EAST BAY TO BROADWAY The rise to Tony-award fame as Aladdin’s genie was no accident for CSUEB alum James Monroe Iglehart

CHIEFS OF CHANGE Regional law-enforcement leaders and Cal State East Bay graduates talk challenge, change, and common ground

Winter 2015 Cal State East Bay Magazine | WINTER 2015 1 cWINTERo 2015ntents 04 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 34 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR PHOTO: ERIC MILLETTE Michael Jedlicka ’85 of The Walt Disney Studios 05 HPN GIFT brings a touch of whimsy and valuable advice to Hayward Promise Neighborhood gets a the 2014 Honors Convocation. fresh wave of support from AT&T. 35 DISTINGUISHED YOUNG ALUMNA 06 LANDMARK EVENTS Lanette Jimerson ’96 emphasizes new beginnings UNIVERSITY NEWS President Morishita signs ACUPCC,

ALUMNI & FRIENDS & ALUMNI and paying it forward to the incoming freshman class. and CSUEB is ranked fifth most diverse campus in the nation. 36 HONOR ROLL OF DONORS We recognize and thank the many generous 07 INTRODUCING NEW UNIVERSITY contributions from 2013-2014. LEADERSHIP Meet the newest members of the Cal 44 CLASS NOTES State East Bay team. 50 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION NEWS 16 08 EAST BAY TO BROADWAY Tony-award winner James Monroe Iglehart 51 PARTING SHOT ’98 tells the tale of his road to The Great White Way, and how he reimagined an icon. FEATURES 16 A LEGACY OF LEADERS These 10 high-ranking law-enforcement alums share lessons learned and challenges ahead.

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PHOTO: James Monroe Iglehart as Genie in the musical Aladdin. (Cylla von Tiedemann / New Amsterdam Theatre)

President Graphic Designers On the Cover We want to hear from you! Leroy M. Morishita Kent Kavasch James Monroe Iglehart Send your letter to the editor (250 words or less) at: Garvin Tso Cal State East Bay Magazine Editor, SA 4800 University Advancement Photography is published by the Office of University 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd., Hayward, CA 94542 Communications, a department of the Tanya Hauck, Vice President Contributing Writers Carolyn Cole University Advancement division, and Kathleen Brady, AVP for Development Jeff Bliss Kelley L Cox Fax letters to: 510.885.4089 or email by the CSUEB Alumni Association. Jeff Bliss, Executive Director, Genny Hom-Franzen D Dipasupil [email protected]. Please include your University Communications Todd Prepsky Max Gerber name and year of graduation, if you are an alumnus; address; Send inquiries to: Penny Peak, Director, Alumni Relations Eric Millette and daytime phone number. Letters will be printed at the News Contributors Cal State East Bay Magazine Stephanie Seacrest discretion of the editor and may be edited for publication. Creative Director Krista Dossetti 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd., SA 4800 Garvin Tso Jesse Cantley Penny Peak To change name or mailing address, contact Hayward, CA 94542 or call 510.885.4295 Theo Wargo Todd Prepsky 510.885.4089 or [email protected]. Editor Krista Dossetti

2 Cal State East Bay Magazine | WINTER 2015 Cal State East Bay Magazine | WINTER 2015 3 CSUEB UNIVERSITY NEWS NEWS HAYWARD PROMISE NEIGHBORHOOD PROGRAM PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Gets Boost from AT&T Cal State East Bay has received $276,500 from AT&T share nearly $12.5 million in Aspire grants. to expand the Hayward Promise Neighborhood (HPN) “AT&T is pleased to support CSU East Bay and am inspired to see so many Pioneer success stories in our regional community and beyond, and watch our alumni initiative, a program that aims to improve the lives and the Hayward Promise Neighborhood program through become leaders in their fields. While there are so many things academics of more than 10,000 residents and 3,000 our Aspire commitment,” said Ken McNeely, president that contribute to each individual’s success — family, culture, students in the ethnically diverse, low-income Jackson of AT&T California. “Solving the drop-out crisis and Triangle neighborhood. preparing kids for college and career success takes more

PHOTO: GARVIN TSO values, mentors, life experiences — all started their career paths at Cal State East Bay. Here, education is about more The grant is part of AT&T Aspire, the company’s than just in-school support. Programs like Hayward than mastering knowledge in a single discipline; it is about being able signature education initiative focused on school success Neighborhood Promise are critical because they empower toI absorb, adapt, and respond quickly to change — changes in jobs, the and career readiness. The the entire community, as well demands and needs of employers, the economy, and technology. funding will pay for dropout as individual students — prevention specialists to and AT&T is proud to be a Our students graduate with the ability to leverage their major of choice work with high school partner in this effort. and flexibility to match an evolving career. By making these skill sets the counselors and help at-risk A component of AT&T’s foundation of the University experience, and by being intentional about students stay in school. collaboration with HPN the educational process that prepares students for the next steps in their The HPN program supports student mentoring. lives, we create lifelong learners who can address complex challenges. was created in 2012 with a According to a recent report, Our graduates have what it takes to succeed in any environment — to be five-year, $25 million U.S. students with mentors are a leader in any field. Department of Education more likely to aspire to enroll grant. in and graduate from college Ranked as the most diverse university in the continental United States Cal State East Bay than those without mentors by the Chronicle of Higher Education, Cal State East Bay is recognized was one of the first five (76 percent vs. 56 percent). for its leadership role in producing well-rounded, well-prepared

PHOTO: GARVIN TSO Carolyn Nelson, dean of Cal graduates for the regional workforce, economy, and industry of the Bay organizations — and Area. In this issue, we applaud alumni who are paving the way for more the only university in State East Bay’s College of the nation — selected All Smiles: Students of CSUEB and President Morishita receive AT&T’s gift on Education and Allied Studies, and more of our students to pursue their dreams with the confidence behalf of the President of AT&T Northern California, Ken McNeely. that their CSUEB education has given them the tools they need to to pilot the Promise said the grant will allow the succeed. The many law-enforcement officers who are graduates of Cal Neighborhood Initiative. university to double the number of mentors in schools State East Bay, Michael Jedlicka, vice president of technology at The “We were fortunate to get the initial Department of and provide case management at both Hayward High and Walt Disney Studios, Lanette Jimerson, our 2014 Distinguished Young Education grant,” said Cal State East Bay President Leroy Tennyson High. Alumna, and James Monroe Iglehart, the Tony-award winning Genie M. Morishita. “It brought the community together in John Taylor, Hayward Unified School District board from Aladdin on Broadway are just a few examples of our graduates who a special way, helping youth and families in the Jackson president, said, “HPN’s partnership has proven to be have reached for the stars. Triangle. Working with parents, their children, teachers, critical in providing invaluable services to our students, principals, and others to prepare our youth for success in families and communities while improving the ability Go Pioneers! school is critical. This support from AT&T is going to to serve students from cradle to career. This partnership help us move the needle forward and make the initiative and the contribution from AT&T will give us the needed sustainable. AT&T has taken a big step forward with us.” resources to expand services to all of our children in the Because of the HPN initiative’s early success Hayward community, especially the Tennyson corridor, supporting and motivating traditionally underserved our targeted area.” students to stay in school and prepare for their next steps The HPN initiative, led by Cal State East Bay, is Dr. Leroy M. Morishita in life, Cal State East Bay and the HPN program were managed by a collaborative of more than nine local selected from more than 1,000 applicants nationwide to organizations. — Todd Prepsky

4 Cal State East Bay Magazine | WINTER 2015 Cal State East Bay Magazine | WINTER 2015 5 CSUEB NEWS NEWS so proud of our university for taking this step. It is President Morishita tremendously exciting to see. This is a way, not only to CSUEB prevent catastrophic climate disruption, but to NEW LEADERSHIP ARRIVES signs American recreate the world in a much more vibrant, community- oriented fashion.” to Cal State East Bay in 2015 Colleges and For more information about ACUPCC visit: www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org/. Vice President for University including positions at the University of Colorado — Krista Dossetti Boulder and the University of Texas at El Paso. Universities President’s Advancement: Tanya Hauck Dr. Wong holds a Ms. Tanya Hauck, a seasoned and respected Ph.D in Higher Education Climate Commitment CAL STATE EAST BAY fundraising professional with nearly two decades Administration from the BRINGING SUSTAINABILITY TO of comprehensive higher education and campaign University of Southern California. She received THE FOREFRONT OF 2015 experience, has been appointed vice president for Ranked Most University Advancement and president of the her M.A. in Student On Jan. 26, President Leroy M. Morishita made Educational Foundation Board of Directors. Affairs from Michigan campus history by signing the American Colleges Hauck is a graduate of the CSU system, State University, and her and Universities President’s Climate Commitment Diverse University having earned her B.S. in Recreation from (ACUPCC). The commitment joins Cal State East Bay bachelor’s degree in San Jose State University. with hundreds of other higher-learning institutions in California Recreation and Leisure Julie Wong across the nation in the goal of all campuses becoming Studies from CSU Director of Cal State East Bay’s student body is the most diverse climate neutral. Long Beach, and a in the state, and the fifth most diverse in the nation, Intercollegiate Athletics: Cal State East Bay will be the 10th CSU to sign on. master’s in Business according to a ranking of four-year public universities by Director of Sustainability Jillian Buckholz will be Administration from Joan McDermott The Chronicle of Higher Education’s Almanac. spearheading efforts to meet the ACUPCC through Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Ms. Joan McDermott, director of a nationally The annualAlmanac of Higher Education’s latest a Campus Sustainability Committee, working with For the past recognized NCAA Division II program known ratings analyzed data compiled during the 2012-13 Academic Affairs and Administration and Finance. year, Hauck served for its success in graduating student-athletes, as academic year, ranking the country’s 15 most-diverse Buckholz said, “As an educational institution, as the Vice President Tanya Hauck well as for winning numerous conference and campuses, including those enrolling international students. CSUEB has a responsibility to mitigate (climate for Institutional national championship titles, has been appointed “Diversity figures prominently into the mission of Advancement at Mills College in Oakland. Ms. director of athletics at Cal State East Bay. Cal State East Bay,” President Leroy M. Morishita said. Hauck was previously the Associate Vice President McDermott’s tenure as athletic director “We are committed to preparing students to meet the for Development at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, at MSU Denver included 71 Rocky Mountain demands of increasingly diverse local, state, national, where she launched the university’s $500 million Conference Championships, and her teams and global communities; and by having an inclusive Learn by Doing Promise campaign. Ms. Hauck have made 114 NCAA campus, we are better able to provide our students personally raised more than $80 million in support postseason appearances with an academically rich and culturally relevant of mission-focused initiatives at the university. in 14 sports, with several educational experience.” championships and 196 The Almanac’s “diversity index” uses a scale of 0 to Vice President for Student All-Americans. 100 to determine the probability that any two students McDermott earned at an institution are from different racial or ethnic Affairs: Dr. Julie Wong her bachelor’s degree in groups. Cal State East Bay received an 80.39 on the Dr. Julie Wong, a distinguished leader in the Sociology and Physical Before making the commitment official with his signature, President diversity scale. By comparison, the nation’s No. 1-rated areas of student engagement and success, has Education from the Morishita shared his thoughts on the pressing issue of climate change university, the University of Hawaii, Hilo, received a been selected to lead Cal State East Bay’s Student University of San score of 87.32. The data for four-year public universities Affairs division. change) and educate our future leaders about pressing Francisco, and she holds Joan McDermott global issues such as climate change. It’s an exciting show California leads the nation with 36 of the most- Dr. Wong’s most recent appointment was a master’s degree in time on campus.” diverse campuses, followed by Hawaii with 14 and the regional associate vice chancellor for Student Educational Administration And some things are already happening. Professor New York with 10. Affairs at the University of South Florida St. from Stanford University. Karina Garbesi is currently teaching Environmental Broken down by ethnicity, CSUEB’s enrollment Petersburg, and she has more than 24 years of Studies-Applied Field Studies, in which students included 26.1 percent Asian Americans, 11.9 percent experience in higher education administration, are conducting a campus greenhouse gas emissions African Americans, 23.3 percent Hispanic, 1.1 percent inventory. That inventory will provide the official Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, and 22.3 percent white. baseline emission reductions pursued under the president’s climate commitment. Garbesi said, “I’m

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CSUEB THE BIG PL AN Cal State East Bay alumnus James Monroe Iglehart (BA Theater, ’98) won critical acclaim — not to mention a Tony and a Drama Desk Award — for his Broadway performance in Aladdin … just as he’d planned.

Eight Days a Week: Iglehart’s grueling show schedule of eight BY JEFF BLISS performances per week is all worth it for the role he always dreamed of. THERE IS NOTHING SMALL ABOUT JAMES looked at me and said, ‘Look, you’ve got a choice. You MONROE IGLEHART. can either go to school or you can pay rent.’” From his smile to his laugh, from his show- It was all the prodding the future Broadway star needed. stopping performances to the big hugs he doles out to Well, that and a special visit to the movies with fans — there is absolutely nothing small about the Cal his mother. In 1992, she took him to see the animated State East Bay alumnus. Disney movie Aladdin as a high school graduation gift. Especially his plans. It was the gift that would keep on giving. In an interview with the New York Post, Iglehart FROM THE START claimed, “When ‘Friend Like Me’ came on, I leaned over to my mom and said, ‘God, it would be so cool As a teen, Iglehart imagined a different kind of to do something like that!’” Iglehart later bought the showbiz career: professional wrestling or playing for soundtrack on cassette tape and played it over and over the Harlem Globetrotters. He even toyed with the idea until he wore it out. Then he bought another copy, of becoming a rapper or R&B singer, but it was a heart- which he proceeded to wear out, too. to-heart chat with his father, James, that set the young With his Genie character’s sly grin he added, “It was Iglehart on a different path. like someone was trying to tell me something.” “I did not want to go to college,” Iglehart said. “I Someone would. was sick of school and I told my parents I was done with

PHOTO: CAROLYN COLE this. I said, ‘I’m not going to school anymore.’ My father

8 Cal State East Bay Magazine | WINTER 2015 Cal State East Bay Magazine | WINTER 2015 9 CSUEB CSUEB STUDENTS FEATURE FEATURE I could sing, act, and dance, and maybe make a living LOCALLY GROWN at it. I told my mom, ‘I can really do this.’” After a year,

CSUEB “I had no skills whatsoever. I was a good actor, but Iglehart switched his major to theater. nobody knew who I was,” Iglehart said. As a singer, he showed early promise with his ONE PERSON MAKES A DIFFERENCE talent for hitting the right notes. Singing at Hayward’s Along the way, Iglehart noted, he “kept [his] goals in Palma Ceia Baptist Church, Iglehart found a receptive mind,” while also keeping his mind open to learning audience, and his calling. “I had my first solo in church some important lessons. PHOTO: THEO WARGO at age five. I heard the applause and I was hooked!” “James was very special. He did it all,” said In addition to singing in church, he sang in his Professor Thomas C. Hird, chair of CSUEB’s high school’s show choir (where he met his future Department of Theater and Dance. “He could sing, wife, Dawn), and his mom also continued to guide dance, act, and he would even work backstage. And he’s him. But just because his parents and an uncle were still that way today.” Pioneers, choosing “that school on the hill” was “I think I’m successful because not automatic. of a lot of nice people along the way “I could tell you I chose Cal who said, ‘This kid has potential. State East Bay because it was a Let’s push him.’ It was also hard wonderful college or because work … but also that’s all I ever my mother, father, and uncle all wanted to do. This is the drive. This went there. But the truth is that is it. I wanted this really, really bad. I happened to be at [Hayward’s] I didn’t really think of a backup Tennyson High School — where plan at all,” Iglehart told CSUEB’s my mother taught music — and student newspaper, . a guy by the name of Dr. Carter The Pioneer Chief among his supporters at from the music department came Cal State East Bay was Celestine in and heard me sing. He asked Ranney-Howes, the very same my mother, ‘Who is that young person he would choose to salute man?’ and my mom said, ‘That’s my during his 2014 Tony Award son.’ Then he said, ‘I think we can acceptance speech. do something with that,’ and he “Celestine was the costume offered me a music scholarship to shop supervisor but became my go to Cal State. I couldn’t believe Friend Like Me: Even as a child, young James mentor,” Iglehart said. “All that that somebody actually wanted me was at home in the spotlight. advice … and the life lessons she to go to college!” taught me, all while sewing costumes at the same time! She helped keep me focused on school and on my goals. ‘I CAN REALLY DO THIS’ “When I was having some troubles and having It wasn’t long before the performing bug got the issues with life as a college student,” Iglehart The best feeling in best of the freshman and restlessness set in. As a remembers, “She was the one that was telling me to “ music major, Iglehart was doing some singing, but hold fast, and be strong, and I can get through it. ‘It’s the world was when he spent most of his time steeped in music theory just college. You can get through this. If you can get and sight-reading. “My first year, I was in the music through college, you can make it through the real department the entire time and doing very little world. If you can’t make it through college, there’s no I got married, and performing,” he recalls. way you’re gonna make it through the real world,’ In an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle, she would say. the next best was he added, “I was doing terrible, failing my classes. I was “I credit Celestine with the reason why I stayed in A Game of Chance for the school’s opera workshop, in college,” he adds. “She was there for me, and I will winning the Tony and one of the other students said I should audition for love her for the rest of my life for that. I told her, in a summer theater production of Oklahoma. That put the costume shop, I said, ‘Celestine, if I ever win a Black Tie Affair: Iglehart that night. everything together for me. It was the one place where Tony, I will say your name on the stage,’ and I have not ” gives thanks for the Tony James Monroe Iglehart award with his signature Praise Dance. (BA Theater ’98)

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CSUEB forgotten that. I graduated in 1998, and 2014 I won … The challenge of becoming the iconic Genie from CSUEB and I said her name on television. Later, we talked and Aladdin is all the more complicated when your she thanked me and told me that she loved me. I told predecessor is an icon in his own right — the late Robin her, ‘Listen, I told you that I love you and I told you that Williams. For Iglehart, whose love of Williams’ Genie without you, this wouldn’t have happened, so I wanted helped inspire his career, the answer was clear: “I was to give credit where credit was due.’” going to do an homage to Robin Williams” he told NorthJersey.com of his dream role. But producers had THE BIG TIME a different idea. They wanted to return to the original concept for Genie as a jazzy bandleader-type in the During his senior year, Iglehart was given the image of Cab Calloway, Fats Waller, and old Hope- opportunity to turn pro. He kicked off his career Crosby flicks. The result? An entirely fresh genie that is — and gained notice — with roles in Bat Boy at 100 percent Iglehart. For example, instead of Williams’ TheatreWorks in Palo Alto, and inGrease at San memorable impersonations, Iglehart steps into the voice Jose’s American Musical Theatre. From there, he of Oprah, taps alongside coat-and-tails-clad dancers, “took the big step” and earned a coveted Actors’ and adds his own signature fist-bumps with Aladdin Equity [union] card while performing in the national — all done with such intense energy that he is quickly tour of Show Boat. Iglehart made his way east for his becoming the new hardest working man in show Broadway debut in 2007 as a replacement in The 25th business. Spoiler alert: standing ovations ahead. Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Then he landed the breakout role of Bobby in Memphis, which kept him busy — and earned him rave reviews — for close to three years. Not long after, Iglehart joined one of three regional theater companies that were working the kinks out of Disney Theatrical’s planned Broadway presentation of Aladdin. To say it had problems early in the process is an understatement, but after reworking characters, songs and scenes, the producers finally hit the right chord. Because Iglehart was one of three actors playing the Genie character, there was no promise he would be off to New York. But then came the proverbial ‘magic’ phone call from producers. The same young man who had fallen in love with Disney’s Aladdin all those years ago would not just be heading to The Great White Way, he would be taking over one of the most iconic animated characters of all time. And he rose to the occasion. Almost immediately, theater critics, fellow performers, and audiences were hailing Iglehart as the star — not just of the show, but Broadway itself. The six-foot, 295-pound actor, who looks more like a linebacker (albeit one in glitter and make-up) than most musical theater performers, won critical kudos and standing ovations show after show. With his all-out song-and-dance performances, Iglehart wowed audiences with his deft combination of power Hi De Ho! Legendary jazz and subtlety. Rather than mimicking the well-known singer Cab Calloway cartoon version, he crafted a Genie of his own was famous for his inexhaustible energy and love of the crowd — trademarks of Iglehart’s reinvented Genie. PHOTO: James Monroe Iglehart as Genie in the musical Aladdin. (Cylla von Tiedemann / New Amsterdam Theatre) 12 Cal State East Bay Magazine | WINTER 2015 Cal State East Bay Magazine | WINTER 2015 13 CSUEB CSUEB

My wife puts it FEATURE FEATURE “ FACULTY — a bigger-than-life character who is a mix of can I have your picture?’ and I’m thinking, ‘Oh my gosh, best. Not to sound wickedly sharp comedy, hyperkinetic dancing, and you know my name.’ That’s the weird part.”

CSUEB powerful singing. While his family is proud of the recognition conceited, but this In June of this year, Iglehart and fellow cast Iglehart has received, they are “keeping [him] members performed “Friend Like Me” on the annual grounded,” he says. was the goal Tony Awards stage. By the time the signature piece “The fun part about my family is — this is going ” from Aladdin had concluded, there was little doubt [to] sound crazy — everybody’s extremely proud. But my James Monroe Iglehart why Iglehart was nominated for Best Performance by wife puts it best. Not to sound conceited, but this was (BA Theater ’98) an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical. The standing the goal,” he says. ovation from Broadway’s stars was shared with his cast “My mom … there every day, taking me to every members, but Iglehart had clearly won the night. rehearsal, taking me to every class that I had to go to Later, he did so again. When his name was called, [in order to] be better. My wife sacrificing when I got he climbed the stage to pick up his Tony, and he out of college, when I graduated, and her being the performed an impromptu “praise dance.” breadwinner while I was running around to every “I’ve watched the Tony’s since I was around 17 years regional theater I could find to act and making $500 a old,” Iglehart said. “I would watch it every year and say, week, and her steadily being there to keep a roof over our ‘Wow, what must that feel like? Wow, what does it feel heads until something happened. like to actually sit in the seats — not to sit at home and “This was the goal that the team worked for,” watch it — but to sit in the seat there, and know that Iglehart affirms. “Even my younger brother would someone is going to put the camera on you, and your call me up and say, ‘Man, it’s going to be okay. Don’t name’s going to be shown … what does that feel like? worry about it. You’re going to be fine.’ That team of “And then to be up there and actually get the people — those family members — my grandmothers, blessing of winning, and then for my peers to stand my aunt who was a dancer. Those folks, they were my and say, ‘We think he’s good. We think he’s one of us.’ foundation, and those were the shoulders I stood on to To be embraced by the Broadway community has been get here. And so they’re proud and they’re happy, but a fantastic feeling,” he adds. “The best feeling in the this was the goal. world was when I got married, and the next best was “I think that some people, when something like winning the Tony that night.” this happens to them, they say, ‘I didn’t know what I So how has life changed for Iglehart? was thinking. I didn’t know where it came from,’” he “I still have eight shows to do a week,” he says with explains. “For me — and this is no joke — this was the one of his deep laughs. “So I really don’t know what, goal. All the sacrificing, all the going broke, all of the how to answer, but I will say, it does feel awesome to student loans, all of that stuff. This was the goal — to know that the work I’ve done over all these years is get to Broadway, to be in this community, have a living, finally starting to pay off. But there are some funny and hopefully, luckily, with a blessing, win a Tony moments when I go to [restaurants], and I sit down and someday.” eat, and some person walks over to me and says, ‘James, The big plan paid off. Big. n

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CHIEFS “If gangs own the park, people are afraid. If the AMONG US police own the park, that’s oppression. But, LAW-ENFORCEMENT LEADERS ACROSS THE BAY AREA SHARE if the community owns COMMON GROUND AS CAL STATE EAST BAY ALUMS the park in support with BY GENNY HOM-FRANZEN the police department, the community thrives.” Sean Whent (CJA ’11) OAKLAND CHIEF OF POLICE

here’s a reason why police are always Oscar Grant shooting. Or heading up a police in the limelight. Gritty crime shows, department like Hayward’s — bisected by major classic detective novels, the evening freeways that carry hundreds of thousands of people news — we are fascinated, outraged, through the city each day. demanding, critical of, and grateful Or, like chiefs everywhere, trying to maintain for police at any given moment. public safety and peace while negotiating the swift- And police have the daunting task of responding to moving currents of protests, riots, public unrest, theseT many voices, needs, and shifting priorities all police-brutality cases, assaults and murders of officers, at once. Putting on that badge every morning means social media, lawsuits, third-party consultants, committing your life to being a leader, civic servant, national scrutiny, and more. and protecting others from harm, even when the risk It isn’t easy being chief, but these men and is great — and personal. You, a cop, are responsible for women are meeting the challenge, effecting change, the lives and safety of hundreds of others. and finding solutions for California’s toughest Now imagine being chief. problems. Here, some of the Bay Area’s high-profile As a chief of police, not only do you shoulder the law enforcement leaders share their challenges, The Job That Never Sleeps: Whent’s role is 24-7 but it’s what he prefers burden of a jurisdiction’s crime rate, safety, community accomplishments, and lessons learned. — after a class on cost derivatives outreach, public relations, and more, you have the lives And while each of these leaders oversees a at CSUEB, the finance major quickly of officers and wellbeing of an entire organization on jurisdiction that has a unique set of constituents and switched to criminal justice. your hands. You are a leader among leaders. issues, they share something similar: All of them are Now imagine you’re Oakland’s chief of police. Or graduates of Cal State East Bay. a key player in rebuilding BART after the infamous

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academy. With these qualifications under his belt, he Other results are even more impressive: By We need to adapt to emerging trends. Ultimately, SEAN WHENT (CJA ’11) was chosen from a competitive pool of 27 candidates the close of 2014, murders were down 11 percent, the priority is the preservation of human life above after a rigorous national selection process. residential burglaries 28 percent, shootings 13 percent, anything else.” OAKLAND CHIEF OF POLICE As chief of police, Whent’s staff of 1,063 is and robberies 31 percent. In part, Whent’s time at Cal State East Bay primed responsible for the safety of more than 406,000 Whent’s community efforts also focus on him for this type of resource allocation. Dr. Marc nless you live in Oakland and truly residents, which are less than ideal odds for a city of Oakland’s youth, with particular emphasis on the city’s Nethercutt, professor emeritus of criminal justice, know its charm and amazing diversity, Oakland’s size and history. In addition to restructuring high-school dropout rate. (In 2013, the made a lasting impression on Whent for his laser focus the name alone is enough for many San Francisco the department into five new districts, Whent has made reported an improvement of 25 percent, on efficiency: “He used every single minute of class people to think of crime. While it is Chronicle community relations the heart and soul of his new but that number is still roughly twice the national time,” Whent remembers. “He had a great sense of undeniable that the city has a long tenure — to positive effect. Admitting that relationships average.) This past summer, OPD established a Youth pride. He’d tell us, ‘you are paying for your education, rap sheet, it also has culture, U with Oakland’s citizens have been Citizens Police Academy. In the free program, youth and I am going to give you that.’ His work ethic was recreation, food, entertainment, “strained” in the past, he says, ages 16-21 are invited to OPD’s downtown offices inspirational.” and an influx of new business “Building better relationships one night a week for three months. Participants get As to what motivates him to rise to Oakland’s development. The struggle It’s all about our with the community must be a top an unprecedented, behind-the-scenes look at the considerable challenges, Whent agrees his job is hard to deal with crime, however, “ priority if we are to be successful in department, and they learn from police officers and but adds, “Anything worth doing is often a challenge, has intensified over the last youth. The more the future. If gangs own the division heads about crime prevention, procedures, and if it’s not, then it’s not worth doing. You have to several years due to public park, people are afraid. If the criminal law, and how the department works. keep your foot on the gas pedal at all times and never unrest, ranging from the connections we police own the park, that’s “It’s all about our youth,” Whent says. “The let up. It just goes and goes and goes.” protracted Occupy movement, oppression. But, if the community more connections we have with them, the better the to protests against allegations have with them, owns the park in support with dividends to our community in the long run. We need of police brutality. Through the police department, the to increase the positive interactions with police at all the years, the Oakland Police the better the community thrives.” levels.” OPD maintains its touch with those who have JANEITH GLENN-DAVIS (CJA Department (OPD) has also passed through the program via an alumni association faced institutional challenges, dividends to our that keeps young adults working in partnership ’84, MPA ’11) DEPUTY CHIEF FOR such as claims of racial Community Connection community in the with police through annual events and fundraising. profiling, unnecessary use of His plan is working. Under PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND force, disorganization and long run. We need Whent’s leadership, OPD delayed response times, and has implemented several Resource Management TRAINING AT BART noncompliance with federal community programs, like a Even with strong community relationships, limited to increase the ART transports more than 400,000 mandates for more than a decade. community policing coalition resources and low officer numbers have been passengers to and from 44 stops along The call for reform is great, and that strategically targets crime longstanding issues for OPD, exacerbated by attention- positive interactions 104 miles of track each and every day.1 the road ahead is challenging. prevention at three levels: block, grabbing violent crimes and large-scale demonstrations With its own dedicated police force, Enter Sean Whent. neighborhood, and citywide. like the recent closure of I-80 in Berkeley. The with police at BART is nearly like a city unto itself, By actively engaging in social attraction of Oakland to the burgeoning tech set one that sews together all of the Bay Area, connecting media and websites like Nextdoor also raises an interesting issue: Is the influx of new B Changing of the Guard all levels. three counties into a distinctive region. The very nature (a network that groups users money, business, and housing demands a good thing As the City of Oakland’s ” of what BART is — a transit system — means that together by neighborhood), for Oakland? Whent says yes: “The police department police chief, Sean Whent Sean Whent (CJA ’11) police must deal with the challenges of not just one Whent has created a direct has a role to play in economic development, and it’s (CJA ’11) maintains a simple, OAKLAND CHIEF OF POLICE city, but many at the same time. While BART operates line of communication with our job to reduce crime.” However, he also cautions straightforward philosophy: with impressive efficiency and safety for an agency citizens that is free of typical that newcomers often have high expectations for beat “Build rapport with residents and of its size, events like the Oscar Grant shooting, or a barriers and red tape. On Nextdoor, for example, policing — and despite improvements in the economy, good things will happen.” more recent accidental shooting of a BART officer by an area captain gives regular updates and also when OPD’s resources have yet to catch up. While some Whent stepped into his permanent role as chief of a colleague, have led to protests and questions about serious events occur, which Whent says eliminates the residents are more vocal, he explains, they might not police in May 2014, after serving as interim chief for a internal operations. The task is daunting, but the maze of the organization. As one example of success, have the greatest need. Therefore, resources need to be year. A 19-year veteran of the department, Whent has BART Police Department is actively rebuilding its Whent mentions a peeping Tom who was caught shifted accordingly. “The demand for our services is a range of experience across several divisions, including image and strengthening community relationships, through social media efforts by citizens tracking the high,” he says. “We are not a huge police department patrol, criminal investigations, and internal affairs — while simultaneously responding to fresh concerns over perpetrator’s license plate. for a city of this size. It’s a constant triage of priorities. and he’s also spent time as an instructor for the police passenger transport and safety.

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starts with education. Under Chief of use-of-force incidents; and The Right Choice Kenton Rainey’s command, Glenn- more community access to giving Janeith Glenn-Davis (CJA ’84, Davis has expanded the list of feedback than ever before. Glenn- MPA ‘11) has never shied away courses BART officers are required Davis said her team investigates from a challenge. After an 18-year to complete, including additional more than 100 complaints per career with the Oakland Police training in communication, year, and admits, “The potential Department and nearly eight years diversity, handling emotionally for abuse is great — there has to as Cal State East Bay’s chief of disturbed persons, and community be a strong system of checks and police, she has taken on reforming policing. “Verbal judo” is also an balances. If (the officers are) doing the fifth largest transportation area of focus, which helps officers the right thing, there’s nothing system in the country — BART. learn how to prevent and respond to be uncomfortable about … Deputy Chief Glenn- Community partnerships and Davis joined the BART community relationships are at the Police Department (BART The potential for very core of what we do. This can PD) in 2011. Since 2012, her “ be a daunting job unless the public title has been deputy chief of abuse is great — has a perception that you are fair … professional standards and there has to be We want the community to see us training. Her role on the BART as a true partner.” PD executive team, however, a strong system That partnership is essential to was created directly in response continuing to improve safety, and to the shooting of Oscar Grant of checks and how the many communities BART by a BART officer. To deal with balances. If (the passes through perceive its services. the public outcry, the agency Resources are limited. With only brought in consultants like the officers are) doing about 200 police officers, Glenn- National Organization of Black Davis notes how important the Law Enforcement Executives the right thing, public is in the department’s (NOBLE), a research team there’s nothing to efforts. “There is no way we can with nearly 40 years’ experience do our jobs without the eyes and helping police departments deal be uncomfortable ears of the public,” she says. BART with issues like racial profiling police must enlist the help of its and use-of-force policies. As about. ridership, and she hopes passengers part of the new executive ” will take heed of the tagline “If team, Glenn-Davis has been JANEITH GLENN-DAVIS you see something, say something.” instrumental in managing (CJA ’84, MPA ’11) From the inside, Glenn-Davis has several initiatives recommended DEPUTY CHIEF FOR also developed a recruitment plan by the consultants, including PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS that addresses the specific qualities establishing a Recruitment and AND TRAINING AT BART desired in a potential officer, where Retention Advisory Council and how to find them, and how alongside another deputy chief. the BART Police Department can to emotionally charged situations achieve its recruitment goals. and defuse conflict through Tactical Considerations conversation. Racial profiling and While some of her work takes place internal affairs have been other Leaps & Bounds behind the scenes, Glenn-Davis’ areas of focus. In a short few years, the specialty in professional standards A complete overhaul of department has come a long way. and training may forever change the complaint system has also “Crime is down 27 percent,” the way BART police hires its been completed, with emphasis Glenn-Davis says. “Everything’s officers, and how those officers on rebuilding the community’s still not perfect and full reform respond to stressful, violent, and trust and confidence in the police could take five to 10 years, but we department — there are now are doing an outstanding job, and Her Calling: Glenn- combative situations — factors Davis’ smarts led Dr. that underscore a more permanent, stricter guidelines for all personnel the BART police of today is almost Benjamin Carmichael to long-range institutional shift in involved in receiving/documenting unrecognizable from the BART recommend law school BART police operations. And it complaints; detailed tracking police of the past.” not law enforcement during her time at CSUEB — fortunately, 20 Cal State East Bay Magazine | WINTER 2015 she didn’t listen. Cal State East Bay Magazine | WINTER 2015 2120 PHOTO: ERIC MILLETTE CSUEB

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FEATURE BART police are counting on new technology We’re a customer to keep the momentum going. BART PD was among In Her Genes “ industry leaders in the development of its “body Diane Urban’s original career plans did not include service company, if

CSUEB camera” program. In August 2014, the transit agency crime fighting. In fact, her father, an ex-beat cop in you will, and a lot of launched BART Watch. Riders with smartphones Los Angeles, moved his family to bucolic Eugene, can discreetly send an anonymous text or email to the Oregon, just to get them away from L.A.’s streets. But cops don’t like that BART police to report a crime or suspicious activity. for Urban (CJA ’86), police work is in the blood. The app enables users to send a picture or use a one- Diane’s father eventually moved his family back ... There is so much tap button to connect to BART police via telephone. to California and opened a home alarm business, surprise in what So far, there have been more than 8,000 downloads, and Urban attended high school in Los Gatos. and more than 1,100 reported incidents, including When she started college at Cal State, she planned we do that there panhandling, smoking, vandalism, lewd or sexual to major in business and take over the family trade behavior, and unattended packages or baggage. — just not the one her father intended. “I might as shouldn’t be well have just stuck a fork in my eye,” she says of the any surprise in Fast-Forward: Future tedious accounting and statistics classes she took in preparation for the role of CEO. Fortunately, how we do After 30 years of police work, Glenn-Davis is an elective led her to taking Intro to Criminal beginning to look toward her own future. She will Justice from Benjamin Carmichael out of curiosity business. retire in the next year or two, and join her husband for her father’s previous profession. “The guy was ” in Washington, D.C., for his appointment as the mesmerizing. Literally, first class, 90 minutes in … I DIANE URBAN (CJA ’86) director of the Office of Community Oriented knew I was going to be in criminal justice,” she says. HAYWARD CHIEF OF POLICE Policing (COPS) under Attorney General Eric It took Urban the rest of the year to come clean with Holder. In the meantime, she is pleased with her her dad about her change of heart, and as she later role at BART PD, and being among the many told the San Jose Mercury News, “I went home … and CSUEB alums that are making a difference in law I said, ‘Do you want the bad news or the bad news?’” enforcement: “Cal State East Bay has one of the best She adds, “It was as if the temperature [in the room] programs in the state so it’s not surprising. I’m proud dropped 20 degrees.” to be in their company.” It may not have been the profession her father was hoping for, but Urban is used to swimming upstream. She was named the first female chief of DIANE URBAN ’86 the Hayward Police Department (HPD) in 2011 after working for the San Jose Police Department for HAYWARD CHIEF OF POLICE 26 years. At San Jose, the fitness enthusiast joined MERGE, the city’s version of a SWAT team, unheard s a critical intersection of major of for a woman. “They made it abundantly clear that transportation arteries and Bay Area they didn’t want me there, that they would make cities, Hayward is home to a diverse my life miserable,” she later admitted. Eventually, population and educational institutions however, Urban would be the only officer on the like Cal State East Bay and Chabot squad to pass an FBI physical fitness test, and she College.A While the convenience of Hayward is went on to become the unit’s primary sniper. one of its primary draws, the city has not seen the influx of technology and startup businesses that characterize neighboring communities. This keeps Heart of the Bay Hayward more affordable than much of the Bay Area “Predicting (crime cycles) is like trying to predict the (although housing costs are steadily rising), but it has weather,” Urban says of her experience. Right now the also resulted in less socioeconomic opportunity in weather in Hayward is pretty good. Crime is down 29 Hayward’s workforce. According to www.city-data. percent overall, and of the 110 violent crimes last year, com, crime in Hayward is most notably concentrated Urban said only 1 percent was gang related. Instead, in the categories of theft, auto theft, and burglary, “quality of life” crimes are the biggest issue, namely and has contributed to a historical reputation of traffic, auto theft, and residential burglaries. Since crime for the city. several major freeways go through Hayward, the city The Long Shot: Urban has a transitory nature that some point to as the was initially scouted for the track & field team at CSUEB as a discus thrower — she went on to win three championships and was a near-miss for the ’84 2122 Cal State East Bay Magazine | WINTER 2015 PHOTO: ERIC MILLETTE Cal State East Bay Magazine | WINTEROlympic team. 2015 23 CSUEB FEATURE

FEATURE reason for high crime. “Some people would have you Richard Lucia (MS Counseling ’91) serves as the promoted in 2009. “The most important thing I believe that Hayward is crime- ridden. I know what undersheriff for the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office learned at Cal State East Bay is how to be a change people see. This is a community that is diverse. When (ACSO). With a jurisdiction that stretches from agent,” he said. “I deal with constant change;

CSUEB you walk on the street, you see … people of different Albany to south of Fremont and east of Livermore, in law enforcement policies and procedures, in colors — that does not make it unsafe. So, that the demand and breadth of services offered by ACSO personnel, in society, in technology, in the law, and perception, it’s a bunch of baloney.” is incredibly high — ranging from full-coverage in our community. Nothing is static. A successful Urban counts on community relationships to patrol and investigative services of unincorporated organization needs to be adaptable in order to provide keep Hayward moving in the right direction. She uses and contracted areas, to marine patrol and fish and PHOTO: STEPHANIE SEACREST the best possible customer service. You have to the example of a rash of burglaries from a couple years game enforcement, to operating a police academy. embrace change to do your job well.” back, which included a rumor that the police were Lucia counts his time at CSUEB as invaluable for somehow involved. Rather than stay silent, Urban the insight his educational psychology classes gave Police Chief Walter Tibbet (MS Counseling proactively held community meetings and gathered him into people from different walks of life. “The ’01) heads up the Fairfield Police Department, which support from key city stakeholders. “You always have means looking after a city of unusual shape and to have your relationships in place,” she says. “There size — extending just east of Travis Air Force Base should be no Ferguson. Something is going to happen all the way west of I-680 and south toward Vallejo. in every community. You should be able to pick up Fairfield struggles with more crime than neighbors the phone to your faith-based organizations, to your like Vacaville, Benicia, and Napa, and does have issues community-based mechanisms, to your day-labor with violent crimes, most notably involving firearms; centers, to your local NAACP. however, theft, auto theft, and burglary are more 4

“I can describe my community in one sentence: PHOTO: STEPHANIE SEACREST prevalent . Tibbet has been around the Bay Area long They are my best force multiplier. They are my eyes enough to meet the challenge: He spent 26 years at and they are my ears. If I have community trust, even the San Jose Police Department, ending his term as with people who have a mistrust for police … if those a captain before accepting a chief of police post at people are working with you and if those people are Alameda in 2006. Tibbet began his current role in reporting crimes because they are not afraid about Alameda Chief of Police Paul Rolleri (CJA ’85) Fairfield in 2010. He has many memories of his deportation … then we’ve got it made. And those relationships are firmly embedded here.” Paul Rolleri (CJA ’85) was selected as interim It’s a lesson that she’s committed to passing down police chief of Alameda in June 2013 and was to her staff. “I like the community here and that’s why permanently named to the position in November from the top down we should model good customer 2013. Alameda, a charter city (governed by its own service. We’re a customer service company, if you will, charter document rather than general law of the and a lot of cops don’t like that. But my organization government), houses a high-density population of is very comfortable with it,” Urban says. “There is so more than 75,000 in about 10 square miles of land. much surprise in what we do that there shouldn’t be Alameda is also a comparatively safe area of the East PHOTO: STEPHANIE SEACREST any surprise in how we do business,” she adds. “We Bay, with crime rates well under the national average2. should always be excellent, and we should always be Rolleri, a native, intends to keep it that way. He joined accountable for our actions.” the Alameda Police Department in 1992 and has worked in patrol, field training, investigations, youth services, and the violent crimes unit. “My experiences at Cal State East Bay opened my eyes to the details of PIONEERING THE WAY the criminal justice system. It’s not just about arresting ithout a doubt, these chiefs Alameda County Sheriff’s Office, Undersheriff Richard Lucia people,” he says. “It’s also about building relationships have their work cut out for (MS Counseling ’91) and achieving outcomes that have a positive impact in them — and they have many the community.” things in common: meeting men and women I went to school with came from the demands of their cities a variety of backgrounds,” he says. “Being able to Leading the police department in Moraga is Chief withW limited resources, an emphasis on community share in those discussions and listening to them was Robert Priebe (MPA ’92). Moraga is arguably relationships, and leveraging technology to expand extremely valuable. Many of the students were not one of the sleepier towns in in the Bay Area, nestled the reach of their departments. But they are also not law-enforcement professionals, so these interactions into a small valley of hills, and home to St. Mary’s alone. All throughout the area, Cal State East Bay provided me with a good balance today.” An avid College of California. The population comes in at alumni represent a growing network of leaders, who runner, Lucia, who lives near the university, runs just over 16,000 with similar square mileage to that are changing the landscape of law enforcement, and around the campus almost every day. “It’s like home of Alameda; the town is home to pricey housing and working with citizens to improve their communities. to me,” he says. crime averages are desirably low3. Priebe joined the Moraga Police Department in 1979, and was named interim chief in 2008 before being permanently Moraga Chief of Police Robert Priebe (MPA ’92)

2324 Cal State East Bay Magazine | WINTER 2015 Cal State East Bay Magazine | WINTER 2015 2524 CSUEB FEATURE FEATURE of about 25,000, with more than 90-percent Hispanic believers’ attend,” Cantando says. “But now, we have residents. Like many Cal State East Bay students, a mixture, which includes critics, too. That’s good, Frese is a first-generation college graduate. “Growing because we want people to be open and honest with

CSUEB up in the East Bay and seeing the university sitting the police department, and let us know what they up on top of the Hayward hills, the campus sort of think about our services.” became a symbol of what I knew I wanted to achieve,” she says. But it isn’t just her coursework in criminal PHOTO: STEPHANIE SEACREST justice that has had a profound impact on her career: PHOTO: STEPHANIE SEACREST THE ROAD AHEAD “I was fortunate to have taken a course in Women and Even with its challenges, it’s a dynamic time to be Literature from Dr. Eileen Barrett. I never imagined a leader in the Bay Area — economic upswing, the knowledge I gleaned from her class would be put business growth, new opportunities in education, to use later in my public safety career when I became and even public scrutiny are all part of creating an integral part of the recruiting, hiring, and training forward movement. These law-enforcement leaders process of police officers. What I learned from her may be at the helm of change, but they are leveraging course, coupled with the guidance she and other community dialogue, technology, and their exposure professors offered, inspired me to attend graduate to diverse learning opportunities at Cal State East Bay school and direct my research in women in policing. to steer the course. Chief Urban of Hayward helped Fairfield Chief of Police Walter Tibbet (MS Counseling ’01) I’m proud to have attended CSUEB.” put the sheer number of CSUEB graduates that are holding high-profile positions into perspective: “How time at CSUEB, and explains both the on-campus many people make chief? Less than 1 percent of 1 and classroom experiences were important in their percent. And to have so many alumni all come from own right. “The student body brought together a one university? I think it speaks volumes when it group of people from widely diverse backgrounds,” comes to the current quality there and what’s been he says. “The opportunity to share our various in place for decades.” n experiences in the campus setting provided an enriched learning environment.” PHOTO: STEPHANIE SEACREST Daniel J. DeSmidt (MPA ’06) was named chief of police of Belmont in July 2012. Belmont is sandwiched between San Mateo and San Carlos to the north and south, with Foster City to the west and hills to the east. The population of Belmont was nearly 27,000 in 2013, and, like the surrounding PHOTO: STEPHANIE SEACREST cities, Belmont is home to a high number of tech- industry professionals — nearly 25 percent. Belmont has historically enjoyed a low crime rate, especially in 5 terms of violent crime . As a Belmont native, DeSmidt Greenfield Chief of Police Adele Frese (CJA ’92) has been with the department for more than 25 years and is a veteran of the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Allan Cantando (CJA ’91, MPA ’94) is police SWAT team. “Cal State East Bay helped me realize chief of Antioch, one of the oldest towns in California how to create a learning organization,” he says. “We (est. 1872). Crime in Antioch soars above national need to be able to adjust to any situation. Day by averages and that of surrounding cities6. However, day, variables change. Situations change. The crime complete statistics for 2013 showed improvement in rate goes up, or it goes down. My job as a leader is to several areas over 2012, including aggravated assault, prepare my organization to adapt to any and all of burglary, and theft. Cantando says his time at Cal these challenges.” State East Bay was essential, however, as his professors were contemporary about what was occurring in the Adele Frese (CJA ‘92) was named police chief of field and taught with a great deal of credibility. Today, Greenfield (30 miles south of Salinas) in March 2014, Cantando believes that being transparent with the after 20 years with the Corpus Christi, Texas, Police community is critical. He holds quarterly community Department. The small agricultural town is a part of meetings that allow residents to participate in Q&A Monterey County, and has an estimated population sessions. “We used to have just what we call ‘true Belmont Chief of Police Daniel J. DeSmidt (MPA ’06) Antioch Chief of Police Allan Cantando (CJA ’91, MPA ‘94)

2. National crime average comparisons taken from www.city-data.com.2,3,4,5,6 26 Cal State East Bay Magazine | WINTER 2015 Cal State East Bay Magazine | WINTER 2015 27 CSUEB FACULTY Teaching FINANCIAL LITERACY CSUEB’s Financial Literacy Center changes people’s lives through classes and community outreach

BY TODD PREPSKY

IT’S A STORY THAT HAS BECOME ALL TOO COMMON. JOE GRADUATES HIGH SCHOOL. THE INK IS BARELY DRY ON HIS DIPLOMA AND THE CREDIT APPLICATIONS START FILLING THE MAILBOX. EVEN BEFORE THE PROUD GRADUATE SETTLES INTO HIS COLLEGE DORM ROOM, JOE MAY ALREADY BE SPEEDING TOWARD THE LIMIT ON HIS NEW CREDIT CARD. THE COSTS OF GOING TO COLLEGE CAN BE EXORBITANT — TUITION, BOOKS, MEAL PLANS, LAB FEES, DORM FEES. IT CAN ALWAYS BE PAID BACK LATER, RIGHT? IN FAILING TO READ THE FINE PRINT, JOE DOESN’T REALIZE THAT HIS INTEREST RATE IS 25 PERCENT, AND THAT MAKING THE MINIMUM PAYMENT HAS TRAPPED HIM IN AN ENDLESS LOOP OF DEBT. It’s not just college students that fall prey to the lure of the credit card. According to the credit agency Experian, “As of the first quarter of 2013, the average credit card balance per consumer was $3,779. However, consumers with low credit scores owed considerably more, with an average debt of $5,965.”* That’s a scary fact, but here’s a scarier one: With a $5,000 balance, a $125 monthly payment, and a 25 percent annual percentage rate (APR), the debt would take more than seven years and $5,800 in interest to repay. The old saying about casinos — “The house always wins” — is also true of credit card companies. And credit card debt is just one facet of the many financial challenges Americans face today. Managing student loans, maintaining a realistic budget, getting home and car loans, saving and investing for college and retirement — the list goes on and on.

28 Cal State East Bay Magazine | WINTER 2015 PHOTO: GARVIN TSO Cal State East Bay Magazine | WINTER 2015 29 CSUEB FACULTY FACULTY We’re partnering with Hayward Promise Neighborhood to personal budget and managing it. “ “I was amazed at how good the Cal bring the program to six schools in the spring — two high State students were at mentoring,”

CSUEB says Murray. “They coached the schools, two middle schools, and two elementary. East students to discover the answers for themselves, and they were patient Bay students have been helping to develop the games and professional.” The CSUEB students also we’ll be using to teach basic financial concepts. benefited from the interactive learning ” experience, with implications beyond Lettie Ramirez fiscal responsibility. One participant PHOTO: MAX GERBER PROFESSOR, TEACHER EDUCATION said, “This experience really confirmed Learning by Teaching: Lecturer David Murray empowers students with budget basics, and oversees my idea of becoming a probation their mentoring of Mt. Eden high-school students in turn. officer … I learned that I would like to do volunteer work with teenagers in al State East Bay courses; a community financial GE course, Personal Financial their communities. I learned how to composed of women so it was geared With these opening initiatives, is tackling these literacy program to educate those in Management (PFM). Since late open up with people.” toward them. We’re getting ready to the Financial Literacy Center is challenges head Hayward and surrounding areas; 2013, more than 400 students have Mt. Eden students are not do a presentation for men in January. well on its way to establishing Cal on by teaching one-on-one financial counseling; peer- taken the class. CSUEB students the only ones benefiting from the Men make a lot of big purchases State East Bay as a leader in financial “financial literacy.” to-peer workshops; a lecture series learn how to develop a realistic Financial Literacy Center. As part and sometimes don’t understand literacy education, and to helping Beginning last featuring prominent members of budget for things like fixed costs of the Wells Fargo grant, Lettie the interest rates they’re lured into students like Joe avoid the pitfalls of year the College of Business and the financial industry; and an online (rent) vs. split expenses, and to Ramirez, professor of teacher paying.” Ramirez even has plans to easy credit and a lifetime of crushing EconomicsC (CBE) launched its new resource for the public to learn more manage it, with many finding teach financial literacy to children. debt. Given the right tools, students, education recently began a course Financial Literacy Center to give about sound financial principles. that they can keep more money in for women who wanted to learn “We’re partnering with Hayward faculty, staff, and community students, faculty, staff, and members their pockets. “The students feel more about interest rates. “Some of Promise Neighborhood to bring the members will be able to improve of the community the tools they need A Commitment to energized and empowered, and it them had lost their homes because program to six schools in the spring their ability to make sound financial to manage money more effectively. shows. For example, students learn they were given wrong information — two high schools, two middle decisions and confidently pursue their Community Engagement n To address these types of financial … to use coupons to lessen their when they applied for loans and they schools, and two elementary. East Bay personal and professional goals. It’s an ambitious endeavor that challenges, the Financial Literacy food bills, and negotiating skills wanted to avoid that in the future,” students have been helping to develop is already taking shape. With a *www.credit.com Center has several major programs for buying a car. As their financial Ramirez said. “We started developing the games we’ll be using to teach basic grant from Wells Fargo, CBE planned, such as personal finance competence improves, they start a workshop. The whole class was financial concepts,” she explained. developed a new experiential finding other ways to save money, such as taking advantage of free museum days or using free Wi-Fi,” says David Murray, a lecturer in the I was amazed at how good the Cal State students Department of Accounting and Finance. “ were at mentoring … they coached the students The PFM class doesn’t stop at the campus border, however. The to discover the answers for themselves, and second major component of the class is a high school mentoring program they were patient and professional. in financial literacy through a ” grant from the U.S. Department David Murray of Education called Programmatic LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF Excellence and Innovation in ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE Learning (PEIL). CSUEB students COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS visited Mt. Eden High School and

PHOTO: MAX GERBER mentored high school students with Captive Audience: Students in the Personal Financial Management class find that tracking their problems like creating a workable expenses often results in more disposable income.

30 Cal State East Bay Magazine | WINTER 2015 Family Pride: Jedlicka with CSUEB (from left) daughter Sarah, wife Angie, and daughter ALUMNI Catherine grabbed a snapshot ALUMNI with President Morishita on convocation day.

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Never stop learning. Consume “ knowledge at every opportunity. Do not compete. Rather, collaborate, be ethical, and work with others. ” Michael Jedlicka (BS Computer Science, ’85)

PHOTO: STEPHANIE SECREST CAL STATE EAST BAY 2014 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS A Life of Inspiration: Jedlicka shared Disney tales, and lessons of gratitude and teamwork with the Class of ‘14.

2014 Distinguished Alumnus As vice president of technology and strategy at Do not compete. Rather, collaborate, be ethical, and The Walt Disney Studios, Jedlicka’s resume is a storied work with others.” Brings a one. During his first 10 years, he was executive director Cal State East Bay President Leroy M. Morishita Michael Jedlicka(BA ’85) of technology at Walt Disney Feature Animation, with hailed Jedlicka as a living example of that philosophy. film credits such asPocahontas and Chicken Little. His “As the Distinguished Alumnus, Michael truly Special Effect to Honors Convocation motion picture visual effects credits includeReign of reflects the University’s values by making significant Fire, Gone in Sixty Seconds, Unbreakable, and Captain achievements in his field. His constant drive to learn BY TODD PREPSKY America: The Winter Soldier, among many others. serves as a tremendous example for all of our students He is currently in charge of numerous technology and graduates.” IT’S SAFE TO SAY THAT MICHAEL JEDLICKA MADE HIS MARK AT THE MAY 17 HONORS CONVOCATION teams that support production, post-production, and Reflecting on his early career and his time at Cal CEREMONY. WHILE SPEAKING TO THE 278 GRADUATING HONORS STUDENTS, CAL STATE EAST studio operations. State East Bay, Jedlicka said, “As I look back, I see the key BAY’S 2014 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS PUT HIS INBOX AT RISK OF OVERFLOWING BY GIVING HIS Of Cal State East Bay, Jedlicka said modestly that he moments when the combination of skills I acquired on the PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS TO THE GRADUATES AND ENCOURAGING THEM TO CONTACT HIM. “did pretty well here” and characterized his experience at job, mixed with a relevant education, were inflection points However, he is unfazed at the prospect of having 278 newly minted alumni flood him with emails asking for CSUEB as “that moment in time where things magically in my career. I am grateful for the educational opportunity advice. In fact, he relishes it. There’s a certain Disneyesque quality to his action — whimsical yet purposeful — started to happen (for me).” But it was what he said next provided for me by this university, and I am proud to be which is appropriate for a man who has been with The Walt Disney Studios for 20 years. And, he said, it’s part that truly resonated with the graduates: “Never stop a Cal State East Bay alumnus. I am deeply honored and of his recommendation to the honor students to “connect, engage, express gratitude, and find your champions.” learning. Consume knowledge at every opportunity. humbled to receive this recognition from CSUEB.” n

32 Cal State East Bay Magazine | WINTER 2015 Cal State East Bay Magazine | WINTER 2015 33 CSUEB ALUMNI As a first-generation college ALUMNI “ graduate, Cal State East Bay

CSUEB provided me the opportunity Lanette Jimerson(BA ’96) to begin a new cycle … As 2014 Distinguished Young an alumna, I am committed to Alumna Uplifts Teachers supporting future first-generation college graduates of Cal State and Students Alike East Bay, whether through scholarship or mentoring.” BY TODD PREPSKY Lanette Jimerson (BA English, ’96) CAL STATE EAST BAY 2014 DISTINGUISHED YOUNG ALUMNA IN LANETTE JIMERSON’S (’96) CHILDREN’S BOOK, SALTING AND CANNING MEAT SO IT SHE TELLS THE STORY OF LLOYD HALL, A YOUNG CAN BE DELIVERED TO SOLDIERS ON AFRICAN AMERICAN CHEMIST FROM HUMBLE THE FRONT LINES WITHOUT SPOILING. BEGINNINGS WHO DEVELOPS A PROCESS FOR Jimerson’s own story is no less impressive and it isn’t fiction. Cal State East Bay’s 2014 Distinguished Young Alumna also comes from humble beginnings. As the first in her family to attend a four-year university, Jimerson had high expectations to fulfill as well as additional obligations. She was responsible for the daily care of her two PHOTO: GARVIN TSO younger brothers — getting them up and ready for school, helping them with their homework, and using the income from Multicultural Urban Secondary English Credential said. “Her journey, as well as the work she is doing, her part-time job to help pay for their clothes. All and Master’s Program at Berkeley (MUSE), Jimerson impacts education and students at many levels. while still attending high school. coaches classroom instructors in methods for teaching What she has achieved in her brief career is quite Fast-forward several years. Lanette Jimerson students in multilingual, multicultural urban schools extraordinary.” is now Dr. Lanette Jimerson, as she holds a PhD in to become proficient writers, readers and speakers. Though Jimerson is putting her skills to work at education from UC Berkeley. Prior to attending At this year’s Freshman Convocation, she took Berkeley, she hasn’t forgotten her first alma mater — Berkeley, Jimerson earned her bachelor’s degree in the opportunity to provide a little coaching to the or her desire to lift up aspiring college students. English from Cal State East Bay and stayed on to incoming class: “As you enter CSUEB, sweep away the “As a first-generation college graduate, Cal State get her English credential. While at CSUEB, she shame, barriers, or ways of being that hinder you from East Bay provided me the opportunity to begin a paid it forward by tutoring and mentoring high developing in this next phase,” Jimerson advised. “And new cycle; both of my younger brothers earned a school students in the Upward Bound program, may you never forget who you are and your talents . . . university degree,” Jimerson said. “As an alumna, I helping them prepare for college. She then moved embrace who you are in every situation.” am committed to supporting future first-generation on to Berkeley, where she earned her master’s and President Leroy M. Morishita praised Jimerson college graduates of Cal State East Bay, whether doctorate degrees — garnering an Outstanding as an outstanding alumna who gives back to the through scholarship or mentoring.” n

PHOTO: STEPHANIE SECREST Graduate Student Instructor award in the process. community. “We are proud of Lanette as our All Smiles: President Morishita presented Jimerson with the In her current position as the program director of the Distinguished Young Alumna of the Year,” Morishita Distinguished Young Alumna award.

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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, EAST BAY $100,000 – $1 Million ORGANIZATIONS Brian and Jennifer Fabiano ORGANIZATIONS INDIVIDUALS Estate of Pauline Brown Fred Fischer AT&T Foundation Jack and Susan Acosta California Wellness Foundation Mark Hennings Bank of America Charitable Robert Coppock Estate of Herman Ficklin Steven and Lynn Holman Foundation, Inc. Honor Roll of Donors Patricia and Alaric Johnson East Bay Community Foundation Estate of Wade Morehouse ORGANIZATIONS The Handlery Foundation Roy and Arlene Kahn Educause Bayer USA Foundation JULY 1, 2013 — JUNE 30, 2014 Northern California Swap Meet, Inc. James and Sharon Lawrence Follett Higher Education Group S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation Que-Andrada Foundation William and Jil Lervold Fukuoka Institute of Technology Chevron Corporation The San Francisco Foundation Edward and Barbara MacKinnon Fremont Bank Foundation Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund The Morris Stulsaft Foundation Liza Jane and Malcolm MacNaughton Stephanie Kalman Foundation - John Muir Health The Northern Trust Company System Biosciences, Inc. Kristi and Louis Miramontes W.K. Kellogg Foundation Charles G. Koch Charitable t is our privilege as the newest members of University Advancement’s leadership Union Bank Foundation Bryan and Katie Neider Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation team to extend warm gratitude to each of you listed in this year’s Honor Roll of The Wells Fargo Foundation Patricia M. O'Brien and Foundation John W. Jaureguito Merritt Community Capital I Donors. You are an extraordinary community of people whose philanthropy has $25,000 – $99,999 $5,000 – $24,999 Stan Pisle Corporation National Council for Community created a unique and contemporary learning environment where students and faculty INDIVIDUALS INDIVIDUALS Marie Rosenblatt Behavioral Healthcare can teach, share, discover and thrive. Rosemary Spitzer Carolyn and John Aver Luanne and Edward Rotticci Elissa Dennis and Eileen Barrett Hank and Nancy Salvo Oakland Community Fund

The Chronicle of Higher Education recently named Cal State East Bay as the fifth most Richard and Sue Carson Joan Sieber Wells Fargo Community Stanley and Franny Wang Support Campaign diverse campus in the nation. We are proud that our student body reflects the vibrant Lynn Craig Evelyn and John Dilsaver multicultural makeup of California, and that your collective generosity brings the dream of higher education to life for talented, hard-working students from all backgrounds. Thanks to your investments, the University is undergoing a physical renaissance, and Cumulative Giving Exceeding $100,000 the faculty is paving the way with innovative curricular offerings that prepare our We extend special recognition to those donors whose cumulative support of the University has exceeded $100,000 students to lead the workforce of the future. INDIVIDUALS Rich and Susan Sherratt Comer Science & Education Dean and Margaret Lesher We hope you take pride in the great impact your generosity is having at Cal State Estate of Julia Abrottcu Joan Sieber Foundation Foundation East Bay during this exciting turning point in University history. Jack and Susan Acosta Owen and Erma Smith CSUEB Alumni Association Malavalli Family Fund Estate of Georgia Babladelis Stanley and Franny Wang The David and Lucile Packard Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Foundation Estate of Pauline Brown Gil and Gretchen Zaballos Network Appliance Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund To all of you we give our thanks, Michael Fuhrig Northern California Swap Meet, Inc. ORGANIZATIONS Genentech, Inc. Jean Harrell Pacific Gas & Electric Company Alfred P. Sloan Foundation William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Kathleen and Tanya Howard and Carin High Radin Foundation Alzheimer's Association Institute for Aesthetic Development John and Jodie Hunter Rational Software Corporation Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Intel Corporation Estate of Carol Inberg The San Francisco Foundation AT&T Corporation James Irvine Foundation Yoshiko Kakudo SBC AT&T Foundation John Muir Health Shailesh and Kalpa Mehta Southland Mall Bank of America Walter S. Johnson Foundation Nagesh and Lee Mhatre Strive Partnership Bay Area School Reform Collaborative Kaiser Permanente N.Cal Fund Kathleen Brady Tanya Hauck� Lou and Kristi Miramontes Union Bank Bayer USA Foundation for Health Education ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT, DEVELOPMENT VICE PRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT Estate of Wade Morehouse Wareham Development Corporation S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation W.M. Keck Foundation Joe and Theresa Morgan Wayne and Gladys Valley Foundation The Bernard Osher Foundation W.K. Kellogg Foundation Louis and Wendy Navellier Wells Fargo Bank Broadcom Corporation KPMG Marvin and Susan Remmich The Wells Fargo Foundation Cabletron Kresge Foundation Bruce and Marie Rosenblatt Y & H Soda Foundation California Wellness Foundation Kriens Family Foundation Paul and Maskeen Sabharwal The Zellerbach Family Foundation Chevron Corporation

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Partners Patrick and Diana O'Brien Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. George and Nancy Greer Supporters Melissa Brammer Jonathan Christian Barbara Elmore Karen Oliver KPMG Foundation Leslee and Lloyd Griese Patricia and Donald Brandes Marti Christiansen Deborah Embry $1,000 – $4,999 James Oshima Motorola Solutions, Inc. David Grodin and Tricia Lyons $100 – $499 Betty Breves Craig Chu and Christina Lee Bry Engle INDIVIDUALS Janet and David Owen Nu Xi Chapter of Signa Theta Tau Patricia Guthrie INDIVIDUALS TRobertahank Brokaw Mike Clark andYou! Arlene Wakeberg Peter Enny Anonymous Donors Madelon Palma International Frederick and Pamela Hansson Karen Aikawa-Simkover and Nancy Bronson Karen Claxton Andrew and Jennifer Enzminger Ross Simkover Patricia Baran Kenneth and Monica Payson Harriet & Richard Orkand Marcia Hooper Amy Brown and Lisa White Charles and Dorothy Cleaver Doris Evans Family Foundation Bridgitte Allen Angela Bilich Phillip T. Pearson Michael and Angelina Jedlicka Gordon Brown Naana Cleland Margaret and Walter Falconer Pacific Gas & Electric Company Margaret Allen Kelley P. Bollinger, CPA, EA, CDFA Juanita Peterson Kevin and Carolyn Knudtson Robert and Patricia Brown Suzanne Close Lynn and Henry Fanger Parent Advisory Council Anupama and Srinath James Buckley James and Melissa Phillips John Kolbisen Roy and Janice Brown Steven Cobbledick Lee Ann and Eric Farner Peterson Tractor Company Anantharaman Lucy A. Buencamino Nella Powell Kai Koo Lisa Brue Gerald Cockrill Anna and Hugh Fehrenbach Law Offices of James J. Phillips Barbara Applegate Joseph Cabral Beatrice Pressley Mary Ann Mackey Walter Bryant Alfred Cordano Phillip and Daphne Felde Estate of Norma Rees John and Caroline Armitage Winston and Amy Chen William and Ruth Reuter Donald and Carol Markos Linda Buchanan Sonia Cordell Joan Ferguson Peter Sategna Educational Noah Arribas-Layton Daniel Cheng Robert Ribelin Elizabeth Marshburn Michele Buda Deborah Cottingham Elenita Fermin Foundation Elizabeth and Joseph Atencio Sukla De Susan Schaefer and Hale Conklin Roger and Rosalind McCluney William Buquoi Sandra Courland McNulty Rhys Fernandez Tax Executives Institute, Inc., Jonathan Austen Patrick and Katherine Devine Mike Schneider Janet Mitchell Breda Burke Scherrer Paul Crommelin Raymond and Joy Fields Santa Clara Chapter Judith Baalman Kristy and Frank Fudenna Robert and Linda Schumacher James Newman Tanya Burley Timothy and Nickoletta Dalby Kathleen Fitzpatrick The Steve Tirado Family Foundation Jane and David Babicz Ronald D. Garcia Jodi and Brian Servatius Ida Ng Pamela Burnor Larry Dale Kaye Fitzsimons Travelers Insurance Companies, Inc. Russell Bailey John Giles Mahla Shaghafi and Vahid Hejazi Wendy Olsen Addie Butler Radinka Dale Dan Fost Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Michael and Patricia Baird Patricia Glasow Marilyn N. Silva Norman and Mildred Palmer Sanoita Byrd June and Gregory Dallaire Theresa Foster Webcor Construction, LP Benjamin Bamer Nancy Gonzalez James and Marilyn Byrne Nellie Smith Howard S. Wright Construction E. T. Parker Donna Daly Andretta Fowler Paul and Linda Banford Bryan Calmese Alan and Arlene Gould Scott Sochar Company Lawrence Perkins Anita and Maurice Dance Larry Friedrich Ernest and Karen Banuelos Rodney and Barbara Carpenter Linda Guerra Judith Stanley Roland M. Porter, II Tawnee Darrington Joseph and Inverleith Fruci Doreen and Thomas Barger Anthony Casillas James and Susan Hannan Brent and Terri Tucker Friends Patricia Raburn Doris and Fernando DaSilva Joe and Marti Fuccy Jean Barrett and David Ruhnke David and Lea Casini Priscilla Haynes Jan and Stephen Tucker William Rosenthal and Darby Davis Jacob and Freya Fuchs $500 – $999 Thomas and Mary Barrett Loellyn Cassell and Don and Christina Hirose Linda and Gary Tucker Carol Murphy Deborah and David De Angelis Melody Fujimori INDIVIDUALS Scott Barshay and Rachel Penn Michael Weddle Jasin Howe Bruce Whitener Barbara Ryan Flora Deatsch Andrew C. Fuller Harbans and Kanwal Ahluwalia Janice Bass Margaret Cathey Marjo R. Howe Marina and Robert Whitman Ann H. Sayre Linda and Michael Delehunt David Gallardo Virginia and Henry Anderson Frances Battiste Harvey and Phyllis Ceaser Lanette Jimerson Virginia Schrock Delmo and Nadine Della-Dora Edgar Gallardo ORGANIZATIONS Gordon S. Baranco Louise and Stuart Beattie Mark and Lorrie Cerminara Jim and Kim Klescewski Sophia Sisneros Ricardo Delgado Juan Gallardo Augusta Films, Incorporated Monica Barrett Stephen Beck and Karen Beck David Chalmers Klaudia Kobelt Alan Smith Alfred Deltorchio Olivia Gallardo California CPA Educational Deborah Bates James A. Becker Sheryl Chambers Myoung-ja Kwon and Ernest Irish Foundation Janet Solbakken Leslie and Sanford DeLugach Gloria Gamblin Sherri Beetz Christine Beckstrom Florence Chan David and Esther Landhuis Contra Costa County Office of John Sullivan Naomi Dennis Beth Gannon Victoria Bissell Marilyn Beller Joyce and Daniel Chan Tina and David Larson Education Yvonne and Leslie Temple Melodi Dewey Richard and Kelleen Gasset Sheung Chan Carl and Susan Bellone Katherine and Hugh Chan Erik Lee CSU East Bay Emeritus & Retired David Valdovinos Bart Dickens Kenneth Gavelin Randolph Wu and Lorrine Chao Manuel Bernardo and Vicki Chan Chon and Mimy Lei Faculty Association Ricky Wong Beatrice Ortega-Bernardo Barbara Charlet Nicole Dickson Ahmad Ghafouri The Elder Family Foundation Lynn and Steven Chung Marilyn Libresco ORGANIZATIONS Arthur Diers Joseph Giannotti Margaret and Walter Clemens Jean and William Blaser Vana Chavez David and Mary Lillevand Fairy Godmothers Fastenal Company Purchasing Natalie Bonnewit and Matthew April I. Cherrington and Hien Do Ellen L. Gilman Leo Fontana Family Foundation Donald and Becky Corbett Leonard Lloyd Hellwig Consulting Myers George G. Cherrington Michael Dresen Barbara and Thomas Gilmartin Janeith Glenn-Davis and Ronald John and Ying-Par Love GTTC Properties LC Davis National Junior Basketball League Bart Bookhamer Edward and Annell Cheung Linda Dunn Hal and Rose Gin Blake Nakamura Hartley Family Foundation - Hayward Mark Divoky Angel Borrelli Ann Chiappelone-Graves and Cuthbert and Mona Dzvova Bruce and Pearlene Glasrud Gary Novak Estate of Carol Inberg Vanguard Charitable Endowment Thomas Graves Robert Dunn Alan Bowman Jean Easterly Jerome and Barbara Glenn Marc Mahon Intel Corporation Program Shu-Chih Chen Gareth Fong David Bradley Lynne Elkin Keith Gleason Japan Society for Promo of Science YourCause, LLC Gerald Chow Alfred Mathews Robert Bradshaw Elizabeth Ellinger and Martha Cass Elsa Glines

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Sebastian Glowacki SuJan and Chungho Huang Stephanie Klein and Larry Baer Judith Madsen Ruth O'Donnell Richard Rose Randolph Suazo Nancy Wong and Herbert Chew Larry and Ruth Goldenberg Todd Hudson Eric Kong Elizabeth and Jerry Magee Robin Olivier Glenn Eric Roudabush Carol Sughrue Allan Woods Michelle Gomez Tommy Hudson Peter Koutroubis Adina Magill Peggy Osher Joel Rubenzahl Lyuba Suhova and Brian Molina Carole and Allan Woods Aaron M. Gonzalez Ruth Ann Hunt Patricia L. Kruger Rosalie Malatesta Elisabeth and Charles PacioniTJan RubinhankMichelle SullivanYou!Margaret Wooster John and Lydia Gonzalez Peggy Huston Renee and Edward Kullick John Manion Michael Paik Wayne Ruff Chel Svendsgaard Donald and Suzanne Yee Pamela Gordon Robert and Sophia Hutson Ray Lamanno Paul Martin Nancy and Richard Panzica Marcy and Robert Rustad Cynthia Swainbank Alan Young Dora Wong Goto and Kevin Goto Patricia and Paul Illingworth Charley Lamons Robert and Janet Martin Kenneth Parker Beverly Ryan Roy Takai and Elaine Yam Joanne Young Kathleen and David Graeven Tina Inzerilla Herbert Landmann Terrance Massey Thomas and Maryann Parry Carol and Nissan Saidian Susan and Ken Tamura Richard Ramon Zavala Evelyn Graetz Ben Ishisaki Paivi and Henry Lane Matthew Matsuoka Orlando Pascoa Brian Saliman Willard Taylor Yue-Nian Zhu Robert Graham Eva Iskow Jacalyn LaPierre The Matthews Family Cheryl Pastore Timothy and Carol Salisbury Mark Thies ORGANIZATIONS Natalie Gubb and David Arpi Gail Isserman Nora Lau Diane and Jim McCombs Janet Pease Geraldine Sanchez-Ng Michael Tomasello Adamson Police Products Stephen Guerzon and Pamela Bonnie and Lee Jameson Joan Lautenberger Jennifer and Jeff McCort Graham Peck James Sanders Cristy Toy Agilent Technologies Metcalf Stephen and Anne Janzer Frank and Lucia La Rocca James McFeely Joe Pennie and Donna Harpreet and Sukhwinder Sangha Rosanna Tse Bechtel Group Foundation Albert and Darlene Guzman Pennie-Adams Rosemary Jenckes Carter and Linda Lee Gary and Deborah McHenry Mark Sawyer Kathryn Ulrich The Benevity Community Impact Fund Anne Guptill Daniel and Jacqueline Perl Ardith Johnson Kathleen Lee Devon and Fred McLaughlin Debi Schafer-Braun Jim Ulversoy C 3120 Pasadena, LLC Christopher Hadley Carole and Richard Perry Elizabeth Johnson Raymond Lee Alvin Medvin Karen Scharff Teresita and Edgardo Urbano Cakebread Cellars Robert Hallet Jacqueline and Robert Peyton Judy M. Johnson Raymond and Virginia Lee Tiffanie Mendez David Schmelzinger Cleveland Valrey Heart Shockers Education Endeliza Hampton Victoria Pilotti Michael and Beverly Johnson David Leeson Edgar Mendelsohn Linda Schmid Jennifer and John Van Camp IBM Corporation (Employee John and Mary Hanley Patricia Johnson Douglas and Sandra Leich Russell and Karen Merris Ying Pines Sandra A. Schulz Michael Vandierdonck Services Center) Sandra Hansen Christopher Johnston Siu Leung Jack Meyers Timothy Pomykata Doreen and Charles Schwynoch Susan Vaughn IBM International Foundation Janess Hanson Debbie and Gene Jones Robert and Louise Levi Lucia Milburn Craig Prescott Anne Sconberg Galo Velasco-Jackson JTB USA, Inc. Keith Happle Malinda Jones Jeffrey Levin Gayle and John Minkler Barbara and Charles Preuss Thomas Scovel William Versino JustGive Anna-Maria and William Jeffrey Jue Sherene Lew Susan Mitterling and Kevin Bohacs Laurel Przybylski Nirav Shah Thomas Vestal Kaiser Permanente Community Hardenstine Kolopano and Tania Kafoa Don Lieberman Kathleen Mondragaon Frank and Nancy Puglisi James Shepard Alma and Richard Villa Giving Program Paul and Julie Harkness Phyllis Kaplan Philip and Janet Lineer Paul Moran Shawn Purkey Curtis and Carolann Sheppard David Wahl LAM Research Corporation Thomas Haselton Raja and Gita Karipineni Peter Lillevand Timothy Morimoto Dawn Quinn Jeffrey Sherratt Nancy Warfield Lawrence Livermore National Revalee Hemken Kathryn Kasch Joan Ling Russell Morioka Esther Railton-Rice Warren Siegel Debora and Christopher Warren Laboratories Donna Hemmila Tim Kawasaki Jiahuang Liu Shawn Morrell Carmelita and Anthony Rambajan Edie Silber Benjamin Warwick and Gloria Eive MassMutual Financial Group Danielle Hendrickson Arthur and Judy Keller Sandy Lo Jeffrey and Barbara Moser Mary and Martin Ratner Judith and Timothy Silva Lakdas Watawala Miao Liu and Big O Tires No. 17 Claire Heppner Edward and Esther Keller James Lofgren Joseph Mui Michael Rawson Barbara Ann Smith Barry and Kathy Weiss National League of American Monica and Mychael Heuer Women - Diablo Alameda Branch Jan Kendle Karen Long Victoria Mui Jose-Luis Rayas Charles Smith Kathleen Whalin Chris and Jane Higgins National Association of Collegiate Maya Kennedy Carol Loo Joyce Munson Susan Raye Timothy Smith Martha Whittaker Karen Hines Woman Athletics Administration Martha Kennelly Richard and Sally Lopez Shig and Namie Naito Gloria Reid Brenda Spin Mark and Laurie Wiesinger Kiyo Hirose Network for Good Wildy Kerby Lynn and Helen Louden Patricia and Michael Nagamoto Luis Reis Gregor and Carrie Spinney Diane Williams Scarlett Ho Pacific Financial Corporation Katharine Kewley Tanzy Love and Zachariah Dietz Peter Nakaso and Lynn Nakaso Edward Renk Elizabeth Springston Isiah Williams Bob Hood Peninsula Internal Medicine, P.C. Kanan Khokhani Harold Lund Victoria Neal Sigvard and Mary Richardson David and Karen Stein Rodney Williams Jessie Hopkins R & B Cellars, Inc. Ann and Ronald Kihara Edward and Carol Lyke Christian Nelson Robert Rieder Hastin F. Stein Zuraile Wilson Erik and Linda Hora San Francisco Symphony Michelle Kim Lorraine and Cameron Lyon Quan Nguyen Steven and Diane Roberti Carl Steinbach Janet Winston Wendy and Peter Horikoshi Saving and Dollar Cleaners David Kimble Min Jie Ma Jeannette Nishikawa Leon Robinson Horace Stewart Paula Wittler Robert Houghteling and The Sports Basement Michele and Michael Kindred Kelly MacArthur Kim Nishimura Teri Rodriguez John Stott Deborah Wittwer Elizabeth Fishel Summers Estate Wines Elizabeth King Boyd Macdonald James Noble June Rogers David Straface Benjamin Wolf Janice and Robert Howe Truist Leonore Kish Kay and John MacDonald Mary O'Connor David and Carol Rose Elsie Strickwerda Harry Wolf Daniel and Naoka Howell United Way - California Kim Kita and Ronald Mah Maverick and Debra Madison Ed and Lois Oda Menko Rose Cynthia Stubblebine Christine Wong Janet Howley and Michael Bridges Capital Region

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Marguerite and Curtis Hinrichs Stephen Shmanske and Corey Gin James Boutos Lindy Mark Matching Gift The Walt Disney Company Foundation Staff & Faculty Thomas and Nancy Hird Marian Stevens Elihu Harris Ramon Brusuelas Hilda McCune Wells Fargo Community Support We make special James Houpis and David and Florence Stronck Michael E. Hawley Robert and Karen Burt Lou and Kristi Miramontes Companies Campaign acknowledgement of gifts Valerie Wood Houpis Arthur and Marcie Storch Darrell Hayden Richard and Sue CarsonTJanet MitchellhankThese companiesYou! The Wells Fargo Foundation of $100 or more made Sara Judd Sarah Taylor and Zachary Drake Evelyn Inouye Stanley and Nadine Clark David and Claris Moore generously matched gifts YourCause, LLC by those employed by Audrey and Peter Katzman Gina and Vincenzo Traversa Grant Inouye Estate of Diana Colburn Estate of Wade Morehouse made by individual donors the University during the Charlene Keilough Borre and Christine Ulrichsen Andre Johnson Howard Davis Jeffrey Nelson The Honor Roll of Donors Aetna Foundation, Inc. 2013-14 fiscal year Marvin Lamb and Amy Strage Susan Wageman Sara Judd Lynne Elkin Motty and Deena Olcha acknowledges gifts and pledge Agilent Technologies payments of $100 or more Jagdish Agrawal David Larson Misato and Christopher Weber Nyassa Love Estate of Herman Ficklin Anh Phan AT&T Foundation received between July 1, Sweety Law Bradley Wells and Nancy Valencia Laura Ludlow Fred Fischer James and Melissa Phillips James Ahiakpor Bank of America Charitable Michael S. and Jennifer W. John Wenzler 2013 and June 30, 2014. Derek Aitken Liza Jane MacNaughton Elihu M. Harris Vera Pitts Foundation, Inc. Leinbach Nancy White We have made every effort Suzy Barcomb Betty Jane McCombs Stan Hébert, III Mo Qayoumi and Najia Karim Baxter International Foundation Michael and Beth Leung Andrea Wilson to ensure the accuracy of all Eileen Barrett and Elissa Dennis Gerald McGhee Susan Heiss Ruth Rhodes The Benevity Community Denise Li, RN, PhD listings of 2013-14 donors. Marie Berndt and Paul Moehle Dianne Woods Richard E. 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42 Cal State East Bay Magazine | WINTER 2015 Cal State East Bay Magazine | WINTER 2015 43 CSUEB ALUMNI ClassNotes ALUMNI CSUEB 1960s She taught ESL for 10 years in Decades: ’80s Week.” Frates E. A. Betsy Kellas Research” Baxter, became Hayward, as he was reelected the East Bay before becoming was also a member of the (BA ’72, Art) had her art an icon and science hero to in 2006 and 2010. Durlynn Anema-Garten a vocational rehabilitation historic 2002 Million Dollar featured in a recent exhibit millions of students, inspiring at the Belvedere-Tiburon Timothy Tietjen (BA ’68, Political Science; MS counselor and opening Masters Tournament at Radio many to become scientists Library. She spent 12 years (BA ’79, History) is a ’77, School Administration) her own firm, Coryell and City Music Hall that featured themselves. as a school principal in the partner with Rouda Feder is the author of Taming the Company, which specialized 15 previous champions. Hayward Unified School Phillip Ross Tietjen & McGuinn, a San Arctic: The 20th Century in rehabilitating farm workers. Ben Goldberg District before returning to (BA ’76, Communication) Francisco-based personal Renown Arctic Explorer Louise Coryell’s background includes (BA ’73, Speech) is the new the classroom to teach art is the author of the sports injury law firm. He is also Arner Boyd, a biography retail stores in San Jose, Calif. president of the Tracy Rotary for 10 years. Kellas then narrative Once a Trojan Always an accomplished golfer, of the Marin County native and Jackson, Calif. Club, where he operates BLG worked as the district’s K-12 a Trojan: A True Story. He having won multiple club who funded four scientific Sign Designs, which develops visual and performing arts is also co-author of Hating championships at Silverado expeditions to the Arctic in 1970s Americans with Disabilities coordinator, retiring in 2009. America: The Left’s Long Country Club in Napa. the 1930s. Anema-Garten has Act signage for healthcare She now focuses on her History of Despising (and written 15 other books and Terry Colborn firms. Goldberg and his wife, mixed media art full time in Slowly Destroying) Our two newspaper columns. She (BS ’72, Human Development) Lori, also participate in square her Greenbrae studio. Great Country, written with 1980s teaches communication at retired after a 28-year career dancing, with Ben acting as a former U.S. congressman the University of the Pacific. as the vice president of caller at square dance events Rhonda (Roberts) Lomeli Tom Tancredo. Ellen Carlson programs and government throughout California. (’75-’76) recently published (BS ’81, Nursing) is an affairs at Easter Seals Superior her first book, Semper Fi, Michael Sweeney oncology nurse navigator at California in Sacramento. Michael P. Jensen Marine, about her father’s and (BA ’72, MA ’74, Political Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital in Prior to retiring, he started (BA ’75, English), a freelance uncle’s experiences during Science) has retired from Auburn, Calif., helping to assist TLC Birding Tours to share his writer and independent World War II. In addition to his positions as mayor of and support cancer patients. passion for birds and to lead Shakespeare scholar, recording the recollections Hayward and executive Carlson previously worked at domestic and international recently led a seminar on of the two men and poring director of Spectrum Alta Bates Summit Medical birding tours. He and his wife Shakespeare documentaries through government Community Services, where Center in Berkeley, Calif. reside in Davis, Calif. at the 2014 documents, Lomeli traveled he continues to volunteer. Mark Francis Leslie Frates Shakespeare to Peleliu, Pallau in the Sweeney first entered politics Association western Pacific Ocean to when he ran for City Council (MPA ’88, Public (BA ’77, Spanish), a lecturer of America retrace her father’s steps in 1982. He ran for mayor in Administration) is a historian in Spanish at CSUEB from annual meeting on the battleground where 1990, followed by two terms and author of the book 1992-2009, appeared on the in St. Louis. 6,000 Marines were killed or in the State Assembly. His Empire: The Development TV show Jeopardy 15 times, Jensen also wounded. political career includes of the Timber Industry in and was recently featured published A two more terms as mayor of Tuolumne, the Standard on the show’s “Battle of the Midsummer Eric Niderost Lumber Co. and Its Railroads Nora Coryell Night’s (BA ’72, History; MA ’81, 1850-1920. In 2011, Francis (BA ’69, Spanish) teaches Dream on Radio: The Oregon History) is the author of the received the Tuolumne private Spanish lessons Shakespeare Festival’s book Sonnets & Sunspots, Historical Society’s Order and English as a Second Radio Series in the annual which chronicles the story of of the Wheelhorse award Language (ESL) in Amador Shakespeare Survey, vol. 65, the Bell Laboratory Science in recognition of his County, Calif. Coryell has published by Cambridge Films, the popular series contributions to local history. been an activist for migrant University Press. of television science films workers’ rights since she broadcast from 1956 to 1964. graduated from college. The show’s host, Frank “Dr.

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ClassNotes (continued) ALUMNI ALUMNI CSUEB Cindy Gillespie Gary Pieroni Omar Morales Wenli Wang programs. He specializes in Walnut Creek, Calif., and as (BS ’81, Industrial Relations) (BS ’80, Business (BA ’98, Mass Communication) (MBA ’95) was appointed curriculum development, and a registered nurse at San was promoted to vice Administration), professor published his graphic novel partner in charge of the San his work has been featured in Ramon Regional Medical president of human resources of accounting at Diablo CruZader: Agent of the Vatican Francisco office of accounting Wired magazine and on The Center in San Ramon, Calif. at Amy’s Kitchen, Inc., in Valley College and a visiting after winning CW’s Comic firm Moss Adams. Wang Today Show. Petaluma, Calif., where professor at UC Berkeley, Book Hero Contest in 2008, is the mother of a teenage Steven Musto she oversees three plant was selected to be an developing the story into a daughter and was named a Daniel Ho (MA ’07, Education locations. Previously, Academic Fellow with the six-part series, and completing 2013 Working Mother of the (BS ’04, Business Administration) is the new Gillespie spent 14 years as International Financial a successful crowdfunding Year by WorkingMother.com. Administration; MBA ’07) principal of American High vice president of human Reporting Standards campaign. In August 2014, joined Ameriflight in Dallas/Fort School in Fremont, Calif. resources at New Zealand Foundation – Education the graphic novel broke the 2000s Worth as the vice president Previously he worked in Milk Products. Initiative in London for Guinness world record for the of aircraft maintenance. His the Fresno Unified School 2015-16. Pieroni was largest comic book published Craig Eicher career in the aviation and District, most recently as Cheryl Hurd aerospace field includes principal of Horner Junior selected after a worldwide (previously held by the rock (BS ’04, Criminal Justice (BA ’81, Mass Communication) positions at Alaska Airlines High School for four years. search to fill the position. band KISS). Administration) was elected won a Northern California and Airbus Helicopters. president of the Hope Area Emmy® Award on June Jessica (Roehl) Okui 1990s Hospice Board of Directors. 14 for “Breaking News - (BS ’01, Business Eicher is a police captain ‘Asiana Flight 214 Crash Administration) is an Mindy Bolar with the Pleasanton Police Coverage.’” independent (MS, ’97, Education Department’s operations Hurd has craft designer Curriculum), was appointed division, and recently been a KNTV and the director of curriculum for the completed training at the NBC Bay founder of Pleasanton School District. FBI National Academy at the Area reporter Zakkalife.com, Previously, she was principal University of Virginia. for 15 years a craft and of Lydiksen Elementary and was Karen Sarafin-Hames Shanthi Gonzales lifestyle blog. School in Pleasanton, Calif., Elisa Marquez previously (MS ’95, Education Okui is also following work in the Milpitas (BA ’01, History, Political nominated Curriculum and Instruction) (BA ’01 Sociology, MPA ’11) the author of Unified School District in Science) was elected twice for the Emmy. She has was named a Teacher of was appointed to the Hayward two books — Party Origami a variety of educational to represent District 6 also been inducted into the the Year in the Elk Grove City Council. Marquez is also and Fun With Washi. leadership roles. on the Oakland Unified Silver Circle of the Bay Area Unified School District, a Santa Clara County Superior School Board. Shanthi is Allen Shi Black Journalists Association. Court investigator and has Andrew McDevitt where she teaches second membership coordinator at served as a Hayward planning (BS ’06, Business (BA ’94, Political Science) grade at Foulks Ranch the Women Donors Network Dennis Lindsay commissioner since 2008. Administration) and his is a senior data privacy Elementary School. in San Francisco. (MBA ’81) was honored as a wife, Sunny Yao (BS ’01, consultant at San Francisco- Alice Murray 2014 CFO of the Year in the Sharon Sperry David Haberman Business Administration), based TRUSTe. Based in Large Company category by (BS ’94, Psychology) (BS ’05, Nursing) joined opened China Lounge, a the Washington, D.C. area, (BA ’08, Communication) the Sacramento Business was named talent and Saint Mary’s Center for contemporary Sichuan McDevitt has a background in was elected to the board of Journal. He has been the CFO organization director for the Cancer in Reno, Nev. as restaurant located in U.S. regulatory compliance, directors of the Livermore of Nugget Market, Inc., for 17 digital strategy firm Noble a gastrointestinal and Pleasanton, Calif., in July risk management, and Valley Education Foundation. years, playing a significant role Studios. Sharon previously thoracic nurse navigator. 2014. Shi and Yao also own government affairs, including After a stint as a teacher, in the transition of ownership owned and operated Previously she worked as Yiping in San Ramon and positions at Intuit, AvePoint, Haberman worked for among family members and AlpenglowHR, a human a nursing assistant at John Sichuan Fortune House in and Xero. two startups that develop in the revamping of employee Muir Medical Center in Pleasant Hill. resources consultancy in alternative K-12 education health and benefit plans. Incline Village, Nev.

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ClassNotes (continued) ALUMNI ALUMNI CSUEB Matthew Steinecke and the immigrant experience. 2010s Christa Mekki Meeting Professional of Elizabeth (BA ’00, English, MS ’07, He has won many awards for (BA ’13, Hospitality, Recreation the Year by the Northern Ortiz Arianna Avendano Education) was appointed his work, including two Eisner and Tourism), founder California Chapter of Meeting (BS ’12, principal of Canyon Middle awards. In 2009, Yang’s book (BA ’13, Psychology) was of Magnetic Magnificent Professionals International. Biological School in Castro Valley, Calif. Prime Baby was featured in an the commencement speaker Events, was mentioned in Science) Don Chathura Mudalige Steinecke has spent his entire 18-week run in The New York for graduation ceremonies the “Style” section of the was keynote teaching and administrative Times Magazine. In addition to on May 23, 2014, at College San Francisco Chronicle (BS ’11, Biochemistry) is the speaker for career in Castro Valley and writing graphic novels, Yang of San Mateo, where she for her role in planning the founder of Don Web Solution Cal State was previously the assistant teaches math and computer earned her AA degree before wedding celebration of Ike LLC, a digital design and East Bay’s principal at Castro Valley science part time at Bishop transferring to CSUEB. Shehadeh (owner of Ike’s e-commerce firm. He is also fall 2014 Student Leadership High School. O’Dowd High School in Avendano works as a Sandwiches) and Marcella the co-founder of Virtu-Tech Conference. She works as Oakland, Calif. program counselor for a Bay Mission. In August 2014, LLC, offering IT services, and Deputy Coroner for San Julia Park Tracey Area medical weight loss and Mekki was honored as Zulu Perks Inc., creator of a Mateo County. (MA ’00, English) ) was Lisa Romero management program. deal-finding app. named Poet Laureate for the (MS ’08, Counseling) is Kai-Lukas Barlow city of Alameda, Calif. An director of continuing medical award-winning writer, editor, education at The Doctors (MA ’11, Anthropology) is a Share news about your career, accomplishments and life changes with journalist Company in Napa, Calif., human resource generalist Submit Class Notes fellow alumni. Include your address, phone number, degree earned, major and activist, which provides education at Carolina Friends School and graduation year. Mail to: Cal State East Bay Magazine, Attention: Alumni Tracey is opportunities to physicians in Durham, Relations, 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd., SA 4800, Hayward, CA 94542 the founding and healthcare professionals. North

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Alumni Career Services Expand With New Website

BY PENNY PEAK The variety of career services available to Pioneer alumni is Unsure how to build your professional network? PARTING SHOT expanding this year, thanks to a new partnership with Cal Want advice on your resume or help with job search State East Bay’s Academic Advising & Career Services (AACE) strategies? These are among the workshops and events Jovan Turner, a psychology major in her second year at CSUEB, made her imprint this year on Pioneer Women’s center. These services will help address the need identified by now open to alumni in partnership with AACE. Volleyball — a redshirt her freshman year, Turner ended respondents to our 2012 Alumni Attitude Survey. Alumni can benefit from advice about career the 2014 season as the second highest scorer and leading advancement from successful graduates and industry the team in blocks. Here, Turner going for a kill against experts at our series of Industry Job Panels, now in its the California Baptist Lancers. third year. Alumni are invited to attend in person, watch the live stream through Pioneer TV, or view videos online at your convenience. Job seekers — and recruiters — are welcome to utilize the University’s job portal, Pioneer Jobs. Alumni Association members can access Pioneer Jobs at a discounted rate of $35 per quarter, a savings of $15. If you are recruiting for a job or internship opening at your company, we invite

PHOTO: GARVIN TSO you to post your positions on Pioneer Jobs and our Anmar Mann, Chief Economist of the U.S. Bureau of Labor LinkedIn alumni group. Statistics, West Region Office, spoke about job trends and For more information, visit our new web page for alumni growing industries on Pioneer TV. career services, www.csueastbay.edu/alumni-careers.

CSU Launches Online Yearbook to Celebrate Three Million Alumni $10,000 student scholarship contest for yearbook participants

BY PENNY PEAK

With the 2015 commencement, the number of who have shaped the state, the nation, California State University alumni will surpass three and beyond,” said CSU Chancellor million. In recognition of this significant milestone, (and CSUEB alumnus) Timothy P. the CSU system has launched a year-long “Class of 3 White ’72. “As the world’s largest Million” celebration featuring what will become the comprehensive four-year public PHOTO: KELLEY L COX world’s largest yearbook. Through the online yearbook, university system, we are proud to CSU alumni can create a profile and connect with produce leaders who impact every alumni from all 23 CSU campuses. major industry, and are vital to Yearbook participants will also be entered in a making California one of the most contest to win one of three $10,000 scholarships for a successful global economies.” current or future student, sponsored by Herff Jones. All Cal State East Bay and CSU alumni, and the “The Class of 3 Million milestone is a momentous Class of 2015 are invited to join the online yearbook occasion that allows us to honor all of the CSU students at www.classof3million.calstate.edu.

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Atul Dhablania (far left) and his wife, “The guidance of Incha, with College of Business and the faculty at Economics Dean Jagdish Agrawal. CSUEB helped take my career to the next level. My wife and I want to see other students, who may not have access to the funds they need, reach the same potential.” Atul Dhablania (MBA ’02)

Think of the difference your support can make in the lives of students at Cal State East Bay. The Dhablania’s gift, and others like yours, will provide the same life-changing opportunities for the next generation of students. If you are interested in establishing a scholarship, call 510.885.3183 or email [email protected].

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