Rate My Professor Alondra Lizarraga

Alondra Lizarraga serves as the Academic and Staff Personnel Manager in the Department of English at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is also the Personnel & Payroll Coordinator for Writing Programs within the Undergraduate Writing Center and has been recognized as Lecturer Coordinator. Employed at UCLA since at least 2019, initially in the role of Academic Human Resources Analyst 2, Lizarraga has progressed to her current position managing critical administrative functions for the department. In 2022, she received the Excel Award as Lecturer Coordinator in Writing Programs, acknowledging her contributions to administrative excellence.

In her comprehensive role, Lizarraga manages academic personnel dossiers for ladder faculty, processes address changes including email updates for faculty and staff, and handles leaves for ladder faculty, staff, and graduate students. She oversees hiring and separations for ladder faculty, staff, and visiting titles, issues ID cards for ladder faculty and staff, and coordinates payroll including reports, calculations, salary processing for ladder faculty and administrative staff, as well as timesheets for postdocs and administrative staff. Additionally, she manages UCPath transactions and orientations for ladder faculty and staff, processes visas for faculty, visiting titles, and postdocs, leads recruitment for ladder faculty searches, administers sabbaticals, coordinates summer ninths, processes relocation reimbursements, and oversees teaching evaluations. Her office is in Kaplan Hall 149, with phone 310-206-6584 and fax 310-267-2224.