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Administrative Directory


Interim President

Iris S. Levine

Vice President of People, Culture and Institutional Affairs and Chief of Staff Nicole Hawkes
Senior Associate Vice President and Chief Communications Officer (vacant) 
Senior Associate Vice President, EODA/HR Operations Kimberly Allain
Assistant Vice President, Employee/Labor Relations and Compliance  Yasmin Iltchi 
Associate Vice President for Institutional Equity and Compliance  Dawnita Franklin 
Assistant Vice President, Strategic Learning and Organizational Effectiveness Initiatives Michelle Elrod 
Deputy Chief of Staff  Francine Ramirez 
Executive Director, Employee Labor Relations and Compliance  Gabriela Garcia 
Executive Director of Strategic Communications Esther Chou Tanaka
Director / Senior Deputy Title IX Coordinator Leslie Hughes 
Director, HR Policy and Compliance  Ellen Bui
Director, Marketing and Brand Strategy Karen Lindell 
Director, Payroll and Benefits Services  Lindsay Roussopulos
Director, Strategic Learning and Organizational Effectiveness Initiatives Jesus Avalos
Director, Talent Acquisition and Compensation Stephany Soria-DeGraffenreid
Director, Tribal Relations and NAGPRA/CalNAGPRA Desireé Martinez 
Director of Operational Strategy and Innovation Leah Espinoza 
   

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs 

S. Terri Gomez

Chief of Staff and Operations  Diane Gonzalez
Senior Associate Vice President, Enrollment Management and Services Jessica Wagoner
Associate Vice President, Academic Innovation Olukemi Sawyerr
Associate Vice President, Academic Planning (Interim) Keith Forward
Associate Vice President, Academic Programs  Laura Massa
Associate Vice President, Faculty Affairs  Cheryl Koos
Associate Vice President, Research and Innovation  Craig LaMunyon
Associate Vice President, Student Success Cecilia Santiago-González
Presidential Associate, Community, Partnerships, and Expanding Acess (Interim)  Brandon Tuck 
Dean, Don B. Huntley College of Agriculture Ethan Orr
Dean, College of Business Administration Sandeep Krishnamurthy
Dean, College of Education and Integrative Studies Jenelle Pitt-Parker
Dean, College of Engineering Andrew Ketsdever
Dean, College of Environmental Design Mary Anne Akers
Dean, College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences Camille Su-Lin Johnson
Dean, College of Professional and Global Education (Interim)  Larisa Preiser-Houy 
Dean, College of Science Alison Baski
Dean, Collins College of Hospitality Management Margie Ferree Jones
Dean, University Library Marla Peppers 
Director, Academic Support and Learning Services Dora Lee
Director, Admissions (Interim)  Traci Lew
Director, Career Center Tracee Paseggi
Director, Center for the Advancement of Faculty Excellence (CAFE) Marisela Chavez
Director, Financial Aid and Scholarships (Interim)  Charles Conn
Director, Outreach, Recruitment and Educational Pertnernships  China Pour 
Director, Educational Access  Klyer Nathan IV 
Associate Director, International Center (Interim)  Arthur Wang
Director, John T. Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies (vacant)
Director, Learning Resource Center Tracy McDonald
Director, Maximizing Engineering Potential Lily Gossage
Director, Research and Sponsored Programs Anastasia Rutherford
Director, Student Systems and Operations Joseph Hackbarth
Director, University Advising Erin DeRosa
Executive Director, Academic Personnel (vacant) 
Executive Director, Academic Resources Lisa Rotunni
Executive Director, Arabian Horse Center Anthony Stone 
Faculty Director, Data Analytics (vacant) 
Faculty Director, Graduate Studies Salomon Oldak
Faculty Director, Kellogg Honors College  Claudia García-Des Lauriers
Faculty Director, Office of Undergraduate Research Winny Dong
Faculty Director, Student Innovation Idea Lab Y. Olive Li
Faculty Director, Undergraduate Studies and General Education  Aaron DeRosa
Registrar  Connie Kuang
   

Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students 

Christina M. Gonzales

Senior Associate Vice President, Equity and Belonging  Jonathan Grady
Associate Vice President, Student Experience Megan Stang
Associate Vice President, Student Wellbeing and Support  Hallie Lewis
Deputy Dean of Students  Weston Prisbrey 
Executive Director, Associated Students, Inc. Liz Roosa Millar
Executive Director, Student Support and Equity Programs Leticia Guzman Scott
Executive Director, University Housing Services  Jon Merchant 
Executive Director, Student Retention Initiatives and Support   Joel Gutierrez
Director, Care Center  Marysol Mendoza 
Director, Children’s Center Celeste Salinas
Director, Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)  Sean Cheng
Director, Development for Student Affairs Samuel Moore
Associate Director, Disability Resource Center  Andrea Reyes 
Director, Intercollegiate Athletics Brian Swanson
Director, New Student Programs and Family Engagement David Estudiante
Director, Rose Float Cary Khatab
Director, Student Conduct and Integrity  Staci Gunner
Director, Bronco Leadership Center  Jason M. Lu 
Director, Veterans Resource Center Elke Azpeitia
   

Interim Vice President for Administration and Finance and Chief Financial Officer

Michelle Cardona 

Chief of Staff and Associate Vice President of Administrative Services  Jason Rodriguez
Executive Director, Continuous Improvement and Audits  Jon Saclolo
Senior Associate Vice President, Facilities Planning and Management (vacant) 
Associate Vice President, Financial Services/Controller (vacant) 
Assistant Vice President, Budget, Planning, and Analysis Carol Lee
Chief Executive Officer, CPP Enterprises (Interim)  Thomas Sekayan 
Chief of Police Linh Dinh
Executive Director, Transportation and Planning (vacant) 
Director, Accounting Services Geoffrey Horita 
Director, Facilities Planning, Design and Construction Services Jason Stoikoff 
Director, Student Accounting and Cashiering Services Xochitl Martinez-Eckel 
Director, Operations and Maintenance FPM Brian Allen 
Director, Budget, Planning and Analysis  Anne-Marie Larrabure 
Director, Environmental Health and Safety  Erick Guandique
Executive Director, Parking, Transportation and Administrative Services  Mike Yu 
Director, Strategic Sourcing and Support Services  Sergio Rodriguez 
Clery Director  Jennifer Barbadillo 
Lieutenant, UPD  Rob Brock 
Lieutenant, UPD  Jose Plasencia
   

Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Information Technology 

John W. McGuthry

Senior Associate Vice President, Deputy Chief Information Officer, Information Technology Operations  Benjamin Quillian, III
Associate Vice President, Information Technology Security and Compliance, Chief Information Security Officer Carol Gonzales
Associate Vice President, Information Technology Engagement  Jorge Lomeli
Associate Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, Advanced Computing  Alex Harwood
Associate Vice President, Institutional Research, Planning and Analytics Jeanette Baez
Executive Director, Applications Sean Choi
Executive Director, Client Services Lucas Lanting
Executive Director, Cloud Services David Drivdahl
Executive Director, Converged Network Services Gabe Kuri
Executive Director, IT Business Operations Cynthia Morgan
Executive Director, MediaVision Trevor Henderson
Director, Administrative Applications  Dave Lyon
Director, Analytics for Student Success and Equity Akira Kanatsu
Director, Advanced Computing  Curtis Carpenter
Director, Enterprise Applications and Data Warehouse Anthony De La Loza
Director, Information and Digital Compliance Laura Carrizales
Director, IT Security Chris Laasch 
Director, IT Service Support  Sean Preschern
Director, Mobile and Web Applications Jinah Young
Director, Projects Management   Whitney Lopez 
Director, Technical Support Gary Collier
   

Vice President for University Advancement

Frances Teves

Associate Vice President, University Development and Chief Development Officer  Chris Lee
Assistant Vice President, Alumni and External Affairs   Melissa Riordan
Associate Vice President, Central Development (vacant)
Senior Director of Development, Collins College of Hospitality Management Krista Spangler
Senior Director of Development, College of Engineering Carrie Geurts
Senior Director of Development, College of Environmental Design Jenkins Shannon
Senior Director of Development, Don B. Huntley College of Agriculture ML Copeland 
Director, Corporate Relations Danny Melvin
Executive Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations Jerry Yu
Director of Development, CLASS and CEIS (vacant) 
Director of Development, College of Business Jeff Cox 
Director of Development, College of Science Bill Burrows
Director of Development, Engineering (vacant)
Director of Development, Student Affairs Samuel Moore
Director, Donor Relations and Stewardship Connie Schmitz
Executive Director, University Events  Helen Yniguez
Director, Leadership and Annual Giving Brooke Fessler Owens 
Director, Planned Giving Vincent Fraumeni
Director, Prospect Research  (vacant) 
Director, Philanthropic Research and Management  (vacant) 
Senior Associate Director, Annual Giving Grace Johnson 
Associate Director, Donor Digital Engagement Jorge Garduno
Director, Chapter and Alumni Programs Andrea DeCoudres
Associate Director, Volunteer Engagement Matt Walsh
Assistant Vice President, Government and External Affairs  Annie Yea
Director, Government and Community Relations  Jacquelyn González
Assistant Athletics Director, Development  Kevin Gomez 
Director, Advancement Analytics (Interim) Robert Jackman 
Director, Strategic Initiatives and Special Projects  Michelle Viorato 
Associate Vice President, Advancement Operations and Chief Operating Officer  Derrick Fang 
Assistant Director, Gift Administration and Reporting  Julie Smith 
Director, Advancement Services  (vacant) 
Director of Development, W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Center and Special Projects (Interim)  Ann Steichen 
   

Interim Chief Executive Officer, Cal Poly Pomona Enterprises

Thomas Sekayan 

Chief Operating Officer (vacant) 
Senior Director, Business Services/Organizational Effectiveness and Strategy Tariq Marji 
Chief Financial Officer  Juan Hernandez 
Chief Human Resources Officer Shari Benson
(Acting) Director, Bronco Bookstore Suzanne Donnelly 
Senior Associate Director, Bronco Bookstore (vacant) 
Director, CPPE Student Housing  David Laxamana
Associate Director, University Village  Regina Allison 
Director, Dining Services David Corral
Director, Real Estate and Facilities Randy Wallace Jr. 
Director, Information Technology Joseph Bustamante
Head of Marketing and Web  Alex Hernandez
General Manager, Kellog West  Bill Nazur