Administration & Administrative Staff

• Office of the President
• Academic Affairs
• College Deans, University Library, Department Chairs, and Program Directors
• Academic Senate
• Administration & Finance
• Student Affairs
• University Advancement
• Cal State East Bay Educational Foundation Board

Our Mission

Cal State East Bay welcomes and supports a diverse student body with academically rich, culturally relevant, learning experiences that prepare students to apply their education to meaningful lifework, and to be socially responsible contributors to society.  Through its educational programs and activities the University strives to meet the educational needs and to contribute to the vitality of the East Bay, the state, the nation, and global communities.

Office of the President

President, Cathy Sandeen

• Executive Assistant to the President: Anthony Tabinas (Interim)
• Special Assistant to the President: Balvinder Kumar
• Title IX/ DHR Coordinator: Terri LaBeaux
• Title IX Office Support: Ellen Maloney-Ruhe

Chief of Staff: Derek J. Aitken

• Executive Assistant to the Chief of Staff: Andrea Lum
• AVP Director of Athletics: Allison Kern
• Associate Director, Government and Community Relations: Vacant

University Diversity Officer: Kathleen Wong (Lau)

• Confidential Office Support: Lisa Thomas

Academic Affairs

• Interim Provost and Vice President, Academic Affairs: Kimberly Greer
• Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs: Silvina Ituarte
  • Director, Faculty Development: Keri O’Neill
  • Director, Center for Community Engagement: Mary D’Alleva
  • Faculty Affairs Executive Assistant: Sophie Bloch
  • Assistant to Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs: Kelley Ramos
  • Faculty Immigration Advisor & Recruitment Specialist: Karen Ling
  • Coordinator, Academic Senate: Mark Robinson
• Deputy Provost for Academic Resources and Planning: Rafael Hernandez
  • Assistant Vice President, Institutional Research, Analysis and Decision Support: Fanny Yeung
  • Director, Compliance and Standards: Jeanne Dittman
  • Director, Fiscal Resources: Jennifer Toor
  • Coordinator, University Scheduling: Dayanna Arriola-Orozco
• Dean of Academic Programs & Services: Maureen Scharberg
  • Associate Dean, Academic Programs & Services: Mitchell Watnik
    • Assessment & Program Review: Julie Stein
    • Articulation Officer: Kyle Burch
    • University Curriculum Coordinator/Catalog and Curriculum Specialist: Rick Rader
    • University Catalog Editor/Curriculum Specialist: Julie Mielke
    • Roadmaps Editor/Degree Planner Specialist: Clarissa Hernandez
  • Bay Advisor: Bill Irwin
  • Peer Academic Coaching: Marissa Baumann
  • Grade Appeals: Erica Wildy
  • Interim Director of Academic Advising: Jennifer Aure
  • Director, General Education: Kevin Kaatz
  • Chair, General Studies: Danvy Lee
  • Director, Graduate Studies: Kevin Brown
• Associate Vice President (Interim), University Extension: Balvinder Kumar
  • Director, Continuing Education Programs: Kate White
  • Manager, Special Sessions Programs: Interim, Richard Moala
  • Director, Marketing: Dan Bellone
  • Executive Director, International Programs: Thomas Tyner
  • Director, Center for International Education: Kelly Moran
  • Operations Coordinator: Cecilia Zefeldt
  • Manager, Oakland Center: Kevin Kenny
• Associate Vice President, Research and Sponsored Programs: Chandra Khan
  • Director, Grant Administration: Jennifer Cabrejas
  • Director, Center for Student Research: Jennifer Sherwood

College Deans, University Libraries, Department Chairs, and Program Directors

College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences  

• Dean: Wendy Ng
  • Special Assistant to the Dean: Mary Kendall
  • Associate Dean: Linda Ivey
  • Associate Dean: Ethel Nicdao
  • Chair, Department of Anthropology, Geography and Environmental Studies : Michael Lee
  • Chair, Department of Criminal Justice : Dawna Komorosky
  • Chair, Department of Human Development and Women’s Studies : Patricia Drew
  • Chair, Department of Political Science : Danvy Le (Elizabeth Bergman F23 only)
  • Chair, Department of Public Affairs and Administration : Michael Y. Moon
  • Chair, Department of Social Work : Sarah Taylor
  • Chair, Department of Sociology : Linda Dobb
  • Chair, Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences  : Elena Dukhovny
  • Director, Global Studies : Andrew Wong

School of Arts and Media (SAM)

• Director:  TBD
  • Chair, Department of Art : Michael Henninger (Interim)
  • Chair, Department of Communication : Kate Bell 
  • Chair, Department of Music : Buddy O. James
  • Chair, Department of Theatre and Dance : Richard Olmsted
  • Director, Multimedia Graduate Program: TBD

School of Global Humanities and Cultural Studies

• Director: TBA
  • Chair, Department of English : Dennis Chester
  • Chair, Department of Ethnic Studies : Nicholas Baham
  • Chair, Department of History : Bridget Ford
  • Chair, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures : Meiling Wu
  • Chair, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies : Christopher Moreman
  • Director, Liberal Studies Program : Arun Rasiah

College of Business and Economics  

• Dean: Gangaram Singh
  • Human Resources Coordinator:  Wanda Davenport
  • Associate Dean: Vish Hegde (Interim)
  • Associate Dean: Jiming Wu (Interim)
  • Chair, Department of Accounting and Finance : Chinglih Jan
  • Chair, Department of Economics : Filippo Rebessi
  • Chair, Department of Management  : Hongwei Du
  • Chair, Department of Marketing : Yi He

College of Education and Allied Studies  

• Dean: Robert Williams
  • Assistant to the Dean: June Laherran
  • Associate Dean: Ana Garcia-Nevarez
  • Chair, Department of Educational Leadership : Peg Winkelman (Interim)
  • Chair, Department of Educational Psychology  : Greg Jennings
  • Chair, Department of Kinesiology : Paul Carpenter
  • Chair, Department of Hospitality, Recreation and Tourism : Saehya Ann
  • Chair, Department of Teacher Education : Interim Chair, Lyn Scott

College of Science  

• Dean: Jason Singley
  • Administrative Assistant to the Dean: Jaime Maldonado
  • Associate Dean: Danika LeDuc
  • Chair, Department of Biological Sciences : Ana Almeida
  • Chair, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry : Patrick Fleming
  • Chair, Department of Computer Science : Levent Ertaul
  • Chair, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences : Patricia Oikawa
  • Chair, Department of Public Health : Arnab Mukherjea
  • Chair, Department of Mathematics : Julia Olkin
  • Chair, Department of Nursing : Monika Eckfield
  • Chair, Department of Physics : Erik Helgren
  • Chair, Department of Psychology : Murray Horne
  • Chair, Department of Statistics and Biostatistics  : Ayona Chatterjee
  • Chair, School of Engineering : Farnaz Ganjeizadeh

University Libraries  

• Dean: John Wenzler
  • Coordinator, Instructional Services: TBA
  • Coordinator, Information Literacy Services: Diana Wakimoto
  • Chair, Library Faculty: Gr Keer (Interim)

Student Center for Academic Achievement

• Director:  Shonda Goward

Academic Senate

• Chair, Academic Senate: Christina Chin-Newman
  • Academic Senate Coordinator: Mark Robinson
  • University Honors Program: Shubha Kashinath 

Administration & Finance

Vice President, Administration and Finance/CFO: Myeshia Armstrong

Executive Assistant to the Vice President: Dwyla Jourdan

• Chief University Police: Omar Miakhail (Interim)
• Associate Vice President, Facilities Development and Operations: Winnie Kwofie
• Associate Vice President, Financial Services: Maureen Pasag
• Associate Vice President, Human Resources and Payroll Services: André Johnson
• Associate Vice President Information Technology Services & CIO: Jake Hornsby

• Senior Director, Online Campus: Roger Wen

• Director, Risk Management and Internal Control: Tom Poon
• Director, Administrative Processes: Veronica Salvador

Student Affairs

Vice President, Student Affairs and Enrollment Management: Suzanne Espinoza

• Associate Vice President, Equity & Belonging/Dean of Students: Martin Castillo
  • Executive Director, Associated Students Incorporated (ASI): James Carroll
  • Director, EOP and Student Equity and Success Advising: Antonio Martinez
    • Educational Opportunity Program (EOP)
    • Renaissance Scholars Program
  • Director, Affinity Programs and SEAS Engagement Initiatives, Jose Padilla
    • Asian American Pacific Islander Program 
    • EXCEL Program
    • GANAS Program
    • Sankofa Scholars
  • Director, Diversity & Inclusion Student Affinity & Resource Centers (DISARC): Cookie Garrett
  • Director, Student Conduct, Rights and Responsibilities: Heather Gardley
  • Director, Student Life and Leadership: Krystle Tonga
• Associate Vice President, Student Affairs and Auxiliary Services: Mark Almeida
  • Executive Director, University Housing and Commercial Services, My-Lan Huynh
  • Director, Accessibility Services and Veteran Student Services: Pamela Baird
  • Director, Recreation, Wellness Services and University Union: Jennifer Luna
• Associate Vice President, Enrollment Management: Angela Schneider
  • Director, Admissions: Alvin Quach
  • Director, Financial Aid: Sonia Jethani
  • Director, Student Outreach: Katie Avila
  • Director, Enrollment Management Systems, Manuel Saldanha
  • University Registrar: Karen Mucci
• Director, Student Health Services, Emil Asadulla

• Director, Counseling Services: Shauna Hong
  • CARE Case Manager
  • Confidential Advocate

• Director, Budget and Operations: Fa’aalu Lealaimatafao

University Advancement

Vice President, University Advancement: Evelyn Buchanan

Executive Assistant to the Vice President: Ashley Smith

• Associate Vice President, Development: Vacant
• Chief Communications & Marketing Officer: Vacant
• Director, Advancement Services & Data Analytics: Fern Tyler
• Director, Advancement Budget, Operations & Foundation; May Hernandez
• Director, Alumni and Constituent Engagement: Travis Nelson
• Director, University Events: Chris Williams

Cal State East Bay Educational Foundation Board

Officers

Evelyn Buchanan, President
Bette Felton, Chair
Johan Klehs, Vice Chair
Myeshia Armstrong, Treasurer
James Songey, Secretary

Trustees