Roster

2024-2025 Roster

Last Updated: 11/06/2024

  • AS Roster 2024-25 [PDF]​
  • Quorum: 42 (81 Voting Senators)
  • Terms: Tenure and Tenure-Track Faculty and staff serve 3 year staggered terms. Lecturer Faculty, Alternates, and Students serve 1 year
  • (A) : Alternate
  • (L) : Lecturer Faculty

College Representatives

College of Business - Five Senators (total including lecturers)

COB Representatives
NameDepartmentTermExt.E-Mail
Banafsheh BehzadInformation Systems  2026 54272  banafsheh.behzad@csulb.edu
Praveen SoniMarketing202754763praveen.soni@csulb.edu 
Lu ZhuFinance202758614lu.zhu@csulb.edu
Yoonhee ChoiManagement/HRM2026~yoonhee.choi@csulb.edu
VACANT (L,A)    
Kendrick Kim (L)Management/HRM2025~kendrick.kim@csulb.edu

College of Education - Four Senators (total including lecturers)

CED Senators
NameDepartmentTermExt.E-Mail
Hiromi MasunagaASEC202655613 hiromi.masunaga@csulb.edu
Kristi HagansASEC202554435kristi.hagans@csulb.edu
Oscar Navarro Teacher Education2025~oscar.navarro@csulb.edu
Suzanna So (A)ASEC202557863suzanna.so@csulb.edu
VACANT (L)    
Vacant (L,A)  ~ 

College of Engineering - Six Senators (total including lecturers)

COE Senators
NameDepartmentTermExt.E-Mail
Anna LeeElectrical Engineering2027~anna.lee@csulb.edu
Navdeep DhillonMechanical & Aerospace Engineering2026 52613  navdeep.dhillon@csulb.edu
Mehrdad Aliasgari CECS202554957mehrdad.aliasgari@csulb.edu
Perla AyalaBiomedical Engineering202754899perla.ayala@csulb.edu
Shadnaz AsgariBiomedical Engineering202558023shadnaz.asgari@csulb.edu
Ga-Young Kelly Suh (A)Biomedical Engineering202554543gayoung.suh@csulb.edu
Jelena Trajkovic (A)CECS202551133jelena.trajkovic@csulb.edu
Vacant (L,A)    
Ali Sleiman (L)Electrical Engineering2025~a.sleiman@csulb.edu

College of Health and Human Services - Ten Senators (total including lecturers)

CHHS Senators
NameDepartmentTermExt.E-Mail
Kevin ValenzuelaKinesiology2027~  kevin.valenzuela@csulb.edu
Jody CormackPhysical Therapy2027~jody.cormack@csulb.edu
Melissa DyoNursing202555099melissa.dyo@csulb.edu
Tina ZhaoPPA202555637tina.zhao@csulb.edu
Nancy Meyer-AdamsSocial Work202657774nancy.meyer-adams@csulb.edu
Ryan Fischer- Vice Chair  CCJEM202551677ryan.fischer@csulb.edu
Henry O'LawrenceHealth Care Administration202558103henry.olawrence@csulb.edu
Debby Rannalli Nursing 202751804debby.rannalli@csulb.edu
Joanna BarrerasSocial Work202557027joanna.barreras@csulb.edu 
Yanling Qi (A)Health Care Management202554009yanling.qi@csulb.edu
Marie Botkin  (A)Family & Consumer Sciences 202554056marie.botkin@csulb.edu
Jeff Rodriguez (L)Physical Therapy202558105jeff.rodriguez@csulb.edu
Cindy Gotz (L,A)Health Care Administration202555694cindy.gotz@csulb.edu

College of Liberal Arts - Eighteen Senators (total including lecturers)

CLA Senators
NameDepartmentTermExt.E-Mail
Ali IgmenHistory202558765ali.igmen@csulb.edu
Neil Hultgren- CHAIREnglish202552423neil.hultgren@csulb.edu
Leakhena NouSociology 202557439    leakhena.nou@csulb.edu
Aparna NayakRGRLL202754531aparna.nayak@csulb.edu
Adam KahnCommunication Studies202757130adam.kahn@csulb.edu
Kris Zentgraf- Sociology202751689kris.zentgraf@csulb.edu
Eileen Klink (A)English202554223eileen.klink@csulb.edu
Chris Warren Psychology 202655025c.warren@csulb.edu
Norbert Schürer- English 202654213norbert.schurer@csulb.edu
Danny Paskin Journalism & Public Relations202652602danny.paskin@csulb.edu
Michael AhlandLinguistics202651146michael.ahland@csulb.edu
Barbara Grossman-Thompson International Studies 202654246barbara.grossman-thompson@csulb.edu
Kathryn ChewClassics202655810kathryn.chew@csulb.edu
Christine El Ouardani (A)Human Development202558997christine.elouardani@csulb.edu
Katrina HannaCommunication Studies 202657679katrina.hanna@csulb.edu
Cory Wright  Philosophy202652736cory.wright@csulb.edu
David ShaferHistory202654612david.shafer@csulb.edu
Chris Karadjov (A)Journalism & Public Relations20255210455591chris.karadjov@csulb.edu
Sean Smith (L)History202554419sean.smith@csulb.edu
Michael Palomarez (L,A) English202554231michael.palomarez@csulb.edu
Rebecca Cummings (L)English202555285rebecca.cummings@csulb.edu

College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics - Eight Senators (total including lecturers)

CNSM Senators
NameDepartmentTermExt.E-Mail
Jason SchwansChemistry & Biochemistry2025 57778  jason.schwans@csulb.edu
Jeffrey PairMathematics and Statistics202554351jeffrey.pair@csulb.edu
Deepali BhandariChemistry & Biochemistry2027~deepali.bhandari@csulb.edu
Brian KatzMathematics and Statistics2027~brian.katz@csulb.edu
Amanda FisherBiological Sciences202654814amanda.fisher@csulb.edu
Jillian Pearse (A)Earth Science2025 jillian.pearse@csulb.edu
Eric MarinezChemistry & Biochemistry202652026eric.marinez@csulb.edu
Mike Harris Biological Sciences202557830mike.harris2@csulb.edu
Vacant (L)  ~ 
Vacant (L,A)  ~ 

College of the Arts - Seven Senators (total including lecturers)

COTA Senators
NameDepartmentTermExt.E-Mail
Laurie GatlinArt2025 ~    laurie.gatlin@csulb.edu
Brian TrimbleArt202754387brian.trimble@csulb.edu 
Ben HuffCinematic Arts2027~ben.huff@csulb.edu
Chris MilesSchool of Art  202658396chris.miles@csulb.edu
     
MJ Yang (A)School of Art2025 mj.yang@csulb.edu
Tasha Hunter (L)Cinematic Arts2025~
Vacant (L,A)    

College of Professional and Continuing Education - One Senator

CPaCE Senators
NameDepartmentTermExt.E-Mail
Courtney Stammler (A) American Language Institute2025 57143  courtney.stammler@csulb.edu
Susan ShanleyAmerican Language Institute2024     ~susan.shanley@csulb.edu

University Library - One Senator

University Library Senator
NameDepartmentTermExt.E-Mail
Kelly Janousek (A)University Library202557815  kelly.janousek@csulb.edu
Alexis PavenickUniversity Library202552332alexis.pavenick@csulb.edu

Student Services Division - Three Senators

Student Services Senators
NameDepartmentTermExt.E-Mail
Ferdinand ArcinueCounseling & Psychological Services202754001ferdinand.arcinue@csulb.edu 
Kirstyn Yuk Sim ChunCounseling & Psychological Services2027 54001   k.chun@csulb.edu
Abby BradecichCounseling & Psychological Services202654001abby.bradecich@csulb.edu 
Vacant (A)    

Staff - Five Senators

Staff Senators
NameDepartmentTermExt.E-Mail
Alessandro RussoCLA Office of the Dean2027 alessandro.russo@csulb.edu
Colleen RyanStaff Council Chair 202554911colleen.ryan@csulb.edu
Michael WardenUCUA202755296michael.warden@csulb.edu
Sharon Olson Center for International Education202555585sharon.olson@csulb.edu
Jason Aurand (A)CHHS IT Administrator202757963jason.aurand@csulb.edu
Bethany Price COTA202554326bethany.price@csulb.edu
Ann Kinsey (A)Academic Senate202654310  ann.kinsey@csulb.edu

Students - Five Senators

Student Senators
NameDepartmentTermExt.E-Mail
Johnny BaezaASI202555241johnny.baeza@student.csulb
Zoe GonzalezASI202555241zoe.gonzalez02@student.csulb.edu
Katherine ErianASI202555241katherine.erian01@student.csulb.edu
Huy PhamASI202555241Huy.Pham07@student.csulb.edu
Nikki MajidiASI202555241nikki.majidi@csulb.edu

Emeritus & Retired Faculty - One Senator

ERFAS Senator
NameDepartmentTermExt.E-Mail
Carol RileyEmeritus & Retired Faculty Association~52539  carol.riley@csulb.edu

Deans - Two Senators, Voting

Dean Senators
NameDepartmentTermExt.E-Mail
Deborah ThienDean, CLA2025 55384   deborah.thien@csulb.edu
Curtis BennettDean, CNSM202551521curtis.bennett@csulb.edu

CFA - One Senator, Ex-officio, Voting

CFA Senator
NameDepartmentTermExt.E-Mail
Shelly-Ann Collins RawleCo-President, CFA   2025 55525shelly.collins@csulb.edu 

Administration - Five Senators, Ex-officio, Voting

Administrative Senators
NameDepartmentTermExt.E-Mail                                                     
Jane ConoleyPresident of the University~54121  jane.conoley@csulb.edu
Karyn Scissum GunnProvost & Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs~54129karyn.scissumgunn@csulb.edu
Kerry JohnsonVice President for Undergraduate Studies~54128kerry.johnson@csulb.edu
Pei-Fang HungInterim Vice Provost for Academic Affairs & Dean of Graduate Studies~58225pei-fang.hung@csulb.edu
Patricia A. PerezAssociate VP of Faculty Affairs~58264patricia.perez@csulb.edu

Non-Voting Senate Members

Ex-officio, Non-Voting

Ex-officio Non-Voting List
NameDepartmentTermExt.E-Mail
Dan MontoyaV.P. for University Relations & Development~55195   dan.montoya@csulb.edu
Beth LesenV.P. for Student Services ~55587beth.lesen@csulb.edu
Scott ApelV.P. for Administration & Finance~51658scott.apel@csulb.edu
Min YaoV.P. and Chief Information Officer~55459min.yao@csulb.edu
Chris SwaratDean, College of Continuing and Professional Education~ chris.swarat@csulb.edu
Royce W. SmithDean, College of the Arts~54364royce.smith@csulb.edu
Mark SuazoDean, College of Business~55307mark.suazo@csulb.edu 
Elizabeth DillDean, Library Services~54047elizabeth.dill@csulb.edu
Deborah ThienDean, College of Liberal Arts~55384deborah.thien@csulb.edu
Anna OrtizDean, College of Education~54513anna.ortiz@csulb.edu
Jinny RheeDean, College of Engineering~58032jinny.rhee@csulb.edu
Monica LounsberyDean, College of Health and Human Services~54691monica.lounsbery@csulb.edu
Dina PerroneInterim Dean, Graduate Studies~51134dina.perrone@csulb.edu

ºÚÁÏÍø Representatives to Academic Senate CSU - Non-Voting

ºÚÁÏÍø Rep to CSU Senate List
NameDepartmentTermExt.E-Mail
Norbert Schürer English2026 57815   norbert.schurer@csulb.edu
Eileen KlinkEnglish202554223eileen.klink@csulb.edu
Mehrdad AliasgariCECS202754957mehrdad.aliasgari@csulb.edu