MEET THE BOARD

Board of Trustees

PRESIDENT:

Omel Nieves

Omel A. Nieves 
Shareholder and COO
Hunt, Ortmann, Palffy, Nieves, Darling & Mah, Inc. 

 

VICE PRESIDENT:

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William Lewis
Executive Vice President
Bolton & Company

 

TREASURER:

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Carlos Beltran
Director, Budget Administration
Cal State LA

 

SECRETARY:

Bertha Haro

Bertha Haro
Executive Director
Great Minds in STEM

 

TRUSTEES:

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Larry L. Adamson
Alumni Trustee, California State University Board of Trustees

 

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Nelson Algaze
CEO
Shlemmer Algaze Associates (SAA)

 

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Christopher Garlington
Director, Enterprise Compliance Programs
The Walt Disney Company

 

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Alev Lewis
Founder of Lewis Consulting



 

Rosario Marin

Rosario Marin
Owner of Marin & Marin, LLC

 

 

Dwight Nakata

Dwight Nakata, CPA, CFP 
Financial Advisor 
Investment Adviser Representative 
Cetera Financial Specialists LLC 

 

Mina Pacheco Nazemi

Mina Pacheco Nazemi
Co-head and Managing Director
Barings, LLC

 

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Nilza Serrano
Founder and CEO of Serrano and Associates &
Founder and CEO of TMS Productions & Post-Production

TRUSTEES (continued):

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Mongwei Wee
Partner
Ernst & Young

 

Sally Zesut

Sally Zesut
Vice President
Avison Young

 

Willie Zuniga

Guillermo "Willie" Zuñiga
Former President (Retired)
Grifols Biological, Inc.

 

STUDENT TRUSTEE:
 
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Andrew Klein
Vice President for Finance, Associated Students, Incorporated
Cal State LA
 

FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE:

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Faculty Trustee Vacant



 

Devika Hazra

Devika Hazra
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics
College of Business and Economics

Cal State LA 

EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEES:

Robert Y. Avalos

Robert Y. Avalos
Vice President for University Advancement
Executive Director, Cal State LA Foundation

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Andre Avramchuk
Chair, Academic Senate
Associate Professor,
Management
College of Business and Economics

Cal State LA

 
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Yahir Flores
President, Associated Students, Incorporated
Cal State LA
 

Queen King

Queen King
Vice President for Administration and Chief Financial Officer
Cal State LA
 

Leory M. Morishita

Leroy M. Morishita
Interim President
Cal State LA

 

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Martin Nava
President, Cal State LA Alumni Association
Director of Property Management
Cesar Chavez Foundation