Departmental Response Times: Your dedicated fully-remote staff will respond within 48 hours from the time they receive your request.
UCLA Purchasing Response Times (Orders & Non-Travel Reimbursements): It generally takes UCLA Purchasing 8-12 weeks to process payments on all orders and reimbursements. Please plan events and notify your vendors well in advance to avoid penalties or disallowances.
Financial Services
Welcome to the Luskin School of Public Affairs Financial Services page. Our office provides core business services to faculty, students, and staff with a primary focus on contract and grant administration, financial management and analysis. These services are provided in accordance with University policies and procedures to ensure fiscal responsibility and regulatory compliance.
Each faculty member is assigned a fund manager, who will serve as a liaison between campus administrations. Please reach out to djaquez@luskin.ucla.edu for the assignments.
Our Office
Financial Services
UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
3250 Public Affairs Building
337 Charles E. Young Drive East
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1656
Interoffice Mail Code: 165606
Office Hours
Our team works remotely so please plan accordingly
Monday – Friday
9am – 5pm
Staff Directory
Rowena Barlow
Chief Financial Officer
(310) 206-7571
barlow@luskin.ucla.edu
David Jaquez
Director, Research Administration
(310) 206-6013
djaquez@luskin.ucla.edu
Marsha Blum
Assistant Director, Research Administration
(310) 206-6007
blum@luskin.ucla.edu
Lisa Merin
Controller/Asst. Director of Budget & Finance
(310) 206-8889
lmerin@luskin.ucla.edu
Arvin Chua
Senior Fund Manager
(310) 794-8916
arvin@luskin.ucla.edu
Troy Garretty
Senior Fund Manager
(310) 206-6013
tgarretty@luskin.ucla.edu
Gwen Girty
Procurement and Accounting Analyst
ggirty@luskin.ucla.edu
Birgitte Hunt
Senior Fund Manager
(310) 794-5152
bhunt@luskin.ucla.edu
Wahid Ishrar
Fund Manager
(424) 259-5846
wishrar@luskin.ucla.edu
Kelley Takeshita
Procurement and Policy, Training Lead
(310) 794-4366
ktakeshita@luskin.ucla.edu
David Islas
Senior Fund Manager
(310) 206-4331
dislas@luskin.ucla.edu
Kristina Villarico
Senior Fund Manager
(310) 825-9396
villarico@luskin.ucla.edu
Christine Park
Senior Fund Manager
(310) 206-2406
cpark@luskin.ucla.edu
Contact
For questions on the intranet, please email: webmaster@luskin.ucla.edu