Meet the Board of Trustees

Fiscal Year 2022-2023 (July 1 - June 30)

Trustees effective January 1, 2023

President

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

Vice President

Mr. William Lewis
Executive Vice President
Bolton & Company

Treasurer

Mr. John Tcheng
Director, Budget Administration
Cal State LA

Secretary

Headshot of Bertha Haro Ms. Bertha Haro
Executive Director
Great Minds in STEM

Trustees

   Mr. Nelson Algaze
   CEO
   Shlemmer Algaze Associates (SAA)

Christopher Garlington
Director, Enterprise Compliance Programs
The Walt Disney Company

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

Headshot of Mina Nazemi

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

Headshot of Sally Zesut Ms. Sally Zesut
Vice President
Avison Young

Headshot of Willie Zuniga Mr. Willie Zuniga

Student Trustee

Andrew Klein
Vice President for Finance, A.S.I.

Faculty Representatives

   Dr. Manisha Javeri
   Professor
   Applied and Advanced Studies in Edu
   Cal State LA

Dr. Devika Hazra
   Assistant Professor
   Department of Economics
   Cal State LA

Ex-Officio Trustees

Academic Senate Chair
Dr. Kristine Bezdecny
Assistant Professor
Geosciences and Environment
Cal State LA

Alumni Association President
Ms. Bertha Haro
Director of Business Development
Great Minds in STEM

Associated Students, Inc. President
Mr. Brian Nguyen
Cal State LA

VP for Administration and CFO
Ms. Joyce Williams
Cal State LA

University President
Dr. William A. Covino
Cal State LA

VP for University Advancement
Mr. Robert Avalos
Cal State LA

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