Advisory Board
Sharing a Commitment
to Student Success
The Network’s community of collaborators shares a commitment to student success. It is guided by an Advisory Board composed of representatives from CSU campuses and the Chancellor’s Office who serve in a variety of roles. The Board meets throughout the year to provide oversight and direction for all Network activities and to help identify topics for Applied Research, Convenings, and the Middle Leadership Academy.
All 23 campuses have had at least one Advisory Board member serve as a Network liaison.
2024 - 2025
Campus
Member
Bakersfield
Jennifer Mabry (McCune), Director of Enrollment Services/University Registrar
Cal Poly Pomona
Brianne Davila, Associate Dean and Professor of Sociology
Channel Islands
Doreen Hatcher, Assistant VP for Student Affairs
Chancellor’s Office
Duan Jackson, Systemwide Director, Student Advising Initiatives
Chico State
Ellie Ertle, Associate Vice Provost, Undergraduate Education and Success
East Bay
kyzyl fenno-smith, Associate Librarian
East Bay
Arnab Mukherjea, Professor
Fresno State
Larissa Mercado-López, Department Chair and Professor
Fullerton
Jessica Stern, Associate Dean
Humboldt
Jennifer Eichstedt, Professor
Northridge
Svetlana V. Tyutina, Associate Professor, Graduate Program Director
Sacramento
Nadine Kelley, Senior Director for University Housing Services
San Bernardino
Lisa Guzman, Project Director
San Diego
Michelle Lopez, Senior Assistant, Dean for Student Success
San Francisco
Susanna Jones, First-Year Experience Faculty Director
San José
Shonda Goward, Associate Vice Provost of Undergraduate Advising and Success
San Luis Obispo
Jane Lehr, Professor, Director of Student Research
San Marcos
Adam Petersen, Director of Strategic Initiatives for Academic Success
PREVIOUS ADVISORY BOARDS
Campus
Member
Bakersfield
Jennifer McCune, Director of Enrollment Services/University Registrar
Cal Poly Humboldt
Mary Virnoche, Professor of Sociology
Cal Poly Pomona
Brianne Davila, Associate Dean and Professor of Sociology
Channel Islands
Doreen Hatcher, Assistant VP for Student Affairs
Chancellor’s Office
Duan Jackson, Systemwide Director, Student Advising Initiatives
Fullerton
Jessica Stern, Associate Dean
Long Beach
Catherine Ward, Chief of Operations, Office of the Provost
Northridge
Svetlana V. Tyutina, Associate Professor, Graduate Program Director
Sacramento
Nadine Kelley, Senior Director for University Housing Services
San Bernardino
Lisa Guzman, Project Director
San Diego
Michelle Lopez, Asst. Dean for Student Success
San Francisco
Susanna Jones, First-Year Experience Faculty Director
San Jose
Shonda Goward, AVP Student Success & Advising
San Luis Obispo
Jane Lehr, Professor, Director of Student Research
San Marcos
Adam Petersen, Director of Strategic Initiatives for Academic Success
Campus
Member
Chancellor’s Office
Duan Jackson, Systemwide Director, Student Advising Initiatives
Channel Islands
Ernesto Guerrero, Director of Academic Advising
Chico
Ellie Ertle, Interim Associate Dean, Undergraduate Education
Dominguez Hills
Jonathan Molina, Vice President of Finance
Humboldt
Mary Virnoche, Professor of Sociology
Long Beach
Catherine Ward, Chief of Operations, Office of the Provost
Long Beach
Karyn Scissum-Gunn, Provost
Monterey Bay
Katherine Kantardjieff, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs
Pomona
Victoria Bhavsar, Director, Center for the Advancement of Faculty Excellence (CAFE)
San Diego
Michelle Lopez, Assistant Dean for Student Success
San Marcos
Adam Petersen, Director of Strategic Initiatives for Academic Success
Campus
Member
Channel Islands
Ernesto Guerrero, Director of Academic Advising
Chico
Anthony Ruiz, CSSA Vice President of Finance, Student
Chico
Ellie Ertle, Interim Associate Dean, Undergraduate Education
Fresno
Bernadette Muscat, Interim Dean of Undergraduate Studies
Fullerton
Catherine Ward, Executive Director of Retention Initiatives
Humboldt
Mary Virnoche, Professor of Sociology
Long Beach
Karyn Scissum-Gunn, Provost
Monterey Bay
Katherine Kantardjieff, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs
Pomona
Victoria Bhavsar, Director, Center for the Advancement of Faculty Excellence (CAFE)
Sacramento
Ántonia Peigahi, Director of Policy Records and Management
San Francisco
Kim Altura, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education
San Diego
Michelle Lopez, Assistant Dean for Student Success
San Marcos
Adam Petersen, Director of Strategic Initiatives for Academic Success