Jessica Espinosa
Jessica handles all aspects of reimbursement of travel expenses for all domestic and international visitors, as well as NCEAS residents who travel for research. She processes all invoices for vendors, hotels and airfare.
Jessica handles all aspects of reimbursement of travel expenses for all domestic and international visitors, as well as NCEAS residents who travel for research. She processes all invoices for vendors, hotels and airfare.
As the Financial Analyst, Isabel is responsible for the daily management of NCEAS’ financial matters. This includes personnel processes, on-boarding of new employees, purchasing & payment processing, and payroll management. Isabel received her B.A. in Growth and Structure of Cities from Bryn Mawr College.
As Events Coordinator, Ginger communicates closely with working groups to arrange dates, hotels, transportation, and all meeting-related logistics. She is a key contact for welcoming visitors and new residents, arranging Center activities, and managing the Director's and Events calendars. Ginger is enthusiastic about the NCEAS community and enjoys working directly with a wide variety of staff, scientists, working group participants, and affiliates. Ginger graduated from UCSB with a BA in Cultural Anthropology and has been with NCEAS since 2001.
Ana Peters is the Contracts and Grants Analyst for NCEAS. She helps facilitate the proposal process and works closely with PIs, Sponsors and the Office of Research. If you have any questions regarding the proposal process or potential funding opportunities, please feel free to contact her via email.
Nick works with staff, scientists, and developers to provide and optimize computing resources such as servers, networking, and cloud services. Focusing on Linux, server hardware, and the latest technologies, Nick strives to keep services online and secure while also making them friendlier to use. Nick has a B.A. in Art with a focus on Digital Media from UCSB.
As part of the scientific computing support staff, Thomas provides IT support for our residents, working groups, and other visitors. Thomas has over 20 years of experience in IT support and is an expert in general system and network administration. He has a Master's of Science in Electrical Engineering with an emphasis on telecommunications and computer architecture. He is also a Microsoft Certified Solutions expert and electronics technician. Working groups and visitors can approach him with any questions technical (or even non-technical) nature!
As the Data Training Coordinator, Sam works to develop and teach data science curricula for the Masters in Environmental Data Science (MEDS) program and data science initiatives across NCEAS and UCSB. She finds much of her inspiration from the awesome in-person and online open data science communities that so willingly share their experiences, ideas, and work for others to learn from. Previously, Sam worked as a Data Fellow with the Arctic Data Center and informatics team at NCEAS, with a focus on using data semantics to make data more readily discoverable within online repositories.
Principal Investigator(s): Jeffrey Blanchard, Janet Jansson, Jason McDermott, Margaret O'Brien, Jorge Rodrigues, Lee Stanish
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