Melinda Crawford
Director of Talent Acquisition and Training & Development

Melinda Crawford

805.893.5781
melinda.crawford@hr.ucsb.edu

  • Exception to Policy Requests
    • Dual Employment
    • Exceptions to Recruitment
    • Near Relative Hires
    • Waivers of Open Recruitment
  • Employment Contracts Administration
    • Athletics
  • Background Checks Administration
  • AB 5 Determinations

Katherine Abad
Talent Acquisition Supervisor

Katherine Abad

805.893.4664
katherine.abad@hr.ucsb.edu

  • Talent Acquisition for Non-Academic Staff:
    • Executive Search Firm recruitment
    • Finance & Resource Management Division
    • Athletics
    • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
    • Human Resources
  • AB 5 Determinations
  • Exception to Policy Requests
    • Dual Employment
    • Exceptions to Recruitment
    • Exceptions to 1,000-hour limited to career conversions
  • Employment Contracts Administration
  • Sourcing and Other Resources: LinkedIn account management
  • Staff supervision

Thomas Nilon
Talent Acquisition & Training Analyst

Thomas Nilon

805.893.4662
thomas.nilon@hr.ucsb.edu

  • Talent Acquisition for Non-Academic Staff:
    • Administrative Services Division
    • Student Health
  • Background Checks Administration
  • HR Training Catalog
  • Job Advertising
  • Job Fairs and Other Outreach Initiatives
  • Supervisory Certificate Program (SCP) administration 

Judy Flanagan
Talent Acquisition & Training Analyst

Judy Flanagan

805.893.3482
judith.flanagan@hr.ucsb.edu

  • Talent Acquisition for Non-Academic Staff:
    • Academic Affairs Division
    • Academic Senate
    • Chancellors Office
    • Counseling and Psychological Services
    • General Counsel
    • Macroeconomics Institute
    • UC Education Abroad (UCEAP)
  • Alternate Job Search
  • Job Fairs and Other Outreach Initiatives
  • Preference for Reemployment, Alternate Job Search, and Special Reappointment
  • Supervisor Certificate Program (SCP) training recharges

Barb Freeman
Talent Acquisition & Training Analyst 

Barb Freeman

805.893.3133
barb.freeman@hr.ucsb.edu

  • Talent Acquisition for Non-Academic Staff:
    • Institutional Advancement Division
    • Office of Research Division
    • Student Affairs (except Student Health and Counseling and Psychological Services)
  • Dilling Yang Staff Scholarship Program
  • Job Fairs and Other Outreach Initiatives
  • Management Skills Assessment Program (MSAP)
  • Rehired Retiree Program
  • SCP Training Recharges

Heather Heyerdahl

Director for Learning & Organizational Development 

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805.893.7429

hheyerdahl@ucsb.edu