Meet the Board Directors

Sarah Aragon, '21
Student
CSUSM

Joe Bear
Retired Community Leader

Jessica Berger
Executive Director, CSUSM Foundation

Vice President of University Advancement, CSUSM

Sam Clarke
Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship and Management 
College of Business Administration, CSUSM

Kyle Casement, '11
Associate Director, Reporting and Compliance
BioLegend, Inc

Dan Epstein
Founder
ConAm

Tommy Friedrich
Vice President
Cresa

Emilie Hersh
Vice Chair, CSUSM Foundation

Principal
Unbuttoned Innovation

Julie Jameson 
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
College of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics, CSUSM

Nathaniel Keifer-Wheals, '09
Director of Client Strategy
Optum Frontier Therapies

Carleen Kreider
Retired Community Leader

Simon Kuo
Vice President of Corporate Quality
Viasat

Barbara Mannino
Retired
CEO Emeritus, Vista Community Clinic

Lou Monville
Senior Vice President
Raincross Corporate Group

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

President, CSUSM

Anthony J. Pack
Retired Public Utility CEO

Esther Phahla
President & CEO
Esther N. Phahla CPA, A Professional Corporation

Toni Ritchey
Attorney
Fischer & Ritchey, LLP 

Jason Simmons
Vice President of Operations, Dexter Development Group and Consultants Collaborative

Taylor Sutherland 
Senior Wealth Advisor
Halbert Hargrove

Steve Wagner
Chair, CSUSM Foundation

Co-Founder and President
Stone Brewing Co. 

Leon Wyden, Jr.
Treasurer and Secretary, CSUSM Foundation

CFO & Vice President of Finance & Administrative Services, CSUSM

MajGen Anthony (Tony) Jackson
US Marine Corps, Retired

Advisory Committee Representative Director

Jack Raymond
Chairman and CEO
The Raymond Companies

Emeritus Director

Andreas Rauterkus, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Dept. of Finance Chair
College of Business Administration, CSUSM 

Christian F. Tresse
Principal
Bernstein Private Wealth Management 

Larry Witt, CFA
Investment Consultant
Meketa Investment Group 

Thomas Kenaya, CPA
Audit Manager
Squar Milner 

Tina Bell
Associate Vice President for Resources, Planning
University Advancement, CSUSM

Donna Day
Secretary to the Foundation Board
University Advancement, CSUSM

Jocelyn Wyndham
Interim Associate Vice President, Philanthropy
CSUSM