Meet the Board Directors

Richard Armenta, Ph.D.
Faculty Representative,
CSUSM Foundation

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Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology, College of Education, Health and Human Services, CSUSM

Kyle Casement, '11

Michelle Clark
Executive Director, CSUSM Foundation

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Interim Vice President of University Advancement, CSUSM

Kristin Crellin
Vice Chair, CSUSM Foundation

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Senior Vice President
SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union

Dan Epstein
Founder
ConAm Management Corporation

Alisha (Wilkins) Franklin, Ph.D.
CEO, Building & Connecting

Tommy Friedrich
Principal
Cresa

Emilie Hersh
Partner/Co-Founder
Accelerate Cloud Solutions, Inc.

Nathaniel Keifer, '09, '21
Vice President, Client Strategy
LeMed Specialty Pharmacy

Carleen Kreider
Executive in Residence
CSUSM

Simon Kuo
Chair, CSUSM Foundation

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Vice President of Corporate Quality
Viasat

Mitch Kuvinka, 24', 26'
Student Representative,
CSUSM Foundation

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Teaching Assistant and Veterans Center Student Assistant, CSUSM University Communications

Carol Lazier

Lou Monville
Senior Vice President
Raincross Corporate Group

Ellen J. Neufeldt, Ed.D.
President, CSUSM Foundation

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President, CSUSM

Annie Norviel, '09
Audit Partner
Baker Tilly, LLP

 

Itsarely Palma Castillo, '26
Student Representative,
CSUSM Foundation

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Marketing and Communication Student Assistant, CSUSM University Communications

Julian Parra
Founder & Managing Principal
Parra Strategic Advisory

Justin Perron, Ph.D.
Faculty Representative,
CSUSM Foundation

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Professor of Physics, College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, CSUSM

Esther Phahla, CPA, CTS, MST
President & CEO
Esther N. Phahla CPA, APC

Jason Simmons
Managing Partner
Dexter Development Group DBA CCI
Waco Surf
Edenpark San Marcos

Taylor Sutherland 
Senior Wealth Advisor &
Director of Portfolio Strategy
Halbert Hargrove

Leon Wyden, Jr.
Treasurer and Secretary,
 CSUSM Foundation

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Vice President of Finance & Administrative Services and Chief Financial Officer,
CSUSM

 

Steve Wagner
Co-Founder
Stone Distributing Co. 

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Emeritus Director

 

 

 

Jeremy Addis-Mills
President
Digital Impact &

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Advocacy Committee

Thomas Kenaya, CPA
Principal
Baker Tilly 

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Audit Committee

Dongnyoung Kim, Ph.D
Faculty Representative,
CSUSM Foundation

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Finance & Investment Committee

Associate Professor of Finance, College of Business Administration, CSUSM

Christian F. Tresse
Principal
Bernstein Private Wealth Management 

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Finance & Investment Committee

Larry Witt, CFA
Managing Principal/Consultant
Meketa Investment Group, Inc. 

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Finance & Investment Committee

 

Donna Day
Director of Board & Campaign Operations
University Advancement
CSUSM

Jocelyn Wyndham '04, MBA '16
Associate Vice President of Development
University Advancement
CSUSM

Matias Farre
Associate Vice President of Business and Financial Services
CSUSM