Please extend a warm welcome to Karen Doehner who recently joined spatial@ucsb as their Administrative Coordinator on a 50% assignment while continuing her current 50% involvement as Financial Assistant with the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies. Karen has an MA in Conservation Archaeology and a BA in Anthropology from Southern Methodist University. In addition to her financial management skills and familiarity with UCSB, Karen has a background in publications, editing, layout, and graphic design.
Karen’s job description includes managing the unit’s administrative functions, serving as the primary contact person for the research team, and organizing consultation events/steering committee meetings, scientific exchange meetings, technology demonstrations, and outreach activities. She also assists with the coordination of all subcontractors’ input and produces outreach materials; arranges and processes travel advances, reimbursements, and other payments as needed; plans and coordinates with all visitors to ensure that all visa, space, and computing needs are met in a timely manner; prepares graphics and layout for hard copy printed material and web pages; coordinates all professionally prepared print jobs; manages and tracks deadlines and deliverables; and assists with report completion—in her spare time! Well, they say that if you want a job done, give it to a busy person…All the best, Karen!
