President

Vernon B. Harper Jr.

• President
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Updated on 06/25/2025

Administration

Lori Blodorn

• Vice President, People and Culture
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Melissa Carleton

• Interim Title IX Coordinator & DHR Administrator

Trista Carter

• Interim OVW Project Director
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Daniel Jiménez

• Director, Organizational Excellence,Training and Development

Jevan Lane

• Director of Safety and Risk Management Services

Michelle Ponci

• Director, Talent Acquisition,Classification and Compensation
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Jorge Villatoro

• Assistant Director, Office of Civil Rights and Compliance
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Tina Williams

• Director, Human Resources Administration
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Updated on 09/01/2025

Board

Gavin Newsom

• Governor of California

Eleni Kounalakis

• Lieutenant Governor
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Robert Rivas

• Speaker of the Assembly

Tony K. Thurmond

• State Superintendent of Public Instruction
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Mildred García

• CSU Chancellor
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Jack B. Clarke Jr.

• Chair

Diego Arambula

• Vice Chair
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Andrew Jones

• Secretary

Steve Relyea

• Treasurer
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Larry L. Adamson

• Trustee
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Diana Aguilar-Cruz

• Trustee
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Raji Kaur Brar

• Trustee
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Douglas Faigin

• Trustee
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Jean P. Firstenberg

• Trustee
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Wenda Fong

• Trustee
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Mark Ghilarducci

• Trustee
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Leslie Gilbert-Lurie

• Trustee
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Jazmin Guarjardo

• Trustee

Julia I. Lopez

• Trustee

Jonathan Molina Mancio

• Trustee

John McGrory

• Trustee

Sam Nejabat

• Trustee
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Yammilette Rodriguez

• Trustee
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Christopher J. Steinhauser

• Trustee

Jose Antonio Vargas

• Trustee
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Darlene Yee-Melichar

• Trustee
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Updated on 01/01/2026