Contact

Office of the Divisional Dean
UC San Diego Division of Biological Sciences

Natural Sciences Building 6205 *
Phone: 858-534-5635
Fax: 858-534-7314

Administrative Staff

  • Pamela Daener, Ph.D.
    Assistant Dean and Executive Officer
    Responsible for budgetary and fiscal matters, space planning, and analysis and policy development; consults on academic personnel policy, divisional safety program, capital planning, and divisional administrative questions and organizational issues.
    858-534-1966
    pdaener@ucsd.edu

  • Lestelle Antonette

    Antonette Lestelle
    Office Manager
    Serves as office manager and executive assistant to the dean; manages the dean's calendar and compilation of meeting documents; coordinates the dean's travel and supervises daily activities of the Dean's Office support staff. Supports the dean on research collaborations; organizes meetings, conferences, and colloquia, including the Dean's Symposium. Manages the Kay laboratory research program.
    858-534-4281
    alestelle@ucsd.edu


  • Melanie Ridenour

    Melanie Ridenour
    Senior Personnel Analyst
    Serves as academic personnel point of contact for the division; reviews and analyzes all academic personnel actions; provides counsel to the Dean, Section Chairs, faculty and staff regarding current, proposed and new academic personnel policies, procedures and practices.  Melanie also coordinates endowed chair appointments and works on various special projects.
    858-534-1967
    mridenour@ucsd.edu

  • Katie Frehafer

    Kathleen Frehafer
    Administrative Assistant
    Provides administrative support to the Associate Dean for Education and for various educational programs and initiatives; provides administrative support to the Dean's staff; coordinates events.
    858-534-5635
    kfrehafer@ucsd.edu

  • OPEN
    Office Assistant
    PSupports the office manager with the dean's calendar, travel, and meeting preparation; provides administative support to the dean's staff; coordinates events, including the Nature Matters lecture series; supports outreach, educational, and development events and programs.

External Relations / Communications / Development Staff

  • Patricia Walsh
    P    rogram Manager / Assistant Director for Alumni Relations
    Serves as program manager for the division's alumni & pre-alumni outreach programs; editor of BioSphere and division ENews; provides editorial, communications and publications assistance to the Dean's Office staff and the division as requested; serves as coordinator for Dean's Office web sites; serves as staff advisor to the Saltman Quarterly undergraduate research journal.
    858-534-3112
    pwalsh@ucsd.edu

  • Kim McDonald

    Kim McDonald
    Director of Science Communications
    Serves as the science communications officer for both the Biological Sciences and the Physical Sciences Divisions; publicizes research and other activities for the divisions in the popular news media through news releases, magazine articles, interviews, and television programs.
    Natural Sciences Building 2105
    858-534-7572
    Fax: 858-534-5224
    kmcdonald@ucsd.edu

  • Susan Brown
    Associate Director of Science Communications
    Serves as the associate science communications officer for both the Biological Sciences and the Physical Sciences Divisions; publicizes research and other activities for the divisions in the popular news media through news releases, magazine articles, interviews, and television programs.
    Natural Sciences Building 2103
    858-246-0161
    Fax: 858-534-5224
    sdbrown@ucsd.edu

  • Michael Horvat
    Director of Development
    Manages major gifts to the division and stewardship programs for donors and potential donors; oversees development planning; serves as liaison between the Dean's Office and central Development and External Relations.
    858-822-5738
    619-436-8686
    mhorvat@ucsd.edu

  • Kim McDonald

    Dana K. Williams
    Assistant for Development
    Provides administrative support to the Dean, the Director of Development, and the Dean's staff on development and alumni outreach programs and activities; serves as coordinator of development and alumni events; manages the division's restricted awards database.
    858-822-3540
    dkwilliams@ucsd.edu

*Unless otherwise stated, Dean's Office Staff are located at 6205 Natural Sciences Building on the Revelle College Campus.