CHSU - Key Persons

Bill Smittcamp

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President and CEO of Wawona Frozen Foods

Charles Farr

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Board Certified Gastroenterologist at Saint Agnes Medical Center

Darius Assemi

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President, Granville Homes

Deborah J. Ikeda

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Member of the Board of Trustees
Chairman / State Center Community College District Trustee Area 6 and Board Vice President

Farshid Assemi

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President, Central Distributing

Florence T. Dunn - President

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Founding President
Leader
President

Florence T. Dunn has served as Founding President of California Health Sciences University since 2012. Under President Dunn's leadership, the University has rapidly grown, successfully building the current campus and establishing three Colleges - the Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, Pharmacy, and Biosciences and Health Professions - to fulfill the mission of the University. She is a long-time advocate for education and community service. President Dunn is a seasoned leader with more than three decades of banking experience in California's Central Valley with an extensive record of shaping and helping organizations of all industries succeed in that region's unique economy. Prior to joining the University, President Dunn was Senior Vice President and Regional Manager for the Sacramento and Central Valley regions of California Bank & Trust. In that position she played a vital leadership role in the bank's strategic planning, financial management, budgetary oversight and she oversaw marketing for two geographically vast and rapidly growing regions within the state. President Dunn has served in various leadership and service capacities on numerous Boards ranging from health care, education, agriculture and manufacturing to business. She is currently a Board member for the Central Valley Higher Education Consortium and other private boards and foundations. She is a past board member for the Fresno Economic Development Corporation, and previously served for thirteen years on the Board for Community Hospitals of Central California and is a Past Chairman. Florence T. Dunn serves as the founding President of California Health Sciences University (CHSU). Since the University's establishment in 2012, President Dunn's leadership has accelerated CHSU's growth including the opening of the College of Pharmacy, College of Osteopathic Medicine and Simulation Center, with plans to establish up to 10 health science related colleges in the coming years. Florence T. Dunn serves as the University's founding President. Under her leadership the University has earned tremendous community support and collaborates with educational and healthcare leaders throughout the region and state. "We are proud to collaborate with Fresno State, Fresno Pacific University, Clovis Community College and other universities in Central California for interdisciplinary research and education. CHSU has also partnered with local physicians, pharmacists, and institutions throughout the Central Valley - Community Medical Centers, Kaiser Permanente, Valley Children's Hospital, Adventist Health system, United Health Centers, and Camarena Health to name a few - to provide students with diverse clinical education and experiences," President Dunn says.