Staff

Management Services Officer - Nancy McLaughlin

Nancy McLaughlin, 530.752.9036

Responsible for the overall management of the Department and is responsible for managing administrative, business, human resources, research and instructional support activities, including resource planning, space administration, and organizational/operational improvements, in consultation with the Chair, Co-Directors, faculty and staff.

Undergraduate Program Coordinator - Royce McClellan

Royce McClellan, 530.754.4936

Responsible for undergraduate support services for the major and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the undergraduate program. Provides administrative support for Web-based Course Approval submissions; on-line scheduling, course catalog submissions and management of student progress. Works with MSO to prepare annual academic promotion, merit and appraisal review processes. Coordinates and prepares academic recruitment activities for ladder and Unit 18 faculty. Serves as manager of the department in the absence of the MSO.

Undergraduate Program Assistant - Grace de Guzman

Grace de Guzman, 530.752.0745

Provides a variety of administrative, research and instructional support to the Department of Anthropology. Responds to questions concerning the Department's undergraduate program; assist faculty advisors with the implementation of Department's undergraduate advising; answer questions regarding registration and enrollment procedures, deadlines and petition policies; assist students with change in major; assist advisors with degree checks; issue CRN and PTA numbers; verifies quarterly grade reports. Serves as main receptionist for business office. Prepares coursework, manuscripts, reports, vitaes and correspondence.

Graduate Program Coordinator - Lucy Day
Lucy Day, 530.752.2742
Responsible for the overall management of the graduate program leading to a MA and/or Ph.D. Degree. Provides confidential and administrative support to the Department Chair, MSO, Associate Chairs of the Sociocultural and Evolutionary Wings, major professors, faculty advisors and graduate students. Provides advising and counseling to graduate students. Hires Teaching Assistants, Readers, Associate-Ins and Graduate Student Researchers. Oversees the initiation, processing and maintenance of graduate student records. Administers departmental allocation of Block Grant and Work Study funds, and other sources of funding for graduate students.

Department Financial Officer - Candy Clark
Candy Clark, 530.752.9037
Responsible for the day-to-day fiscal management of departmental funds and extramural accounts. Provide budget analysis, projections, reporting and long range planning; purchasing, accounts payable, monitoring and reconciliation of ledgers and fiscal closing; federal and state contract and grant management. Process monthly, bi-weekly and special payroll transactions for all academic, staff, graduate and undergraduate students.

Administrative Assistant - Edie Stasulat
Edie Stasulat, 530.752.0746
Responsible for providing a variety of accounting, grant, administrative and instructional support to the department.  Responsible for pre- and post-award administration of graduate student grants.  Provides support for off-campus research units and assists faculty with the coordination of the Anthropology Colloquium Series. Also provides support for faculty recruitment, textbook ordering, key control, course evaluations, purchasing and accounts payable.

Principal Museum Preparators - Lisa Deitz and Elizabeth Guerra
Lisa Deitz, 530.752.8280, Elizabeth Guerra, 530.754.6280
Operate department museum; inventory departmental equipment; maintain and develop equipment needed for field investigations; maintain Injury, Illness and Prevention Plan.

Network Administrator - Jeffrey Trask
Jeffrey Trask, 530.752.8173
Provides a range of computer services to the department in the form of software and hardware systems support for the day to day operation of the department.