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Search Committee for Vice Chancellor - External Relations

I am pleased to announce the search committee to identify candidates for the position of Vice Chancellor - External Relations. David Brenner, Vice Chancellor - Health Sciences and Dean of the School of Medicine, and I will co-chair the search. Other members of the Search Committee are:

STEVEN ADLER, Provost, Warren College, and Professor, Theatre

ZEINABU DAVIS, Professor, Communication

LOURDES "LOU" FELIX, Executive Assistant to Vice Chancellor and Dean, Co-Chair of the Chicano/Latino Staff Association

JEFF GRAHAM, Research Physiologist, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

BONNIE HORSTMANN, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Program Planning and Undergraduate Education, Academic Affairs

KENNETH KAUSHANSKY, Professor and Chair, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine

STEVE KAY, Dean, Division of Biological Sciences

RAMESH RAO, Director, Calit2, UCSD Division, and Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

STEVE RELYEA, Vice Chancellor - Business Affairs

STEVE SCHREINER, Alumni Association Board

MARLENE SHAVER, Director, Information and Financial Services, External Relations

ROBERT SULLIVAN, Dean, Rady School of Management

ELAINE GALINSON, Chair, UCSD Foundation

MARK THIEMENS, Dean, Division of Physical Sciences

PENNY RUE, Vice Chancellor - Student Affairs

MARTIN YANOFSKY, Professor, Cell and Developmental Biology

EMMA SANDOE, President, UCSD Student Foundation

GRADUATE STUDENT ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVE, tbd

We are seeking a successful development executive with a substantial and progressive record in strategy, management, business enterprise, communications and public affairs, with particular emphasis on expanding fundraising initiatives directed to individual, private sector, industry and foundation sources. The successful candidate will be creative with a strong, demonstrated record of leadership of a diverse range of departmental units. He/she will display commitment, intellectual curiosity, collegiality, and personal integrity in working with faculty, staff, students and administrators, and will have a record of success in working with international, federal, state, and local constituencies in advancing the resource, political, and public policy objectives of a complex organization. The Vice Chancellor must have a strong commitment to and effectiveness in an academic shared governance environment. He/she will be a proven strategist with management expertise to serve as steward of assets and resources, and the ability to create opportunity from UC San Diego's unique history. Above all, the Vice Chancellor must be a proven leader who is a strong, skilled manager with an ability to motivate employees to do their best work.

The Committee will conduct a national search with the assistance of consultant Alberto Pimentel of Storbeck / Pimentel & Associates of Monterey Park, CA, and Media, PA.

I invite you to submit nominations in confidence to me (chancellor@ucsd.edu), co-chair Brenner (dbrenner@ucsd.edu) or Mr. Pimentel (a.pimentel@storbeckpimentel.com). The Search Committee will begin to review nominations and applications on October 31, 2007 and will continue until the position is filled.

Marye Anne Fox Chancellor