CUCRA Officers

Chair

Sue Abeles
Los Angeles
Contact Sue via email at cucraemail@gmail.com

Sue retired from service at UCLA in 2010 as Associate Vice Chancellor-Corporate Financial Services/Controller, a position she held for fifteen years. Her 40+ year career at UCLA began as a student employee. She also served terms as President , Vice President/President-Elect, and Member-at-Large of the UCLA Retirees Association. During retirement, Sue is actively involved in the Greater Los Angeles Chapter of Childhelp, an organization committed to preventing and treating child abuse. Her involvement includes two terms as Treasurer of the Chapter and, most recently, as database and website administrator implementing and managing the Chapter's membership management system. Sue also enjoys traveling, quilting, needlework, reading, cycling, and Jazzercise.

Vice Chair

Emily Galindo 
Davis
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Emily Galindo retired from UCDavis in 2020 as the Interim Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs. Her 36½ years of service to the Davis campus included 25 years in Student Housing and Dining Services in a variety of leadership roles. She currently serves as the Past President for the UC Davis Retirees Association, following two years as its President. Her service to the board also included time as the communications officer. Retirement has given Emily time to travel, to volunteer at her church and to spend time with her two youngest grandchildren.

Secretary

Elise Woods
Berkeley
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Elise Woods is President & Treasurer of UC Retirees’ at Berkeley (UCRAB), UC Retirees Travel Trip Liaison, and a member of CUCRA’s 2024 Survey Committee. Elise earned her MS in Organizational Psychology from Saint Mary’s College of California and her BS from UC Davis in Human Development.

Prior to her retirement in 2018, Elise served as the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) and Director of Finance, Business and Operations of the UC Berkeley Libraries. Elise was a strong contributor over the 22 years, starting as an Operations Analyst and progressing to the senior leadership role of CAO. Elise’s 36-year career within the UC system covered a broad range of administrative roles in organizational effectiveness, business administration, strategic planning, training, coaching, and mentoring.  She began her UC career at UCSB as a student loan collections analyst, moving on to UCOP as the credit manager for Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB), followed by a brief stint as a senior personnel analyst in UCB Human Resources. 

Elise earned numerous certificates and awards; Excellence in Management (2), Executive Coaching, distinguished service, achievement and the Chancellor’s Outstanding Staff award.  Elise's vast institutional knowledge of the Library and the University positioned her as the "Go-to-Gal" for questions, policy, or as a sounding board for colleagues. Elise keeps her positive attitude and energy at its peak by running through the East Bay trails, traveling and spending time with family and friends.

Treasurer

Andy Plumley
Riverside
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Andy Plumley retired in 2020 as the Associate Vice Chancellor for Auxiliary Services at the University of California, Riverside, after 42 years of service.  He came to UCR in 1977 as an undergraduate and never left.  He worked in housing and dining almost his entire time at UCR, starting out as a dining student worker. 

Since retiring, Andy remains involved at UCR.  He is a member of the UCR Retirees’ Association, where he currently serves as President.  He also assists with New Staff Orientation and Staff Assembly.  Retirement affords Andy time for travel, hiking, reading, watching too much television and playing with his two grandsons.       

Information Officer

Pat Price
Irvine
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Pat began her career in UC Irvine's Academic Personnel Office in 1976. Prior to that, she was an elementary school teacher. She holds a B.A. and M.Ed. from Whittier College and an M.A. from USC, as well as a California Lifetime Elementary Education credential. Pat became Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Personnel in 1997. During her service she received UCI's Lauds and Laurels Award for Outstanding Staff member. From July 2008 thru December 2011 she also served as Interim Director of Academic Personnel at the Office of the President. Upon her retirement in 2012, after 36 years of service, she was awarded Emeritus status. During her career she chaired and served on numerous systemwide committees and served as lead on various projects, particularly those relating to the former Payroll Personnel System and UCPath. She became a member of the UCI Retirement Association Board in Fall 2016 and currently serves as CUCRA’s Information Officer.

In retirement, Pat spends her time traveling, attending Broadway shows, concerts and quilting. She is an active member of her quilting guild's philanthropy group who create and donate quilts to various Orange County hospitals and organizations.

Past Chair

John Meyer
Davis
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John Meyer retired from UC Davis in 2014 as its administrative vice chancellor. He joined the campus in 2000 as vice chancellor for planning and budget. Prior to joining the campus, he served as city manager of Davis during the 1990s. Before that position he worked for small consulting firms and the city of Oakland. He holds a bachelor's degree from UC Davis and a master's degree from USC.

Following retirement, he has undertaken several varied pro bono consulting assignments including a management review of the city of Davis, an external review of UC's Berkeley's Real Estate Division and an organizational assessment of the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame. He served as president of the UC Davis Retirees' Association from 2017-19 during which time he was the group's representative to CUCRA. He was a member of UC's Retiree Health Benefits Design Work Group and chair of the UC Health Benefits Advisory Committee. He is also a member of the Healthy Davis Together Advisory Committee designed to assist in opening the campus during this extreme health crisis in partnership with its host community.

Having retired his running shoes and marathoning days, John continues to enjoy hiking, backpacking and cycling. He also uses golf as an excuse for a long walk often interrupted with head shaking and mumbling.

Webmaster

Larry Hull
San Diego
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Larry began his UC career at UC San Diego in 1988 as an Administrative Assistant in the University Bookstore Computer Center. After 30 years of service in various departments, retired from UC San Diego in 2019 as a Computer Resource Specialist with UC San Diego Extension.

Since retirement, Larry has enjoyed traveling with his wife Teresa who is also a retiree from UC San Diego with over 30 years of service. In 2025 they will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary.

In his spare time Larry enjoys web building, photography, video editing, and watching movies.