Upon recommendations made by California State University presidents, the Academic Senate of the CSU and the California State Student Association the following workgroup have been formed to work as a university system to improve student success, close equity gaps and increase completion rates.
Academic Preparation
Will play a critical role in helping provide implementation guidance on new approaches to academic preparation, including placement and assessment, the strengthened Early Start Program and new models of developmental education.
| Rick Ford | Chair, Department of Mathematics | Chico |
| Paz Oliverez | Associate Vice President, Student Services | Dominguez Hills |
| Sheryl Fontaine | Dean, College of Humanities | Fullerton |
| Ed Mills* | Vice President, Student Affairs | Sacramento |
| Ryan Brown | California State Student Association Liaison | Sacramento |
| Chuck Stanton | Chair, Department of Mathematics | San Bernardino |
| David Barsky | ASCSU and Associate Professor, Mathematics | San Marcos |
| Kimberly Greer* | Provost/Vice President Academic Affairs | Stanislaus |
| Chimezie Ebiriekwe | ASI President | San Diego |
| Sugie Goen-Salter | Chair, English Language & Literature | San Francisco |
| Natalie Wheatfall | Senior Policy Analyst | Ed Trust West |
| Feliza Ortiz-Licon | Senior Director, K-16 Education Programs | National Council of La Raza |
* Co-Chairs
Enrollment Management
Will play a critical role in helping provide policy implementation guidance on new approaches to enrollment management, including course-scheduling incentives, summer school and intersession, and CourseMatch.
| Hung Dang | Associate Vice President, Enrollment Services | Channel Islands |
| Barbara Fortin | Associate Vice President, Enrollment Management | Chico |
| Maureen Scharberg | Dean, Undergraduate Studies | East Bay |
| Elizabeth Adams* | Associate Vice President, Student Success | Northridge |
| Don Hunt | Associate Vice President, Enrollment and Student Services | Sacramento |
| Doug Freer* | Vice President, Administration and Finance | San Bernardino |
| Cem Sunata | University Registrar | San Luis Obispo |
| Kamel Haddad | Vice Provost, Planning and Academic Resources | San Marcos |
| Maggie White | ASI President | Stanislaus |
| Catherine Nelson | ASCSU, Professor, Political Science | Sonoma |
| Roger Schultz | President | Mt. San Jacinto College |
* Co-Chairs
Financial Support
Will play a critical role in helping provide policy implementation guidance on new approaches to financial support, including financial literacy, micro-grants and progress incentives for students.
| Thom Davis | Vice President, Business & Administrative Services | Bakersfield |
| Amanda Quintero* | Executive Director of Academic Student Success & Equity Initiatives | Channel Islands |
| Samantha Quiambao | Incoming ASI President | East Bay |
| Praveen Soni | ASCSU, and Professor of Marketing | Long Beach |
| Tom Enders | Vice Provost, Enrollment Services | Los Angeles |
| Mia Kagianas | ASI President/Outgoing CSSA VP of Finance | Sacramento |
| Noelia Gonzalez | Director, Admissions & Financial Aid | Stanislaus |
| Tony Chung* | Associate Vice President, Student Affairs | San Diego |
| Debra Griffith | Associate Vice President, Transition & Retention Services | San Jose |
| Jay Orendorff | Associate Vice President, Business Operations
| San Francisco |
| Alison De Lucca | Executive Director | SoCal CAN |
* Co-Chairs
Student Engagement & Well-being
Will play a critical role in helping provide policy implementation guidance on new approaches to addressing the well-being of CSU students and fostering a strong sense of belongingness on campus.
| Alana Lim | ASI Executive Vice-President & Chair of the Internal Affairs Committee | Bakersfield |
| Vernon Harper* | Associate Vice President, Academic Programs | Bakersfield |
| Chela Patterson | Director, Early Outreach and Support Programs | Chico |
| Frank Lamas | Vice President, Student Affairs & Enrollment Management | Fresno |
| Mark Hoven Stohs | ASCSU, and Professor, Finance | Fullerton |
| Lea Jarnagin* | Vice President, Student Affairs | Pomona |
| Andrea Davalos | President, Associated Students, Inc. | San Bernardino |
| Bridget Blanshan | Associate Vice President for Student Engagement & Equity | San Marcos |
| Gloria Rhodes | Associate Librarian | San Diego |
*Co-Chairs
Data-Informed Decision Making
Will play a critical role in helping provide policy implementation guidance on new approaches to data-informed decision making, including improved data tools, dashboard usage and CSU data infrastructure
| Cynthia Wyels | Professor, Mathematics | Channel Islands |
| Chris Manriquez* | Vice President, Information Technology | Dominguez Hills |
| Su Swarat | Director, Assessment & Education Effectiveness | Fullerton |
| Lisa Castellino* | Associate Vice President, Institutional Effectiveness | Humboldt |
| Jorge Reyes-Salinas | Student Trustee | Northridge |
| Heather Brown | Associate Vice President, Institutional Research | Pomona |
| Jim Dragna | Executive Director of University Initiatives & Student Success | Sacramento |
| Marilee Bresciani-Ludvik | Professor, ARPE/Interwork Institute | San Diego |
| Jodie Ullman | ASCSU, and Professor, Psychology | San Bernardino |
*Co-Chairs
Administrative Barriers
Will play a critical role in identifying and reviewing administrative barriers that impede students’ academic progress and providing policy implementation guidance to ameliorate these issues.
| Denise Fleming | Professor of Teacher Education | East Bay |
| Michelle Hawley | Dean, Undergraduate Studies | Los Angeles |
| Marcos Montes | CSSA, VP of Legislative Affairs-Elect | Los Angeles |
| James Dalske | Dean of Student Development | Maritime Academy |
| Dwayne Cantrell* | Associate Vice President, Student Access and Support | Northridge |
| Beth Merritt Miller | Assistant Vice Provost, Academic Programs & Planning | San Luis Obispo |
| Michael McDuffie | Chair, Philosophy | San Marcos |
| Shawna Young* | Associate Vice President, Academic Affairs | Stanislaus |
| Mark Van Selst | ASCSU, and Professor, Psychology | San Jose |
| Karen Moranski | Associate Vice President for Academic Programs | Sonoma |
*Co-Chairs