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Leadership

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Leadership and Administration

UC Riverside’s administrative organizational structure features a provost and executive vice chancellor and seven vice chancellors whose offices oversee specific areas and who report directly to the Chancellor.


Elizabeth Watkins, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor

Elizabeth Watkins
Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor
Office of the Provost

Sandra Kim, Vice Chancellor, Finance and Administration & Chief Financial Officer

Sandra Kim
Vice Chancellor, Finance and Administration & Chief Financial Officer
Planning, Budget & Administration

Deborah Deas, Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences & Dean Mark and Pam Rubin Dean of the School of Medicine

Deborah Deas, M.D., M.P.H.
Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences & Dean
Mark and Pam Rubin Dean of the School of Medicine
School of Medicine

Travis Smith, Vice Chancellor, Development and Alumni Engagement

Travis Smith
Vice Chancellor, Development and Alumni Engagement
Development and Alumni Engagement

Brian Haynes, Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs

Brian Haynes
Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs
Student Affairs

Jeff Girod, Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Communications and Marketing Officer

Jeff Girod
Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Communications and Marketing Officer
Communications and Marketing

Mariam Lam, Vice Chancellor & Chief Diversity Officer

Mariam Lam
Vice Chancellor & Chief Diversity Officer
Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Rodolfo Torres, VC Research, Innovation and Economic Development

Rodolfo Torres
VC Research, Innovation and Economic Development
Research and Economic Development

Denise Woods, Vice Chancellor for Health, Well-being & Safety

Denise Woods
Vice Chancellor for Health, Well-being & Safety
Health, Well-being & Safety

Michael Richards, Associate Chancellor

Michael Richards
Associate Chancellor
Chancellor's Office

Alex Najera, Associate Vice Chancellor/Chief Human Resources Officer

Alex Najera
Associate Vice Chancellor/Chief Human Resources Officer
Human Resources

Elizabeth Romero, Associate Vice Chancellor for Partnership, Government and Community Relations

Elizabeth Romero
Associate Vice Chancellor for Partnership, Government and Community Relations
Government and Community Relations

Lorena Penaloza, Chief Campus Counsel

Lorena Penaloza
Chief Campus Counsel
Office of Legal Affairs

Kiersten Boyce, Chief Compliance Officer

Kiersten Boyce
Chief Compliance Officer
Compliance Office

Greg Paules, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics

Greg Paules
Director of Intercollegiate Athletics
Intercollegiate Athletics

Tim Collins, Chief Executive Officer, UCR Health

Tim Collins
Chief Executive Officer, UCR Health
UCR Health