Dear Editor:
Professor Hunt's letter in the Jan. 26 issue of Dateline raises an excellent question, if I may paraphrase: "How may a whistleblower be assured that his or her complaint will receive an unbiased review if the complaint concerns the locally designated official or his supervisors?"
The university's whistleblower policy (see ucwhistleblower.ucop.edu/policy.html) addresses this issue by providing alternative paths for complaints such as these. If a whistleblower complaint concerns the locally designated official, the provost and executive vice chancellor, or the chancellor, it should be directed to:
Bruce Darling
Senior Vice President
Office of the President
91¿´Æ¬
1111 Franklin Street
Oakland, CA 94607
If the complaint concerns Senior Vice President Darling, it should be directed to the university auditor:
Patrick Reed
University Auditor
Office of the President
91¿´Æ¬
1111 Franklin Street
Oakland, CA 94607
A whistleblower may direct his or her complaint outside of the university to a state government official:
Bureau of State Audits
555 Capitol Mall, Suite 300
Sacramento, CA 95814
(800) 952-5665
Bob Loessberg-Zahl
assistant executive vice chancellor
Media Resources
Clifton B. Parker, Dateline, (530) 752-1932, cparker@ucdavis.edu