Employee + Labor Relations

Sydney Roberts
Director of Employee & Labor Relations

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805.893.4210
sydney.roberts@ucsb.edu

Bargaining Unit (Union)

Sydney Roberts provides general consultation and advising for department managers, supervisors, and employees.

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Jessica Graham
ELR Specialist

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805.893.7227
jessica.graham@ucsb.edu

Jessica Graham provides expert Labor Relations guidance to managers, supervisors and employees, with a focus on the following areas and collective bargaining units:

  • New bargaining units and union accretions
  • Clerical (CX - Teamsters)
  • Skilled Trades (K8 - Teamsters)

 

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Carly Bobek
ELR Specialist

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805.893.7302
cbobek@ucsb.edu

Carly Bobek provides expert Labor Relations guidance to managers, supervisors and employees, with a focus on the following areas and collective bargaining units:

  • Academic Labor Relations, in partnership with Academic Personnel
  • Lecturers (IX - UC-AFT)
  • Librarians (LX - UC-AFT)
  • Graduate Student Employees (BX/BR - UAW) with Michelle Lee
  • Student Services Advising Professionals (SV - UAW) with Michelle Lee

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Michelle Lee
ELR Specialist

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805.893.5362
michelle_j_lee@ucsb.edu

Michelle Lee provides expert Labor Relations guidance to managers, supervisors and employees, with a focus on the following areas and collective bargaining units:

  • Academic Labor Relations, in partnership with Academic Personnel
  • Postdoctoral Scholars (PX - UAW)
  • Academic Researchers (RA - UAW)
  • Graduate Student Employees (BX/BR - UAW) with Carly Bobek
  • Student Services Advising Professionals (SV - UAW) with Carly Bobek

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Stacy Robinson
ELR Specialist

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805.893.4663
stacyrobinson@ucsb.edu

Stacy Robinson provides expert Labor Relations guidance to managers, supervisors and employees, with a focus on the following areas and collective bargaining units:

  • Technical (TX - UPTE)
  • Research Support Professionals (RX - UPTE)
  • Health Care Professionals (HX - UPTE)
  • Police Officers (PA - FUPOA)
  • Sergeants (SA - FUPOA)
  • Service (SX - AFSCME) with Lisa Phelps

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Lisa Phelps
ELR Specialist

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805.893.2486
lisamphelps@ucsb.edu

Lisa Phelps provides expert Labor Relations guidance to managers, supervisors and employees, with a focus on the following areas and collective bargaining units:

  • Contracts for Covered Services ("Article 5")
  • Service (SX - AFSCME) with Stacy Robinson
  • Patient Care Technical (EX - AFSCME)
  • Nurses (NX - CNA)
  • Physicians & Dentists (DX - UAPD)

 

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LeeAnn Trusela
Workforce Policy Analyst

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805.893.5654
ltrusela@ucsb.edu

LeeAnn Trusela works with Employee & Labor Relations and Purchasing to manage UCSB's compliance obligations regarding Contracts for Covered Services ("Article 5").

Leave Administration

Tami Schmittgen
Leave and Disability Manager

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805.893.4752
tami.schmittgen@ucsb.edu

  • Escalated issues related to staff leave of absences
  • Oversight of workplace accommodations (staff and academic)

 

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Brenda Beltran
Leave of Absence Specialist

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805.893.4263
brenda_beltran@ucsb.edu

Counseling and coordination for:

Stephanie Gonzalez
HR Administrative Assistant

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805.893.5584

  • Provides administrative support for leave of absences (staff)
  • Processes leaves in UCPath
  • Catastrophic Leave Sharing Program Coordinator

 

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Workplace Accommodations

E. Coté
Sr. Workplace Accommodations Specialist

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805.893.8571
ecote@ucsb.edu
 

Workplace Accommodations

Helps facilitate ongoing reasonable accommodations for staff, faculty, academic, and student employees. 

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Stephanie Ruiz
Workplace Accommodations Specialist

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805.893.4770
stephanie.ruiz@hr.ucsb.edu

Workplace Accommodations

Helps facilitate temporary accommodations for work-related and non-work-related injuries or illnesses for staff, faculty, academic, and student employees.

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