PPMS - Key Persons


Alaisha Hellman

Job Titles:
  • Research Ethics and Compliance Office Director

Allister Reyes


Ana Lucia Cordova

Job Titles:
  • Strategic Initiatives Director
Leadership Vice Chancellor for Research Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Administration Associate Vice Chancellor for Research - Research Development Services and Core Facilities Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Teaching Animal Care Program Chief of Staff Business and Finance Interim Director Human Resources Director Information Technology Systems & Services Director Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) Director Internal Review Board Director Marketing and Communications Director Proposal Development Services Director Research Ethics and Compliance Office Director Research Programs Executive Director Sponsored Programs Office Director Strategic Initiatives Director

Angelina M. Madrigal

Job Titles:
  • Executive Support Analyst & Internal Transfer Biosecurity Manager

Charlotte Cuevas

Job Titles:
  • Research III, Shriners - Sacramento

Cheryl Pater

Job Titles:
  • TRACS Departmental Safety and Training Coordinator

Cristina Davis

Job Titles:
  • Associate Vice Chancellor for Research

Denise Ehlen

Job Titles:
  • Executive Associate Vice Chancellor for Research
  • Sponsored Programs Office Acting Director

Dr. Rhonda Oates

Job Titles:
  • Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Teaching Animal Care Program
  • Associate Vice Chancellor for the Research
Dr. Rhonda Oates serves as the Associate Vice Chancellor for the Research and Teaching Animal Care Program as well as Attending Veterinarian. In her new role, she is responsible for long-range planning, leadership, and oversight of animal care and use at UC Davis. Oates manages and strategically harmonizes the distributed operations of over 1 million square feet of animal holding space in 200+ buildings that are overseen by individual vivarium managers. Since November 2018, Oates served as the Associate Director for the Research and Teaching Animal Care Program, the Director of Campus Veterinary Services, and the Director of the Laboratory Animal Medicine Residency Program. She was senior veterinarian of Campus Veterinary Services from September 2007 until November 2018 and prior to that served as a clinical veterinarian at the California National Primate Research Center. Oates is a Diplomate of the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM), and is a member of the American Association of Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS), the American Society of Laboratory Animal Practitioners (ASLAP), and the Association of Primate Veterinarians (APV).

Eric Zarate

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant to Vice Chancellor Atkinson

Indu Tandon

Job Titles:
  • Business and Finance Interim Director
  • Interim Director of Business and Finance
Indu Tandon is the Interim Director of Business and Finance, which supports the financial and administrative needs of the OR units. She comes to this role with extensive experience in international banking and more than 10 years in higher education. Before joining UC Davis, Indu was at UC Berkeley, where she was leading the finance and administrative team at the Division of Undergraduate Education. Her prior experience includes senior investment banking and wealth management roles at Citibank, UBS, Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse. Indu holds a master's degree in Business Administration and a bachelor's degree in Engineering from prestigious Indian universities.

Jessie Hammack


John Tupin

Job Titles:
  • Internal Review Board Director

Juan Cabrera


Kelly Sison


Lou Dulaney

Job Titles:
  • Information Technology Systems & Services Director

Maria Montano

Job Titles:
  • TRACS Weekend Supervisor

Marlene Denham - CHRO

Job Titles:
  • Human Resources Director

Matt Stone


Nancy Bulger

Job Titles:
  • Research Programs Executive Director

Peter Vertz - COO

Job Titles:
  • Director of Operations

Rachel La Valley


Rebecca Linvill

Job Titles:
  • Executive Analyst to the Vice Chancellor for Research
  • Executive Analyst to Vice Chancellor Atkinson

Sam Bishop-Green

Job Titles:
  • Chief of Staff

Shelby Matthews

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant
  • Executive Assistant to Associate Vice Chancellor Oates

Sheryl Soucy-Lubell

Job Titles:
  • Proposal Development Services Director

Simon J. Atkinson

Job Titles:
  • Executive Leadership
  • Vice Chancellor for Research

Whitney Cheung

Job Titles:
  • Chief of Staff and Executive Analyst to Associate Vice Chancellor Davis