CSTEM Advisory Council

The Advisory Council is a volunteer board to the leadership of the College of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics, offering guidance to help the college best serve the region and the state; providing contacts with business, government and the community to advance the mission of CSTEM; and acting as an advocate on behalf of CSTEM and CSUSM. The Council also provides leadership in fundraising and development in support of CSTEM’s mission and initiatives. Members of the Council include industry professionals representing life sciences, chemistry, aerospace, electronics and information systems, as well as CSUSM faculty, alumni and parents.

The Council meets four times annually to discuss workforce trends, opportunities and initiatives. By contributing their collective knowledge, vision, experience and resources, the Council serves as ambassadors on behalf of the College, while helping CSTEM to establish priorities and chart its successful course for the future.

CSTEM Advisory Council Members

Emily Aguilar

Research Associate
Gilead Sciences

Steve Aguilar

Senior Manager of Product Innovation
Callaway Golf

Ali Ahmadinia (Ex Officio)

Associate Dean, College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
California State University San Marcos

Julie Ames
Vice President, Corporate Communications
Biocom

Samantha Beasley
Senior Scientist
Encodia

Maureen (Mo) Booth
CSTEM Advisor Council Chair
HR Compliance Manger
Diversity & Inclusion Leader
ThermoFisher Scientific

Allison Budelsky
Vice President, Immunology Research
Eli Lilly and Company

Jamie Exon

Director of Digital & Customer Services
SDGE

Aaron Guy
Associate Dean of Programming, Extended Learning
California State University San Marcos

Michael Helé
Director of Philathropy
California State University San Marcos

Gavin Horn
Sr. Director of Systems Engineering
Qualcomm Inc.

Paul Jackson
CSTEM Advisory Council Vice Chair

Dr. Wm. Randy Jungman, DDS
Citracado Dental Group

Bob Kain
Founder/Board Chairman at Mesa Rim Climbing Center
Strategic Advisor in Genomics

Bridget Kimball

Chris Marion

K. Brooks Reid
Professor Emeritus, Mathematics
California State University San Marcos

Mark Rodriguez
Retired Aviation & Aerospace Engineer

Paul Sangster
Co-Founder
Rip Current Brewing Company
Retired Software Engineer

Steve Schlesinger
Retired Software Engineer, Performance Analyst

Vanessa Small
Director of Biologics
Cue Health

Laurie Strawn
Retired, Senior Global Regulatory Affairs, Pfizer

Sandra Thompson
Patent Attorney
Finlayson Toffer Roosevelt Lilly LLP

Jackie Trischman
Dean, College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Professor, Chemistry/Biochemistry
California State University San Marcos

Euphemia Uhegbu
Manager, Clinical Prior Authorization
MedImpact

Chris Waskiewicz

Chief Engineer/Senior Associate
Booz Allen Hamilton

David Webb
CEO, Synbal, Inc.
Adjunct Professor
Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology
The Scripps Research Institute

Eliot Weitz
Vice President, Engineering & Chief Data Officer
Viasat

Peter Woytowitz
Vice President
Director of Electrical Engineering
Hunter Industries