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LinkedInMaya Maniar named Interim Director of PSU Internal Research, Extension & Programmatic Events
Dear Colleagues,
Please join me in welcoming Maya Maniar as the Interim Director of PSU's new Internal Research, Extension & Programmatic Events function!
In early December, I sent a communication about the reorganization of UC ANR's Program Support Unit (PSU) into two subunits: 1) External & Executive Events and 2) Internal Research, Extension & Programmatic Events. Each subunit will be led by a separate director. This realignment is intended to ensure that PSU is optimally resourced and structured to support UC ANR's diverse needs and growing demands for events support. The new structure will officially go into effect Jan. 22, 2024.
Sherry Cooper will be the director of the External & Executive Events subunit, managing all high-profile, executive-level events. She will continue to provide guidance and mentoring to the PSU team as needed. We will be conducting a search for a new director to lead the Internal Research, Extension & Programmatic Events function, and Maya will serve as Interim Director while we are working through the search process.
Maya comes to us with extensive events management experience, including oversight of Broadway productions and large-scale festivals. A California native, Maya is temporarily relocating to Davis from New York. We are so fortunate to have found someone with exceptional events and team management skills who was also available to provide daily on-site support and leadership to the PSU team during this transition period. Maya's first day in the Second Street office will be this Thursday, Jan. 18. Please stop by and welcome her when you are in the building!
UC ANR is very fortunate to have an outstanding Program Support Unit and I have no doubt that during this transition the entire team will continue to provide the same exceptional customer service and support for which they are known. Please continue to send all meeting/event requests using PSU's online form: https://ucanr.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0qY3nrex7360RWS and you may continue to communicate with the existing PSU mailbox: ANRProgramSupport@ucanr.edu.
Please reach out to me if you have any questions.
Thanks,
Kathy
Kathy Eftekhari, Ph.D.
Chief of Staff to the Vice President
