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

Ali Ahmadinia (Ex Officio)

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

Julie Ames
Executive Communications
Illumina

Jamie Exon

Senior Director of Technology
SDGE

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

Terrie Heidemann
Director, Quality Assurance
REVA Medical, LLC

Michael Helé
Senior Director of Development
California State University San Marcos

Dr. Wm. Randy Jungman, DDS
Practice Owner
Citracado Dental Group

Chris Marion
Chief Operating Officer & Co-Founder
Synthomatic AI Solutions

Krystal Mattich
Vice President, Trust & Infrastructure
Brain Corp

Manal McDermid
Founder & Managing Partner
Caliber Strategies

Temet McMichael
Medical Science Liaison
Hologic

Jonah Rainey
Associate Vice President, Protein Engineering
Eli Lilly and Company

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

Francis Ring
SVP, Drug Discovery and Innovation
Ionis Pharmaceuticals

Mark Rodriguez
Retired Aviation & Aerospace Engineer

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

Steve Schlesinger
Retired Software Engineer, Performance Analyst

Sara Schleutker
Director of Programs
Qualcomm

Clea Shannon
Program Manager
SD Workforce Partners

Vanessa Small
Founder/CEO
ALcheme Bio

Laurie Strawn
Regulatory Strategy Consultant
Solana Regulatory Consulting

Glenn Tolentino
Director, Mission Systems & Enterprise IT
SAIC

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

Sri Vishnubhotla
Associate Director, Product Management
Clinical Research Group
Thermo Fisher

Chris Waskiewicz

Chief Engineer/Senior Associate
Booz Allen Hamilton

David Webb
Chairman of the Board
Rev Therapeutics

Eliot Weitz
Head of AI Enablement
Viasat

John Wood
Lead Systems Engineer
NIWC

Peter Woytowitz
Vice President, Engineering
Hunter Industries

Nathan Wright
Associate Vice President, Medicinal Chemistry
Eli Lilly and Company