Meet Our Staff

Dear UCSB Community,

The Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships is here to assist you with all of your financial aid related needs and our goal is to provide UCSB families with the services necessary to achieve their educational goals. We are committed to providing accurate, user-friendly, responsive, and respectful service to students and their families. Please do not hesitate to contact us if we can help in any way. On behalf of the Office of Financial and Scholarships, I wish you the best of luck in all of your future endeavors.

Regards,

Saúl Quiroz
Director
University of California, Santa Barbara
(805) 893 - 4941
saul.quiroz@sa.ucsb.edu

Operations Managers

Nathan Cook Associate Director Operations (805) 893 - 3129 nathan.cook@sa.ucsb.edu
Mischa Lopez Assistant Director (805) 893 - 5333 mischa.lopez@sa.ucsb.edu
Monique Grant Assistant Director (805) 893 - 4497 monique.grant@sa.ucsb.edu
Natalie Gonzalez Assistant Director (805) 893 - 2843 natalie.gonzalez@sa.ucsb.edu

Advising Support

Becca Plotkin Basic Needs Coordinator Financial Crisis and Guardian Scholars (805) 893 - 3336 rebecca.plotkin@sa.ucsb.edu
Jessica Trumble Scholarships and Donor Relations Manager (805) 893 - 4605 jessica.trumble@sa.ucsb.edu
Martin Carranza Advisor VA Certifying Official (805) 893 - 8905 martin.carranza@sa.ucsb.edu
Jesse Baez Direct Loan Analyst (805) 893 - 2816 jesse.baez@sa.ucsb.edu
Melissa Orozco Direct Loan Assistant (805) 893 - 2816 melissa.orozco@sa.ucsb.edu
Maribel Acevedo Advisor Scholarships, Middle Class Scholarship and Food Security (805) 893 - 5528 maribel.acevedo@sa.ucsb.edu
Jennifer León Advisor Dream Scholars and Undergraduate Resource Reporting (805) 893 - 5528 jennifer.leon@sa.ucsb.edu
Stacey Eymann Advisor Regents, Athletics and Federal Pell Grant (805) 893 - 4754 stacey.eymann@sa.ucsb.edu
Stephen Eyherabide Advisor Work-Study, TEP and TEACH Grant (805) 893 - 4382 stephen.eyherabide@sa.ucsb.edu
Nancy Eyrie Advisor Education Abroad Program and UCDC (805) 893 - 2386 nancy.eyrie@sa.ucsb.edu
Luis Naranjo Advisor Cal Grant (805) 893 - 3760 luis.naranjo@sa.ucsb.edu
Sergio Lagunas Advisor Promise Scholars, Transfers, Outreach and Non-Traditional Students (805) 893 - 2909 sergio.lagunas@sa.ucsb.edu
Lianne Gil Advisor FSSP, UC Cross Campus, Cancels and Re-admits (805) 893 - 5949 lianne.gil@sa.ucsb.edu
Martina Ubaldo Information Specialist (805) 893 - 4609 martina.ubaldo@sa.ucsb.edu
Jose Preciado Information Specialist (805) 893 - 3407 jose.preciado@sa.ucsb.edu
Maria Zavala Information Specialist (805) 893 - 5084 maria.zavala@sa.ucsb.edu

Compliance, Fiscal Operations, Systems and Records

Jenny McCracken Associate Director Compliance and Fiscal Operations (805) 893 - 2616 jenny.mccracken@sa.ucsb.edu
Julie Portillo Fiscal Manager (805) 893 - 4828 julie.portillo@sa.ucsb.edu
Nicole Dominguez Quality Assurance Manager (805) 893 - 4829 nicole.dominguez@sa.ucsb.edu
Andrew Height Fiscal Analyst (805) 893 - 2733 andrew.height@sa.ucsb.edu
Josie Miller Financial & Work-Study Analyst (805) 893 - 2067 josephine.miller@sa.ucsb.edu
Nathan Yee Business Systems Analyst (805) 893 - 2067 nathan.yee@sa.ucsb.edu
Christina Gutierrez Records Coordinator (805) 893 - 7055 christina.gutierrez@sa.ucsb.edu