Systemwide HR Strategy & Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) provides strategic guidance to systemwide and location-based leadership related to legal and policy obligations, workforce planning, and equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives and best practices.


Explore the sections below to learn more about these units, their programs and staff.

Systemwide HR Strategy & Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Leadership

Pearl Alexander

Associate Vice President Strategy & Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Teresa Jackson

Project Policy Analyst/Coordinator

Phone: (510) 587-6330

Email

HR Policy

Learn more about Systemwide HR Policy

Developing and interpreting personnel policies and other employment-related programs, guidelines and procedures for staff employees

Employee Referral Program (pdf)

Supporting recruitment of top talent for difficult to fill and other designated positions

Policy creation and review process

Flowchart detailing the policy creation and review process

HR Policies and Policy Owners

Find links and contacts for HR policies

Location HR policy contacts

Find the HR policy contact at your location for employee-specific questions

Box Cloud

Resources for Systemwide HR Policy Coordinators

PPSM Policies

Policy resources

SMG Policies

Policy resources

Vacant

Sr. Director Systemwide HR Policy

Abby Norris

Project Policy Analyst

Phone: (510) 987-0612

Email

Olga Zundel

Project Policy Analyst

Phone: (510) 987-9546

Email

Aafia Ali Khan

Project Policy Analyst

Phone: (510) 987-0549

Email

Staff EDI

Learn more about Staff Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

Overseeing the development of the equity and inclusion strategy for all University of California Staff at all UC locations

Vacant

Executive Director Staff EDI

Vacant

Project Policy Analyst 4/Specialist

Vacant

Project Policy Analyst 3/Coordinator

Workforce Planning & Development

Learn more about Systemwide Workforce Planning and Development

Providing HR strategies and resources to support the university in acquiring, developing and retaining top talent

Nancy Chen Lane

Executive Director Workforce Planning & Development

Phone: (510) 987-0202

Email

Vacant

Director Talent Development

Cristallea Buchanan

Director Leadership & Organization Development

Email

Steven Johnson

Manager, Systemwide Workforce Planning and Development

Phone: (510) 987-9108

Email

Cecilia Preciado

Program Management Analyst

Phone: (510) 987-0002

Email

Executive Search & Recruitment

Learn more about Executive Search & Recruitment

Leading, managing and implementing executive searches for senior level roles and serving as a strategic talent partner to senior executives

Vacant

Sr. Director Executive Search & Recruitment

Vacant

Recruiter

Vacant

Recruiter

Vacant

Project Policy Analyst 3/Coordinator