack
Divisional Finance Leader, and Assistant Director of Costing Policy and Analysis
kevinkmack@berkeley.edu

Goldman School of Public Policy

Merle Hancock
Chief Financial Officer
mah@berkeley.edu

Graduate Division

Kirsten Kirkpatrick
Financial Analyst
kirstenk@berkeley.edu

Haas School of Business

Monica Torres
Principal Financial Analyst
monicatorres@berkeley.edu

Tiffany Santana
Finance Manager
tcamero@berkeley.edu

Intercollegiate Athletics

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

Letters and Science (L&S)

L&S Arts and Humanities

Kris Leonardo
Budget Director and Divisional Finance Leader
kcleonardo@berkeley.edu

L&S Biological Sciences

Heidi Wagner
Assistant Dean for Finance and Administration
hwagner@berkeley.edu

L&S Core

Zulfat Mathers
Financial Analyst
zmathers@berkeley.edu

L&S Math and Physical Sciences

Wanda Nieters
Assistant Dean for Finance and Administration
wnieters@berkeley.edu

L&S Social Sciences

Zahra Rezapour
Budget Director
zrezapour@berkeley.edu

L&S Undergraduate Division

Belinda White
Director of Budget and Finance
belindak@berkeley.edu

Office of the Chancellor

Tim O'Connor
Director, Finance and Business Services
timoconnor@berkeley.edu

Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost (EVCP)

Jules Freedman
Coordinator of Budget and Administration
jjf1@berkeley.edu

Office of the Faculty

Yasya Goretsky
Program Manager
yasyavg@berkeley.edu

Research, Policy, Planning, and Administration

David Castellanos
Budget Director
dcastell@berkeley.edu

School of Information

Denise Feinsod
Director of Finance
dfeinsod@berkeley.edu

School of Journalism

Charlotte Hryse
Finance Manager
chryse@berkeley.edu

School of Optometry

Luis Ruiz
Director of Financial Planning and Analysis
luisruiz@berkeley.edu

School of Public Health

Denise Cronin
Director of Education Operations
cronin@berkeley.edu

School of Social Welfare

Dana Kowalski
Assistant Dean of Administration and Finance
dana.kowalski@berkeley.edu

Student Affairs

Kyle Davison
Chief Financial Officer
kdavison@berkeley.edu

Summer Session and Study Abroad, University Extension

Saeideh Popal
Director of Finance
saeideh.popal@berkeley.edu

UC Library

Heidi Hallett
Director of Finance and Business Services
hhallett@berkeley.edu

Undergraduate Education

Shivani Lall
Director of Finance
shlall@berkeley.edu

University Development and Alumni Relations

Nicole Cernok
Director of Financial Planning and Analysis
nicole.cernok@berkeley.edu