CSUSB - Key Persons
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- Student Employment Coordinator
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- Director, Employee & Labor Relations
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- Lead Specialist / Compliance
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- Talent Acquisition Specialist
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- Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
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- Director
- Member of the Accessible Technology Initiative Steering Committee
- Interim AVP Faculty Development and Chief Academic Officer
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- Talent Acquisition Specialist
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- Associate Vice President
- Chief of Staff
- Office Staff Member
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- Human Resources Confidential Analyst
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- Interim Assistant Director, CHRS Program & Project Manager
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- Member of the Accessible Technology Initiative Steering Committee
- Student Representative / Associated Students Incorporated
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- Fee Waiver & Benefits Analyst
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- Executive Director, Institutional Equity & Compliance
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- Lead ) Payroll Analyst / Specialist
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- Member of the Accessible Technology Initiative Steering Committee
- Director of Student Health Center
- Student Affairs
Dr. Beth Jaworski has worked at CSUSB since 2003 in various roles, including as a therapist in Counseling & Psychological Services, the Director of Services to Students with Disabilities, Assistant Vice President for Student Services, and in her current role as Director of the Student Health Center in the Division of Student Affairs. In addition, Dr. Jaworski serves on the CARE (Campus Assessment, Response & Education) Team. She is a clinical psychologist and holds her M.S. and Ph.D. from Syracuse University and B.A. from the University of California, Irvine. She is committed to student success, health and wellness, and social justice for all.
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- Associate Vice President
- Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students
Dr. Daria-Yvonne Jackson Graham is the associate vice president for student affairs and dean of students at California State University, San Bernardino. She has intentionally spent her career designing, implementing, and assessing student development programs from a socially-just perspective while working with campus crisis, strategic planning and assessment, leadership development, and campus-wide initiatives regarding diversity, social justice, and the co-curricular experience. As a result, she has worked collaboratively to better provide faculty, staff, and students resources to assist in creating an atmosphere for engaged learning. She has also taught courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels in the areas of leadership, intergroup dialogue, social justice, music, and sociology.
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- Associate Vice President of Student Success and Educational Equity
Dr. Molly Springer (Cherokee/ Osage; pronouns: she/her/hers) has worked in higher education for 20 years and her focus, throughout her career, has been on developing programs and initiatives which attend to the needs of disproportionally impacted students. Currently, Dr. Springer serves at the Associate Vice President of Educational Equity and Student Success at California State University, San Bernardino. Dr. Springer's research has focused on Native American students both in K-12 and higher education, is a published author (Beyond the Asterisk: Understanding Native Students in Higher Education (book), "From Boarding Schools to Suspension Boards" (statewide CCEAL report), and a forthcoming chapter entitled, The Transformational Change Agent Equation: Reziliency of Native American Women in Leadership Roles in Higher Education, "Black and Brown Leadership and the Promotion of Change in an Era of Social Unrest." Dr. Springer has served as Dean of Equity and Student Success for Sacramento City College, the Director of Learning Communities at CSU Monterey Bay, as an Assistant Dean of Students/ Director of the Native American Program at Dartmouth College, the Assistant Director of Native Studies at the University of Illinois, and a research analyst for San Diego State University. Dr Springer has also served as the Chair for Native American Network at ACPA, a founding member of the National Coalition for the Advancement of Native Higher Education (NCANHE), and a founding member of the Sacramento Native American Higher Education Collaborative. Dr Springer was the first recipient of the Danielle Terrance Courage Award bestowed upon her by ACPA, and is the incoming Director of External Relations for ACPA (American College Personnel Association).
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- Co - Chair
- Vice President for Student Affairs
Dr. Paz Maya Olivérez is Vice President for Student Affairs at CSUSB. She assumed her vice presidency in August 2019. In this role, she leads a team of more than 300 staff and nearly 1,300 paraprofessionals in programs that support students. An accomplished administrator and educator, Dr. Olivérez brings a wealth of higher education and CSU experience to CSUSB. Dr. Olivérez served as interim vice president for student affairs as well as senior associate vice president and dean of students at California State Stanislaus. Prior to that, she spent eight years at California State University, Dominguez Hills, where she held several administrative positions including associate vice president for student success. She holds a doctorate in educational policy from the University of Southern California, a master's degree in counseling from California State University, Long Beach, and a bachelor's degree in sociology from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
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- Student Employment Student Assistant
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- Member of the Accessible Technology Initiative Steering Committee
- Librarian / Library Technical Services
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- Manager, Diversity & Inclusion
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- Member of the Accessible Technology Initiative Steering Committee
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- Assessment and Research Officer
Jennifer Mersman is the Assessment & Research Officer for the Division of Student Affairs at CSUSB. Her role is building assessment capability within Student Affairs and across university divisions to enhance continuous improvement. Jennifer leads the design of assessment methodologies for evidence-based planning, programmatic change, and organizational development. Jennifer is an alumna from CSUSB, receiving her M.S. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, and earned her Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology from Claremont Graduate University.
Before coming to CSUSB, Jennifer worked in education management, weaving assessment and development into whole systems change. She has worked as an evaluation consultant over the last two decades, working with multiple stakeholder groups within the public, non-profit, and private sectors. She takes a systems level approach to her work, examining the interplay of factors at the organizational, group, and individual levels. Jennifer is skilled at taking big picture concepts and tackling them with a strong methodological background to inform practical, evidence-based solutions.
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- Executive Assistant to the Vice President, Human Resources
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- Member of the Accessible Technology Initiative Steering Committee
- Division / Department
- Web Development Lead
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- Web Developer
- Web Content Accessibility Specialist
John checks the campus websites to ensure that they are WCAG compliant, and helps content managers and creators to make accessible pages as well.
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- Manager, Talent Acquisition
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- Digital Content Accessibility Specialist
John verifies the accessibility of digital content such as Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, PDFs, and multimedia. He also manages the captioning and transcription processes for the university. John works closely with faculty to ensure their instructional materials can be used by all students.
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- Lead ) Student Employment Analyst
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- Classification & Compensation Services Analyst
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- Director, Talent Acquisition & Classification & Compensation Services
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- Member of the Accessible Technology Initiative Steering Committee
- Interim Vice Provost
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- Coordinator
- Member of the Accessible Technology Initiative Steering Committee
- Assistive Technologist
Kevin Cleppe manages the day-to-day operations of the 40+ seat Assistive Technology Center (ATC) at CSUSB and PDC, provides group and 1-on-1 training with assistive technologies and assessments, and researches and implements new assistive technology for the campus body.
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- Leave of Absence & Wellness Specialist
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- Office Coordinator
- Office Staff Member
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- Associate Dean of Students and Director of Student Conduct & Ethical Development
Lisa Root joined the CSUSB community in May 2016 from California State University, Chico. In her current role, she provides leadership to the Office of Student Conduct and Ethical Development and the CARE Team.
Root earned her bachelor of arts degree in Liberal Studies at San Jose State University, where she served as a Residence Hall Director and launched her career in student affairs. She went on to obtain her master of arts degree in Education, Counseling & Guidance at California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo.
Root is the proud product of the California Master Plan, having studied or worked at four different campuses in the California State University system, as well as one UC campus. She is an advocate for student success and making a difference in the lives of the students we serve at CSUSB.
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- Classification & Compensation Services Coordinator
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- Human Resources Coordinator
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- Interim Provost and Vice President, Academic Affairs
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- Office Staff Member
- Scheduler
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- Vice President, Advancement and Executive Director, CSUSB Philanthropic Foundation
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- Member of the Accessible Technology Initiative Steering Committee
- Vice President, Human Resources
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- Director, Leadership Development & Employee Enrichment ( Temporary Oversight for Student Employment )
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- Retirement & Benefits Specialist
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- Co - Chair
- Vice President, Information Technology Services and CIO / Administrator in Charge, Division of Administration and Finance
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- Interim Director, Benefits & Payroll Services
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- Student Union
- Student Union ( South ) a & B Events Center
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- Learning & Development Specialist
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- Executive Director, Human Resources
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- Customer Service Lead / Assistant to the Executive Director
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- Interim Associate Director & Title IX Coordinator
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- Member of the Accessible Technology Initiative Steering Committee
- Executive Director and Chief Procurement Officer / Procurement and Contracts
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- Accessible Procurement Specialist
Tiffany ensures that all Information and Communications Technology (ICT) procured for the campus has been vetted for accessibility by conducting accessibility documentation reviews, testing, and vendor demonstrations. Tiffany brings extensive procurement experience and expertise to the ATS team.
Tomás D. Morales was selected as the president of California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) in May 2012. He is the university's fourth president since it opened in 1965. His commitment to student success has led to various innovative summer bridge and other student and academic support services. He successfully completed CSUSB's first fundraising campaign, raising $54M while doubling the university endowment. His dedication to diversity prompted the development of the institution's unique Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Board. In addition, he spearheaded the first truly bi-county initiative to improve college attainment leading to the founding of the 501(c)(3) organization, Growing Inland Achievement, which has raised over $25M toward this goal.
Previously, Morales was president of the College of Staten Island, The City University of New York (CUNY), from 2007 to 2012.
From 2001 to 2007, Morales served in various capacities at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (CPP), including Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Vice President for Student Affairs, and professor of education. While at CPP, he established the Kellogg Honors College, realigned the division of Academic Affairs and played a key role in completing a $23 million expansion of the Bronco Student Center, among other projects.
Prior to joining CPP, Morales served as Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students at The City College of New York (CUNY). He holds a B.A. in history from SUNY, New Paltz, and earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in educational administration and policy studies from SUNY, Albany. Having served as an educator and administrative leader in higher education for more than 47 years, he is one of the few higher education administrators in the United States who has held senior administrative positions at the three largest public university systems in the nation: The California State University, The State University of New York and The City University of New York.
Dr. Morales has been an active member with several national organizations. He is a previous chair of the board of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities and the governing board of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities. He also served a term on the board of directors of the American Council on Education and the Executive Committee of the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities.
Dr. Morales has been awarded two honorary degrees including a Doctor of Humane Letters from his alma mater SUNY, New Paltz (2012) and a Doctor of Humane Letters from the American College of Thessaloniki, Greece (2009). In September 2016, Morales received the Ohtli Award, the highest award Mexico's government presents to a civilian outside the country. In recognition for his service to education and his passion for the sport, the baseball field at the College of Staten Island was named in his honor as the Tomás D. Morales Baseball Field.
His lifelong dedication to improving the access and quality of public higher education has been recognized with numerous awards, including the Distinguished Leader in Education award from Education Update; the Lifetime Achievement Award in Education from the New York League of Puerto Rican Women, Inc.; Effective Leadership Golden Age Award from the Latino Center on Aging; Latino Trendsetter Award at the United Nations; the IMAGEN Certificate Award from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; the Professional Achievement Award from Boricua College; the Hispanic Leadership Award from the Boy Scouts of America; the Outstanding Leadership in the Service of Youth Award by the National Honor Society at Susan E. Wagner High School; and the Louis R. Miller Award from the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce and Staten Island Advance.
Tomás and his wife Evy have been married for almost 50 years. They have three grown children and eight grandchildren.
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- Learning & Development Coordinator