CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY CHANNEL ISLANDS / 2020 Fall Magazine

A Legacy of Equity and Inclusion Fall 2020 / Vol. 25 / No. 2 / Biannual

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PRESIDENT Erika D. Beck

VICE PRESIDENT FOR UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT Nichole Ipach

CHANNEL MAGAZINE STAFF EXECUTIVE EDITOR Nancy Covarrubias Gill ’05

ASSOCIATE EDITOR Joanna Murphy

COPY EDITOR Pamela Dean

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Marya Barlow Pamela Dean Nancy C. Gill Kim Lamb Gregory Andrew Lorenzana ’16 and ’19

GRAPHIC DESIGN Sarah Schumacher

PHOTOGRAPY & VIDEO Brian Paumier

STUDENT PHOTOGRAPHER Clepsy Hernandez, Art

DISTRIBUTION COORDINATOR Kristin Steiner ‘17

CSU Channel Islands Mission Statement Placing students at the center of the educational experience, California State University Channel Islands provides undergraduate and graduate education that facilitates learning within and across disciplines through integrative approaches, emphasizes experiential and service learning, and graduates students with multicultural and international perspectives.

SAFE AND IN PERSON Student nurses learn while adhering to COVID-19 safety precautions at the Nursing SIM Lab.

2 CHANNEL MAGAZINE PRESIDENTʼS MESSAGE In the Issue A Grateful Farewell IN THE NEWS 4 Accolades for Excellence As many of you know, in January I will be leaving Cal State Channel Islands 6 New Student Government (CSUCI) to become the President of California State University, Northridge 7 Realizing Racial Justice (CSUN). FEATURES My time at CSUCI has been incredible. When I first arrived on campus four 8 Adventures in Virtual Learning and a half years ago, I had an idea of what my experience might be like and the 11 A Leader in Information Security 12 The Doctor is In possibilities filled me with excitement. However, today, I realize I really had no 14 A Legacy of Equity and Inclusion idea just how amazing, inspirational and transformational my time at CSUCI 22 Internships Reimagined would actually be. ALUMNI PROFILES Since I arrived, I have had the privilege of being a part of a campus community 24 Diana Gutierrez that holds a collective and unwavering commitment to students and their success. 25 Charlie White Michelle Gatto Withey I have witnessed the immense generosity and grace from our faculty and staff who 26 27 Brenda Bravo never lose sight of academic excellence even through fires, mass shootings and a DONORS world-wide pandemic. 21 A Dream Fulfilled I have learned that our students are the leaders of today. They have proven 28 Building a Better University their resiliency and determination over and over again. I am immensely grateful with Data to have had the opportunity to learn from them and benefit from the hope, 30 A Courtyard Honor 31 Foundation Annual Report optimism and transformational change they are imparting on our society. 32 Donor Honor Roll Today, our campus is leading through crisis and as I reflect upon my time at CSUCI, I know this campus will emerge even stronger. Despite the challenges, our campus has increased student retention and graduation rates and remains steadfast in its commitment to our mission and values. As you will read in the following pages, CSUCI remains nimble and responsive to the needs of our academic community. We have enacted a 7-Point Framework for Realizing Racial Justice through collective and comprehensive efforts. As COVID-19 remains a very real threat to the health and safety of our campus com- munity, our faculty have continued to innovate their curricula to keep our students engaged and challenged in the virtual environment. Through the dedication of our supporters and donors, CSUCI continues to advance to new heights with capital projects, student support services and scholarships. This is a small portion of the work being done around our campus that is shaping our new normal. I cannot express how much I will miss our vibrant campus community. However, I am grateful to have the opportunity to continue working alongside Cal State Channel Islands as a part of the California State University system and I will continue to cheer on CSUCI students, faculty, and staff as they work to reimagine higher education for a new generation and era.

Sincerely,

Erika D. Beck, Ph.D. President

GO.CSUCI.EDU/CHANNELGO.CSUCI.EDU/CHANNEL 3 3 { In the NEWS }

Accolades for Excellence by MARYA BARLOW

The President’s Innovation Awards recognize the significant innovation and contributions of faculty, students and staff in advancing the University’s mission and impact.

Elizabeth Skartvedt, Course Reserves & Streaming Media Specialist President’s Staff Award for Excellence As the Course Reserves and Stream- ing Media Specialist in the John Spoor Broome Library, Elizabeth Skartvedt plays a quiet but significant role in pro- moting student equity on campus. She coordinates the library’s print reserves and eReserves services, which increase access to no-cost print and digital materials for students. She aligns her efforts with openCI initiatives, fur- thering equitable access to information Nicholas Centino, Assistant Professor of Chicana/o Studies that is integral to students learning. 2020 President’s Award for Innovations in Teaching and Learning Skartvedt’s nominators said she In their nomination letter for the their families, and the public to “embodies library values of free access President’s Award for Teaching join in learning and discussion. to information, equity for all, support- and Innovation, eight CSUCI Pre-pandemic, he and his stu- ing the right to learn, and encouraging faculty members paid Nicholas dents organized a two-day con- lifelong learning. She is an exemplary Centino the ultimate compli- ference highlighting the lasting employee who embraces the Univer- ment: “May we all be so adept at legacy of “Las Pachucas” — a sity’s mission and her commitment to serving the students in our care.” subculture of young zoot-suited student success makes a difference in Since he joined CSUCI as an Mexican-American women in the the everyday lives of our students. She assistant professor of Chicana/o ‘40s and ‘50s who challenged is for the most part hidden from view, Studies three years ago, Centino conventional notions of feminine yet most professors couldn't do their job has made a profound impres- beauty and even helped close without her.” sion on colleagues and students the event in a swing dance per- with his fresh, fun approach formance. As COVID hit, Centino to teaching and educational earned praise for his exemplary equity. He invites students to efforts to ease the burden express their reactions to read- on students of limited means ings in spoken word poems through outreach and asynchro- that build confidence, creativity, nous classes. activism, and public speaking “I tried to refocus and meet skills. Centino regularly hosts the needs of the students who Facebook watch parties and were in the same spot I was Facebook Live events, welcom- psychologically, mentally and ing guest speakers, students, spiritually,” Centino said.

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LaSonya Davis, Associate Professor of Nursing Inaugural President’s Faculty Fellow While learning to build her leadership capacity in higher education, the President’s inaugural Faculty Fellow, Associate Professor of Nursing LaSonya Davis, will focus on helping CSUCI to foster a diverse and inclusive academic commu- nity as well as developing strategies to eliminate equity gaps for students of color. A faculty mem- ber since 2012, Davis has more than 25 years’ experience as a registered nurse and over 18 as a nurse practitioner in family and women’s health. Her dedication to service is evident in the classroom and community. In addition to mento- ring students in “the art of caring,” and treating women, children, geriatric patients and other vulnerable populations, she developed a thriving community mobile health clinic that provided free screenings, immunizations and health edu- cation to the public, while also giving students real-world clinical and community service expe- rience. The President’s Faculty Fellow program was launched this year by President Erika Beck as an initiative to cultivate faculty leadership Robin Mitchell, Associate Professor of History through the Rising Author and ‘Twitterstorian’ advancement Associate Professor of History Robin Mitchell is gar- of institutional nering media and critical acclaim for her new book, mission “Vénus Noire: Black Women and Colonial Fantasies in fulfillment. Nineteenth-Century France” (Athens: The University of Georgia Press, 2020). Mitchell and her work have been featured on BBC3, the History News Network, and in the New Yorker, where she was highlighted as one of the nation’s prominent “Twitterstorians — historians with Twitter accounts, who have attracted big followings with their historically informed takes on the dumpster fire that is America in the year 2020.” The bio for Mitchell’s Twitter account, @ParisNoire, which boasts almost 8,000 followers, says it best: “19th C French Historian. Fat Fem- inist. Author of #VenusNoire about black women in Paris. Revolutionary. Tenured. Will block you. I cut off all my hair. She/her.”

GO.CSUCI.EDU/CHANNEL 5 { In the NEWS }

New Student Government by MARYA BARLOW

Building Unity from Afar Student Government President Sophie Nguyễn and Vice President Emily Quiñonez Long before COVID-19 tested their Nguyễn is a Sociology major, The two elected officials work plans, Student Government Chicana/o Studies minor and com- closely with a team of three execu- President Sophie Nguyễn and Vice muter student who transferred from tive members, nine senators, nine President Emily Quiñonez vowed Ventura College as a junior. interns, University leaders, CSU to build unity in the CSUCI campus “Growing up in Oxnard as the constituents, and California state and community. After the pandemic daughter of two immigrants has officials to advance a wide-array forced CSU classes online, they instilled in me a deep sense of of priorities that include every- redoubled their efforts to keep responsibility and gave me a pas- thing from educational access and fellow Dolphins “swimming sion for empowering, uplifting and affordability to student health and together.” advocating for fellow underrepre- welfare. The Student Government “It has been a challenge to sented students,” she said. team has been instrumental in pro- create personal connections even Quiñonez is a first-generation moting digital connection, racial within Student Government, being Chicana college student from the justice, college affordability, envi- that we are not in our office work- City of San Fernando, double-ma- ronmental sustainability, and sup- ing together in the same joring in Political Science port for students’ mental/emotional space,” they said. and Chicana/o health and basic needs. “We prioritize Studies. As Vice Nguyễn and Quinonez, are espe- communicat- President, she cially proud of encouraging student ing with our hopes to civic engagement and activism team and champion during a particularly challenging creating underrep- time. Though CSUCI is one of the a warm, smaller campuses of the CSU and inclusive UC systems competing in space the California Secretary so team of State’s Ballot Bowl, members it consistently gar- can con- ners an impressive nect and percentage of bond. We students regis- have found tering to vote. To tools like social Nguyễn and Qui- media, and Insta- nonez, that is an gram specifically, to be affirmation of the extremely beneficial in reaching ABOVE value of Student more students. Instagram tools President Government. such as direct messaging, Ques- Sophie Nguyễn “Considering how tion & Answer boxes, polls, IGTV, RIGHT Vice challenging it can be to and Instagram Live have been President Emily engage with students and especially great in allowing us to Quiñonez build community in a virtual envi- connect with our student body.” resented students and ronment, the community we have Their slogan, “Empower, Uplift, marginalized communities and been able to foster is something Unify,” distills the organization’s over- encourage more students to “find we celebrate and are continuously arching vision down to three words. their place on our campus.” working to grow,” they said.

6 CHANNEL MAGAZINE Realizing Racial Justice by PAMELA DEAN

THE RACIAL JUSTICE CRISIS the CSU system. The department that enhance community and ulti- that has gripped the nation’s implemented the community pub- mately student and staff success,” attention this year has deepened lic safety recommendations made said Associate Vice President CSUCI’s resolve to stamp out by President Obama’s Task Force for Student Affairs Charles Osiris, racially-biased policy and pro- on 21st Century Policing. A Police Ph.D. “Being empowered by this cesses on its campus. Advisory Council has also been awareness and skill develop- “Our campus is not immune to the formed to expand the collabo- ment will help us better serve our pervasiveness of systemic racism,” ration, build trust and enhance students.” CSUCI President Erika D. Beck, transparency between the campus Other critical campus steps Ph.D. told a virtual audience of community and the campus police. include an Advancing Faculty faculty and staff at this year’s Con- Robust and ongoing anti-racism Diversity project which is looking vocation address. “The first step in trainings are being developed and at ways to attract, hire and retain combating institutional racism is in implemented across all areas. For more diverse faculty; the hiring of acknowledging its presence and example, Student Affairs launched three new tenure-track faculty with embracing the understanding that a training program in the fall called expertise in anti-racism and the we do not all experience our aca- “Power, Prejudice and Identity.” The experiences of the Black commu- demic community in the same way.” program examines white privilege nity; the creation of a new minor The University has already taken and implicit bias among other topics. in Africana studies; and concen- steps toward dismantling racism “Our primary goal is to provide trated efforts to recruit more Black and realizing racial justice on cam- a diversity, equity and inclusion students. pus and is rolling out many more framework for Student Affairs that Additionally, the Faculty Affairs campus-wide strategies in the com- is a foundation for growth, devel- office is overseeing several pro- ing months. opment, knowledge acquisition fessional development workshops Over the summer, the Uni- and skill geared toward administrators and versity’s Police Department sets faculty. “There is a need for all underwent training on implicit faculty, staff and administrators to bias and de-escalation. Two develop equity-minded compe- campus officers are certified tence in order to value all the won- instructors for Principled derful diversity we have at CSUCI,” Policing, a course focused said Associate Vice President for on implicit bias and pro- Faculty Affairs Sheila K. Grant, Ph.D. cedural justice, and will › Read more at: go.csuci.edu/channel-rrj be delivering that training to CSUCI officers as well as officers throughout LEFT Santi Visalli's photo of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Virtual Learning Aby MARYAdventures JONES BARLOW FACULTY HAVE A FEW TRICKS UP THEIR SLEEVES TO MAKE ONLINE INSTRUCTION IN THE TIME OF COVID-19 FUN, FORMATIVE AND FAIR.

HEN CLASSES SHIFTED creative exchange between all CSU dance programs. online last spring, CSUCI Their resources were so popular they received thousands of Performing Arts faculty members views on the web, won endorsement from the Dance Studies Heather Castillo and MiRi Park Association, and were adopted by universities around the faced a challenge unique even world. In August, Castillo and Park earned recognition from among educators: How do you the CSU Chancellor, who honored them with a 2020 Faculty Wteach students to dance when all they’ve got to work with Innovation and Leadership Award, recognizing extraordinary is four square feet of space and a smartphone? leadership that advances student success. Fortunately, Castillo and Park had faced that problem “It was an unintended special honor,” said Castillo. “I before. Through wildfires, campus closures, and other was well supported at CSUCI to teach and mentor oth- disruptions, they’ve become adept at keeping CSUCI ers as a Teaching and Learning Innovation faculty fel- students dancing online. In the COVID-19 pandemic, low. MiRi and I had a little bit of a head start in online they saw an opportunity not only to improve their skills, instruction and wanted to use it to help the entire dance but also to share knowledge with a global community of community.” educators and dancers trying to navigate virtual learning. Castillo, an assistant professor and veteran professional In a published guide, online workshops and webinars, dancer and choreographer, teaches students from a make- the duo imparts their trials, tribulations and tips. They shift studio (formerly her children’s playroom) in her launched CORontine Corps, an online space for dancers Thousand Oaks home. She intentionally made the space from around the world to share and archive performances small, so her movements are restricted to match those of and virtual education best practices. They also helped start students joining class from cramped bedrooms and hall- the CSU Dance Collective, a collaboration to foster virtual ways. Two cameras and a large wall mirror capture her

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instruction from different angles, while she coaches stu- Castillo and Park have spread their work to build online dents in real time on gallery view from her computer. community beyond the field of dance. Answering the call to Park is a CSUCI lecturer, professional dancer, choreog- action in the Black Lives Matter movement, Park launched rapher, producer and scholar. Each week she introduces an educational activism project called the ReadIn series, new movement to students in pre-recorded videos and with Castillo as co-producer. They enlisted noted Black then meets with the class for actors, broadway stars and synchronous practice and scholars to read aloud in an feedback. She also incorpo- online read-a-thon of “Black rates a strategy developed Reconstruction in America,” by Castillo to connect with a resonant historical text by students in smaller group civil rights leader, educator, cohorts — ensuring they get writer and scholar W.E.B. individualized attention and Du Bois. The series has maintain ties to each other. drawn widespread interest While online instruction and acclaim. is not ideal — Castillo says “I feel fortunate that we it’s more than three times can still connect and be the work of an in-person politically, socially and phys- class — there are silver lin- ically active in this medium,” ings. Students who never Park said. “I’m proud to say danced before are flourish- that I teach at a place that ing. Experienced students values the online learning say that leaving the studio, space with equity in mind.” with its big wall mirrors and capacity for comparison with EXPERIMENTING classmates, gives them more WITH VIRTUAL freedom to forge comfort- LEARNING able identities as dancers. For CSUCI Chemistry pro- For her Dance Ensemble fessor Blake Gillespie, life is class, Castillo provided all one big experiment. So, nat- 12 students with a four-foot- urally, when classes moved square cardboard box for a online due to COVID-19, project she’s calling, “Boxed he embraced the pandemic In.” Each week, students use as an experiment in virtual the boxes as a stage or canvas learning. to explore their sense of con- Gillespie converted his tainment during COVID-19 garage and backyard in Santa through movement, art and Barbara into makeshift labo- journaling. Their recorded ratories to perform experiments for students such as using video performances will be presented at the end of the year ethanol to make gunpowder explode (with the unequivo- in a CSU Dance Collective virtual concert. cal warning: “DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!”). Still, “I’m surprised how much they are learning,” she said. “It something was missing. takes more time to do it well and do it safely, but is it import- “Blowing stuff up in the backyard, really, I got zero pos- ant that we keep doing it in this moment? Heck, yeah.” itive feedback about that from students, which was deeply

LEFT A socially-distanced chemistry lab class led by Professor of Chemistry Blake Gillespie ABOVE Dancers in Heather Castillo's class work on themes of confinement

GO.CSUCI.EDU/CHANNEL 9 discouraging,” he said. “But it cemented my conviction up with the help of CSUCI’s Information Technology that students learn best when they do something, create Services so all students can use the same software tools something.” remotely, regardless of variations, disparities or inequali- By fall, Gillespie had revamped online classes to ensure ties in technology access. all students could “engage with their learning to be cre- “The real story is that we're able to do some scientific ators, not consumers.” heavy-lifting using remote-learning technologies,” Gillespie His Molecular Structure Determination course blends said. “In the grown-up world of biomolecular structure in-person and online learning so students can actively partic- determination, folks often don't collect data manually, in ipate from the lab or home. On campus — socially distanced person. The best facilities are remote-access, shared-use lab- and wearing full PPE — students learn about structure in oratories. So, our students are actually having quite a 'real- biomolecules by growing crystals of proteins in the lab. world' experience, partly because of the pandemic.” Gillespie also enthuses about some of the ways vir- "THE REAL STORY IS THAT WE'RE ABLE tual learning has enriched an interdisciplinary course TO DO SOME SCIENTIFIC HEAVY- called “Science/Fiction” that he co-teaches with Assistant Professor of English Raquel Baker. LIFTING USING REMOTE-LEARNING “Raquel and I tag team on managing the discussion, TECHNOLOGIES" –Blake Gillespie breakout rooms, and group chat,” he said. “We've had some really powerful student insights about our readings, Students who are unable to come to campus can join and I feel like I've grown as a result of them. Because online, in real time or asynchronously via video feed of it's all discussion/creation all the time, students step up, the lab’s microscopes. They help score the experiments that come ready to work, and even support us by drawing our in-person students began and identify the best conditions attention to pieces we might miss, like someone raising for obtaining crystals. their hand or a comment in chat. In this class, we’ve seen After growing the crystals, the students mount and a level of excitement and buy-in that all professors dream ship them in liquid nitrogen to Stanford Synchrotron of, regardless of delivery modality.” Radiation Lightsource at the Stanford University/U.S. Department of Energy SLAC National Accelerator LEARN MORE › Laboratory. From 350 miles away, the students operate https://corontinecorp.heathercastillo.cikeys.com/Project/ › TheReadInSeries.com a remote-controlled robot to perform research and data View video at: go.csuci.edu/channel-virtchem collection. The virtual machine environment was set

10 CHANNEL MAGAZINE { FEATURE Article } A LEADER in Information Security by PAMELA DEAN

EEPING CSUCI’S INFORMATION “CSUCI is the first campus in the CSU system to fully technology and computer systems secure implement multi-factor authentication for all faculty, staff from hackers and cyber criminals is Jim and students, giving us an excellent layer of protection August’s expertise. against phishing and other attacks” August said. KHe joined CSUCI as the University’s new Associate Vice He has led his staff of 37 full-time employees and 10 stu- President for Information Technology Services and Chief dent assistants through multiple changes to improve service Information Officer in April 2019 with more than 25 and increase efficiency across the University and is currently rolling out a new information technology governance pro- cess involving campus stakeholders to help guide future projects. His team has also absorbed roles from other units "Technology is continuously advancing, but as of the Division of Business & Financial Affairs and consol- a smaller University, we can make significant idated positions when possible to reduce costs. gains by making better use of technology we During the pandemic, ITS focused on shoring up already own or adopting technologies already cloud-based systems to enable the University’s faculty, proven by other CSU campuses." staff and students to work remotely. They also configured – Jim August and distributed over 100 laptops to faculty and staff and re-purposed nearly 300 existing laptops for distribution to students in need. years of experience. He previously served in information For the future of technology at CSUCI, August is guid- security leadership roles at the University of the Pacific in ing the University toward making better use of features in Stockton, California and at the Tarrant County College systems the campus already owns rather than investing in District in Fort Worth, Texas. costly new ones. Since his arrival he has faced many challenges and “Technology is continu- implemented numerous changes within Information ously advancing, but as Technology Services, but a string of phishing attacks a smaller University, forced information security to the top of his list. we can make sig- “Within my first few months on the job, students across nificant gains by the country, including at CSUCI, were hit by a series of making better use successful phishing attacks targeting their bank accounts of technology we and financial aid,” August explained. “Improving security already own or became my highest priority.” adopting tech- August’s team enhanced basic information technology nologies already processes for inventory management, vulnerability scan- proven by other ning, software patching, and expanded antivirus coverage. CSU campuses.” Student directory information was moved off the public internet to reduce phishing attacks and projects to encrypt data and deploy the DUO multi-factor authentication system were accelerated. { IN FOCUS Faculty } The Doctor is In

CSUCI gains a new champion for healthcare in Health Science Professor and Program Chair Sonsoles de Lacalle

by MARYA BARLOW { IN FOCUS Faculty }

IN 2019, A NEW FACULTY LEADER ARRIVED De Lacalle balances her administrative role with teach- on campus to help CSUCI prepare the next generation ing, research, publishing, and service. Outside of her of healthcare professionals for one of the nation’s fastest- classes — Careers in Health Science, Health Ethics, and a growing vocations. capstone research course in the fall semester — she main- Sonsoles de Lacalle, Ph.D., M.D., has a resume that tains an open-door policy (albeit a virtual one during any physician, neuroscientist and educator would be COVID-19), and encourages students to prioritize self- proud of: Fulbright scholar, faculty at Harvard Medical care as they persist in their journey to care for others. School, founding director of three university programs “For me the proudest accomplishment is watching my stu- in biomedical sciences, published research in presti- dents thrive and take a step forward in their career,” she said. gious medical journals, presentations at international This year, de Lacalle helped CSUCI land its first symposia, and awards from the National Institutes of National Institutes of Health grant, as lead investigator Health (NIH) and American Association of Colleges of on a project called "Initiative to Enhance Diversity in the Osteopathic Medicine, to name just a few highlights. Biomedical Research Workforce at CSU Channel Islands.” In her newest job as Professor and Chair of CSUCI’s Joined by three CSUCI co-authors and an interdisciplin- Health Science program, de Lacalle hopes to help an ary faculty team, she will direct a three-year, $1.1 million already thriving Health Science program develop into a grant encouraging students from diverse backgrounds to well of regional opportunity and talent. pursue careers in bio-behavioral fields. The project will expose students to the broad spectrum of biomedical careers, design new curriculum and faculty development The world of health is more than programs, and examine how those support measures con- being a physician or a nurse. tribute to student success. -Sonsoles de Lacalle “As a result of the study, CSUCI will have a better “ understanding of effective approaches to student engage- “It was serendipity, in a sense,” she said. “I had been ment and mentoring, research capacity building, and fac- seeking a new challenge. I love developing ”programs ulty’s contribution in the process,” de Lacalle said. and bringing them forth. And as a native of Spain, the De Lacalle grew up in Madrid, Spain, and became inter- Spanish influence of California resonates with me.” ested in medicine and neuroscience at an early age. Her Health Science, formerly under the umbrella of younger sister, Gloria, was born mentally handicapped CSUCI’s Nursing program, became a stand-alone program with structural brain damage. in 2019. With the hire of de Lacalle, both the Nursing and “Through the effort of my parents, she was able to have Health Science programs are positioned to take vital next a semi-independent life,” she said. “That was a powerful steps to ensure their growth. CSUCI Nursing, chaired by experience, because I saw my parents taking care of her, Lynette Landry, R.N., Ph.D., is one of the state’s top-rated committed to her well-being, finding the resources, and Nursing programs. Health Science, with approximately not stopping at doing their best.” 800 enrolled students, is one of the University’s most pop- After medical school in Pamplona, de Lacalle came to the ular majors. Because entry into Nursing is so competitive, U.S. on a Fulbright scholarship for postdoctoral research at Health Science is a popular option for students still hoping the University of Chicago. That led to faculty and adminis- to enter Nursing or other healthcare fields. trative appointments at Harvard, CSU Los Angeles, Charles “The world of health is more than being a physician or a Drew University, and Ohio University over the next 20 years. nurse,” de Lacalle said. “There’s a need to understand what Among her goals at CSUCI, de Lacalle hopes to forge makes human beings better-adapted to the environment, more internships and job pathways for Health Science stu- to be happier and more productive all around. Health dents in the region. Science involves fields like nutrition, exercise, ergonomics, “Any group or company that has a commitment to wellness medical records, radiology, health education, occupational would be a great partner,” she said. “Our students can offer therapy, behavioral therapy, public health … the sky’s the wellness programs for employees — programs for fitness, limit. A bachelor’s in Health Science is a place to start to nutrition, cooking — you name it. It’s not just about curing explore those potentials.” diseases; it’s about providing preventative care.”

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{ COVER Article } A Legacy of Equity and Inclusion

President Erika Beck’s Tenure at CSUCI by KIM LAMB GREGORY

AFTER MORE THAN FOUR YEARS AT THE HELM OF Achieving this level of equity on campus required CSUCI, President Erika D. Beck, Ph.D., will become the a multi-tiered, multi-pronged effort involving stu- next President of CSU Northridge (CSUN) beginning dents, faculty, staff and a strong connection with the January 11, 2021. community. Beck accepted the post after four and a half years “As an institution, we have never been more involved of leadership at CSUCI, noting that leaving the campus or more engaged or had more conversations about was bittersweet. diversity, inclusivity, equity and racial and social justice,” In a message to the campus community Beck stated, said Associate Vice Provost for Student Success & “It is with mixed emotions that I leave this campus,” Beck Equity Initiatives Amanda Quintero, Ph.D. said. “I have cherished the opportunity to serve as your President. Your unwavering commitment to student suc- Listening, learning and laying a foundation cess, your resiliency to challenges—and we’ve had our Beck began her tenure at CSUCI in August of 2016 and share!—and your support of one another has been most was formally recognized and celebrated as president at impressive. Your individual and collective work truly her investiture in May of 2017. transforms individual lives, generations of families and “The thing I most admired about her is she took entire communities.” almost a year doing a listening tour of the campus,” said The numerous campus accomplishments that distinguish CSUCI Foundation Board Chair George Leis. “She felt Beck’s tenure at CSUCI are rooted in her belief that every- it important enough to get the students, faculty, staff, one deserves an opportunity to earn a college degree, alumni, and foundation board’s perspectives before she and enough support to thrive and graduate on time. implemented her strategy.”

GO.CSUCI.EDU/CHANNEL 15 President Beck's CSUCI Years

• Conducted comprehensive • May 5 – listening tour President Beck’s • Launched strategic initiatives Investiture planning process • Honorary • Largest Commencement to Doctorate of date – 2,200 students to graduate Humane Letters awarded to Joe I. 2017 Mendoza • Launched planning to meet the • University CSU's GI 2025 Initiative welcomes 19 new tenure-track • Established President's Advisory faculty members Council on Inclusive Excellence with Professor José Alamillo • Regional Transfer Success 2016 serving as founding chair Summit aimed at ensuring a seamless transfer to the campus • August 8 – Erika D. Beck begins • Launched President's Staff tenure as CSUCI President Award for Excellence with • CSUCI selected by Foundation for Student Success to serve • Santa Rosa Village and newly Alison Potter receiving inaugural award as mentor campus for colleges expanded Islands Café and universities from Ohio, ribbon-cutting ceremony • Campus Connecticut and Colorado. • 17 new tenure awarded fifth Tree • Campus selected as one of track faculty two universities from around members are Campus USA the world to attain the New welcomed to Media Consortium’s Center of the University recognition for dedication to healthy trees Excellence Award

“She listened to community leaders, she listened to Professor of Chicana/o Studies José Alamillo, Ph.D. the faculty, she listened to students,” said board member For example, in 2017, Beck established the President’s Lynn Pike. “With it being a public institution and the huge Advisory Council on Inclusive Excellence with Alamillo gap California was going to have in terms of college serving as founding chair. graduates, she was focused on that goal and mobilized everybody. She turned everything upside-down, shook “She empowered me and my everything out and reassembled it.” Beck looked to solid data when figuring out ways to colleagues to speak our minds.” support historically underserved students who were – José Alamillo often the first in their family to attend college. CSUCI’s status as a federally-recognized Hispan- “She saw the need for more diverse leadership and ic-Serving Institution (HSI) was something Beck and she sought out faculty who were passionate about this,” campus leaders took seriously. In 2019, CSUCI became Alamillo said. “She empowered me and my colleagues one of only nine institutions in the nation and the only to speak our minds. I think she really put equity front university in California to earn the inaugural Seal of and center on our campus.” Excelencia for facilitating the success of Latinx students. “I think there are several things she has done to make Inclusion at all levels our campus more than a Hispanic-enrolling organization, Beck also began creating spaces that reflect the cam- but a Hispanic-serving institution,” said Program Chair and pus commitment to equity and inclusion with the instal-

16 CHANNEL MAGAZINE • Opened Dolphin • CSUCI hosted inaugural • First four-year uni- Food Pantry, faculty-guided undergraduate versity in California established the research fellows’ program to receive Bee Campus USA emergency distinction • Launched new bachelor of student loan science degree in Mechatronics • Campus ranked 26th in Washing- program, and Engineering ton Monthly’s “Best Bang for the secured resources Buck” among Universities in the to address student • Largest Commencement to date – West housing insecurity 2,260 students eligible to graduate • Ranked 9th safest campus in the • Named one of the 10 safest 2018 nation by Crime Stoppers campuses in the nation by Crime Stoppers • May 2018 – President endorses • Named by Peace Corps as one finalized Strategic Initiatives Plan of the top volunteer-producing • Established Retention, Outreach Minority Serving Institutions and Inclusive Student Services and • Launched CI Connect • First CSU campus to establish the Multicultural Dream Center • Launched inaugural climate Z-majors • Three CSUCI faculty served survey • Welcomed new Vice as CSU International Resident • Tree Campus USA recognition President for Student Directors in France, Italy and attained for sixth year Spain Affairs, Richard Yao, • President's Staff Award for Excel- Ph.D. • CSUCI selected by Getty lence presented to Danielle Quillan Center to host Pacific Standard • National Science Foun- Time LA/LA, a collaboration • Honorary Doctorate of Humane dation awards campus across Southern California that Letters awarded to Mary Eliza- with nearly $200,000 explored the critical importance beth “Tipper” Gore and Honor- to develop a model of Latin American and Latino ary Doctorate of Laws awarded to for increasing under- Art in Los Angeles Judge Michele Castillo represented minority faculty in STEM

lation of an exhibit in University Hall to honor Chicana the Borderline shootings and the fires, and she didn’t artist/poet and Oxnard native daughter, Michele Serros, hesitate to bring the students into the fold.” as well as the trail restoration/rebirth of Sat’wiwa, a sacred site of the Chumash. Leadership during a crisis Beck named Associate Professor of Nursing The COVID-19 pandemic and campus switch to virtual LaSonya Davis, DNP, FNP, as the inaugural fellow learning was another crisis through which Beck led the for the President’s Faculty Fellow program, which is campus. designed to cultivate faculty leadership through the “She kept us in the loop and said that it’s going to be hard advancement of institutional mission fulfillment. at times and there are a lot of different challenges to virtual “I told her ‘Thank you for seeing me,’” Davis said. instruction,” Ball said. “And that they were trying everything “Thank you for seeing me as a Black woman, as one they could to offer a quality education for students.” of the few black faculty on this campus. Thank you for Staff leaders like former Staff Council Chair Rosario providing me with opportunity and support.” Cuevas appreciated Beck including staff voices during Student Government Vice President Isaiah Ball and the fast-moving crises that befell the University such as former Student Government President Atticus Reyes the 2018 fires and subsequent evacuations. appreciated Beck including students in key decisions. “She had a special meeting of the Staff Council to “President Beck really walked the walk,” Reyes said. talk about concerns on behalf of the staff,” Cuevas said. “Everybody says ‘We really prioritize students,’ but Pres- “She made sure the entire President’s cabinet and ident Beck really did that. When I was president, we had Police Chief heard about our concerns.”

GO.CSUCI.EDU/CHANNEL 17 Affairs programming impact on • Inaugural President's Award for Graduation Initiative 2025 Student Innovation presented to Melissa Soriano • Largest Commencement to date – 2,513 students eligible to • President's Staff Award for graduate Excellence presented to Ricky Medrano 2019 • Honorary Doctorates of Humane • Earned Tree Campus USA Letters awarded to Janice Bryant designation for the seventh year Howroyd, Deborah Santiago in a row and Sarita Brown, and Honorary • College Magazine ranked CSUCI Doctorate of Laws presented to among the Top 10 colleges for • Established the Bedford and Laurence K. Gould Jr. surfers Dr. Irene Pinkard Multicultural Living-Learning Community • One of nine institutions in the • Campus hosts Migrant Summer nation to attain the inaugural Leadership Institute for 200 • Launched LEAD CI Seal of Excelencia for facilitating students • Began trail restoration for Round the success of Latinx students • Campus ranked 18th in U.S. News Mountain, Sat’wiwa, sacred to • Ranked by Time’s Money & World Report’s listing of Top the Chumash people magazine as the 9th Most Ranked Public Schools • $5 million in funding awarded Transformative University in the country based on post-graduate • Launched the Peer by the State of California success of alumni Mentor Ambassador for a feasibility study for Program and secured a childcare facility and the lead gift to establish lab school that will serve an endowment for as a model for expanding Undergraduate Research access to high-quality and Creative Activities early childhood education for underserved communities • Created interactive data dashboard serving as a model for • Opened the Michele Serros the CSU in measuring Student Exhibit and Collection

When current Staff Council Chair Annie Block-Weiss and data science to analyze diabetes prevention, breast- took the post and met with Beck, COVID-19 had feeding determinants and opioid prescription abuse,” changed everyone’s lives. Powers said. “We have many CSUCI students who have “With the fires and COVID-19 and everything, I told participated in our internship program and have become her staff morale was really low,” Block-Weiss said. “She County employees. We are grateful to have had the part- came up with virtual cupcakes that sent staff recognition nership with Dr. Beck and the University. I appreciate her through dancing cupcakes on email. I heard from a lot of enthusiasm, passion and commitment to education and the staff that the simple recognition made them feel so our community.” appreciated.” Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (D–Thousand Oaks) championed a new Mechatronics program on the floor The campus-community connection of the state legislature and CSUCI welcomed its first Throughout her presidency, Beck cultivated partner- Mechatronics students in fall of 2018. ships between the community and the campus. “President Beck understood the need to develop The relationship between the county and the campus a workforce that especially serves companies in the has strengthened during her tenure according to Ventura county,” Irwin said. “The incredibly diverse student County Chief Executive Officer Mike Powers, who refer- body at CSUCI will be exposed to an interesting and enced the Data Analytics project as of one of the reward- constantly evolving field that provides a good living. ing collaborations between CSUCI and the county. The profession benefits because it has historically “The project brought the County staff together with lacked the perspective and talents of women and CSUCI students for a real-world use of machine learning people of color.”

18 CHANNEL MAGAZINE GO.CSUCI.EDU/CHANNEL 19 • Largest Commencement to date • Due to global pandemic, tran- – 2,700 students were eligible to sitioned nearly every academic graduate and student support service to a 2020 primarily virtual environment • Launched renovation of Manza- • Designated Bee Campus USA nita Hall to serve as the home of recognition for second time the Martin V. Smith School of • Tree Campus USA recognition Business & Economics for eighth year • Student persistence data increased • President's Staff Award for • Significant gains made in the CSU • Ranked 4th best college in the Excellence presented to Elizabeth Graduation Initiative 2025 Goals nation for transfer students by (Bitten) Skartvedt moving up 7.1% points from the the Association of American • Honorary Doctorates of Humane previous year for the First Time Colleges & Universities Letters awarded to Irene Pinkard Full Time four-year graduate • Secured funding for Gateway Hall and Esther Wachtell rate and reducing the Under Represented Minority Equity gap • Ombuds office established • Launched President’s Leadership by 6.6 points Programs Faculty Fellow program • Established the President’s Adviso- with LaSonya Davis serving as • Authorized the hiring of three ry Council for Cultural Protocols the Inaugural Fellow new faculty whose teachings focus on anti-racism • Secured a multi-million dollar • Africana Studies approved gift to construct a performing arts • Launched Master of Science in center on campus • Established 7-Point Framework for Nursing (MSN) Realizing Racial Justice • Campus ranked 5th in the nation • Record number of for Social Mobility • Completion and dedica- students eligible to tion of Central Mall graduate • Developed comprehensive plan with newly installed to improve campus emergency permeable pavers • Solar panel project communication and response between University Hall installation off including $1.2 million to upgrade and Bell Tower University Drive started facilities

Framework for the future A sustainable campus was a priority during Beck’s tenure, so a solar array project is being installed at the Irwin recognized that CSUCI has the potential to be front of the University to provide 68% of the campus a model for providing an early childhood education power load. center, which will offer childcare for students and area farmworkers. Irwin moved this idea forward to realize “Even though I will no longer a successful $5 million ask to the legislature, which resulted in funding for a feasibility study for the early be serving as your President, childhood education center. know that I will be supporting Under Beck’s leadership, the campus launched the largest planned capital improvement project to your work and cheering you date — Gateway Hall at the entrance to the campus. Other projects also include the renovation of Manza- on!” –Erika D. Beck nita Hall for the Martin V. Smith School of Business & Beck stressed that she leaves the CSUCI campus Economics; a campus-wide facilities and emergency filled with Dolphin pride. communication upgrade to strengthen campus safety “I am grateful to be continuing my work alongside you and security; completion of the third phase and most in the CSU, and furthering its mission for access, equity recent renovation of Central Mall; a feasibility study for and excellence. Even though I will no longer be serving a mixed-use capital program; and the realization of a as your President, know that I will be supporting your $2 million bequest for a new performing arts theater. work and cheering you on!”

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CENTRAL MALL

A dream fulfilled by MARYA JONES BARLOW IT WASN’T THE GROUP blessing led by Raudel Bañuelos, donors and supporters for your phil- celebration President Erika Beck CSUCI Director of Facility Support anthropic contributions to make all hoped for, but it was momentous and Chumash elder. William “Bill” of this possible.” nonetheless. On September 24, Kearney, a founding supporter of Renovations began in 2012 to Beck stood on the newly completed the University and CSUCI Founda- transform the Central Mall from an Central Mall at CSUCI and cut a red tion Board member, shares the his- asphalt roadway into a park-like ribbon dedicating the space to the tory of Central Mall and thanks the pedestrian plaza. Over the next eight Dolphins – past, present and future 1,495 donors who contributed to its years, in three separate phases, it – who made it possible. evolution. progressed with tranquil gardens “You have helped transform “The 60,000-square-foot Cen- with native plants, decomposed this special place into the heart tral Mall represents much more granite walkways, benches, perme- of the CSUCI campus,” she said than aesthetic improvement to an able pavers, and an iconic center- to supporters in a dedication cer- already beautiful campus,” Kearney piece fountain where new students emony held virtually because of said. “It symbolizes our collective dip their hands in a shared tradition the COVID-19 pandemic. “Thanks hope and vision that our graduates to begin their journeys as Dolphins. to you, it has become the spot will lead our region’s future and The Central Mall was also where students can gather, learn economic prosperity.” expanded to welcome the growing and engage, and where we will The event closes with comments record classes of graduates, along celebrate the achievement of their from Associate Professor of Physics with their friends and families, who highest educational aspirations: Greg Wood and Student Govern- celebrate the conclusion of their commencement. Once we return to ment President Sophie Nguyễn. CSUCI journeys there in the com- campus, we look forward to cele- “Some of my most cherished mencement ceremony. At the 2019 brating this space with our students memories on our campus have commencement, more than 21,000 and community at many future com- been at the fun events and gath- guests celebrated a graduating mencements and other events that erings – connecting with students, class of over 2,700. will be taking place right here.” clubs and organizations at tabling Until ceremonies can take place A video of the dedication cere- events and hanging out with friends again in person, the Central Mall mony, viewable at: go.csuci.edu/ and fellow classmates – all at the remains a quiet haven symbolizing cm-dedication, captures the Cen- heart of our campus, Central Mall,” the power and beauty of community tral Mall and campus in majestic said Nguyễn. “On behalf of my support. The heart of the CSUCI images and heartfelt tributes. The fellow Dolphins, the students of campus is waiting to beat once ceremony kicks off with a Chumash CSUCI, I would like to thank our again with the echoes of applause.

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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT Students interns Zaira Miranda, Matthew Macrini, Brittney Demello, Britnay Haddox, Federico (Fred) Quintero, Kristine Garcia, Edgar Rios-Valdez FACING PAGE, FROM LEFT Interim Dean Susan Andrzejewski, Associate Professor Ekin Pehlivan, Director of ESBI Cynthia Sherman

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HE PANDEMIC MAY HAVE PUT THE then COVID-19 hit. I started hearing from students that traditional summer internship on hold for many they were losing their jobs as childcare providers, bartend- T college students across the country, but Ekin ers or retail workers. Some even told me they were taking Pehlivan, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Marketing in the out loans. This pushed me to propose a fast-tracked way.” Martin V. Smith School of Business & Economics (MVS “It was a true team effort to speed up the process,” School), saw it as the perfect opportunity to jump start a Pehlivan continued. “Interim Dean of the MVS School of unique learning opportunity she hadn’t planned on rolling Business & Economics Susan Andrzejewski, Ph.D., ESBI out until 2021. Director Sherman, MVS School Program Analyst Michele Micro-internships—hands-on learning projects with Morris, and Program Coordinator Paulina Rodriguez pay—are tailor-made for this time of social distancing worked tirelessly to make sure the legal and payment struc- and are run through the MVS School’s Entrepreneurship tures were in place as we started the projects.” & Small Business Institute (ESBI) under the director- Similar to freelancers, the students worked from their ship of Cynthia Sherman, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of homes on marketing-related projects for two Ventura Management. County-based companies.

Instead of individual students heading to a company’s “The students and I met virtually twice a week to check office each day and reporting to a company supervisor, on their progress,” said Pehlivan. “If they were stuck, we micro-internships allow students to work remotely on solved the problem together as a team, if they needed comprehensive projects as a team with Pehlivan serving feedback we provided feedback as a team. We learned as their supervisor. from each other’s experiences this way.” Pehlivan was originally planning on using her upcom- Pehlivan explained she had offered these hands-on learn- ing sabbatical to develop and map out how the micro-in- ing experiences as in-class projects for several years, but her ternship concept would work on the CSUCI campus. students wanted and needed more real-world experience But when she saw the impact the pandemic was having than a semester-long project could provide. on many students, she proposed to accelerate the idea, “One way to offer our students a path to professional and offered to run two pilot projects through the ESBI. careers and entrepreneurship is through the connections “We were planning to launch the program upon my we build with our small business partners and industry return from leave as I would have prepared the structural mentors,” Pehlivan noted. “Having a portfolio before they and operational components,” explained Pehlivan. “But graduate puts them a step ahead of other graduates.”

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DIANA GUTIERREZ ’10 B.A. Psychology

restoring confidence, one patient at a time by PAMELA DEAN ANTA BARBARA-RESIDENT AND CSUCI possible, but if the Oxnard native’s parents had had their alumna Diana Gutierrez is enjoying a dynamic career way, Gutierrez would not have attended college at all. Sas a physician assistant at Aesthetic Center for Plastic “I am the daughter of Mexican immigrants and the first to Surgery. As a vital member of the center’s team she assists attend and graduate from college,” Gutierrez explained. “My with cosmetic and reconstructive surgeries, manages pre- parents come from a cultural background where higher edu- and post-op patients and runs the practice’s injectable and cation was not a priority, so naturally they could not encour- laser clinic. age me to pursue something they didn’t fully understand.” “Plastic surgery is the most diverse specialty in the med- Despite their lack of approval, Gutierrez persisted with ical field because you deal with problems from head to toe her goal of earning a college degree and had every confi- and with patients ranging from newborns to older adults,” dence her parents would one day understand. Gutierrez explained. “I think there is a misconception about She chose to study Psychology to fulfill her initial desire of plastic surgery and what it means. Most of the time people becoming a community college counselor and helping other associate the word with celebrities and cartoon faces and bod- first generation students achieve their dreams and aspirations. ies. More often than not, you are restoring a She chose to attend CSUCI after taking a campus tour. smile in a child that was attacked by a dog, “My first impression was that the University was a hidden treating traumatic wounds, or helping a gem. It is a state-of-the-art facility situated on beautiful, woman regain her confidence after can- serene land,” she said. “The quality of education offered at cer has left her without breasts. I get the CSUCI really stood out when I compared it to other larger most joy in seeing people smile and universities. It quickly turned into my first choice.” feel confident again.” Gutierrez credits Psychology Professor Virgil Adams for Her bachelor’s degree in encouraging her to take her education to the next level. Psychology from CSUCI “He encouraged me to get a master’s or a Ph.D. The and her master’s degree from thought was absurd and seemed far-fetched at the time, yet MGH Institute of Health here I am.” Professions made her dream of working in healthcare > READ MORE AT GO.CSUCI.EDU/CHANNEL-DG { ALUMNI Profile} { ALUMNI Profile}

Charlie White ’05 B.S. Art/ StudioArt

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CSUCI ALUMNI CHARLIE WHITE IS A FORCE designer for a variety of companies both in Los Angeles and to reckon with. A mix of brains and brawn. Both a suc- the Bay Area. cessful professional in the hot field of video game design During a stint working for Disney, White started hearing and a successful athlete who competes with the USA about innovative companies in the Bay Area with unique Men’s Beach Handball team. and compelling work cultures. The San Francisco native graduated from CSUCI with a “You could bring dogs to work and they were flying degree in Art/Studio Art in 2005. But that was his second remote control helicopters around the office. It sounded bachelor’s degree. His first was from Vanderbilt University like something new and a fun place to work.” where he majored in Sociology and played on the division White landed a job with Zynga in San Francisco and went one soccer team with his identical twin brother. on to help create and operate CityVille, the biggest video After graduating from Vanderbilt, White decided he game ever made at the time with over 84 million monthly wanted a career in the art and design field. He searched for players on Facebook. a school with a strong art program that would provide him “It was a wild time, I remember NASDAQ setting up in with the tools he needed to launch his creative endeavors. the building to ring the bell to open the stock market the CSUCI fit the bill. day we went public,” White recalled. “CSUCI had just opened and I really appreciated the Today, he is a principal UX designer for Scopely in Culver individual attention the Art program showed me when I City where he helps develop the strategic vision for new came to visit,” White said. “After seeing the Art computer games and features as well as the plans to meet the compa- lab, I was sold. I also saw they had a surf class with Jack ny’s objectives. Currently he is part of a team working to Reilly, the Art program chair, and that sounded great too.” make Scrabble GO a top game in the mobile market. Since graduating, his career in video game design has thrived. He has worked as an interactive and user experience > READ MORE AT GO.CSUCI.EDU/CHANNEL-CW

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MICHELLE GATTO WITHEY, ’11 B.A. COMMUNICATION FROM MARKETING GOALS to entertainment management reality

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ICHELLE GATTO WITHEY DIDN’T “Even though the numbers were stacked against me, always have her sights set on becoming a mar- I still went for the interviews — all four of them,” she Mketing executive. In fact, the Newbury Park recalled. “Through this process, I was very upfront about native originally thought she wanted to be a talent agent. my skills and about my aspirations to do more than print But an internship changed her mind. down the road. I wanted to get back to my roots work- “In my senior year, I took an internship in market- ing on trailers and TV spots and beyond. I believe that ing at Paramount Pictures where I worked on trailers, showing my passion in this way is why I was offered the posters, etc.,” Gatto Withey position. I started working with explained. “I figured it would their international print team, look good on a resume and leading campaigns like Rogue make me more well-rounded One, Pirates of the Caribbean as an agent, but as it turned and Star Wars to name a few.” out, I absolutely loved the Gatto Withey explains her creative advertising side of skills and dedication were the business. They offered me quickly recognized, and she con- a full-time position once I tinued to hold fast to her prom- graduated.” ise of wanting more. She has ascended the enter- “I asked for more work — tainment marketing ranks ever which to my excitement now since. included travel to places like The 2011 grad who majored in Mexico City for focus groups, Communication and minored Philadelphia for photoshoots, or in Business, moved from the crowning jewel — traveling Paramount to DreamWorks to Paris to personally take Tim Animation, then to an ad Burton through an exhibit I had agency and finally to her current designed about the history of his home at The Walt Disney Studios, where she is now the work and his upcoming film, Dumbo.” Director of International Creative. She oversees a team She was eventually promoted to her current executive that develops all advertising materials, such as posters, position where she is in charge of producing creative mate- billboards, trailers, TV and radio spots, mall exhibits and rials for more than 50 markets world-wide. museum displays, used to market Disney films around Gatto Withey’s advice for anyone looking to enter the the world. entertainment marketing field includes networking, hard It was no easy task landing a job at Disney. Gatto work, speaking up and being flexible. Withey beat out 300 applicants for her initial position as Manager of International Creative Print Services. > READ MORE AT: GO.CSUCI.EDU/CHANNEL-MGW

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BRENDA BRAVO ’10 B.A. LIBERAL STUDIES, ’10 B.A. SPANISH; ’18 M.A. EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND DUAL P-12 CREDENTIAL CONCENTRATION No Fear of Failure by PAMELA DEAN

RENDA BRAVO’S FIERCE DETERMINATION “Growing up I did not see myself reflected in the leaders to succeed helped her overcome the many obstacles at my school, so becoming an administrator was never in she faced during her journey to higher education my plans,” Bravo said. Band a successful career as a high school principal. While working as a fourth grade teacher at Oxnard’s Tierra Born in Mexico, the fifth of six daughters, Bravo’s family Vista Elementary, she was invited to attend CSUCI’s Critical came to the U.S. when she was three, eventually settling Friends Group summer institute led by Professor Tollefson. in Oxnard. Neither one of her It was there she realized she could parents graduated from high aspire to do more. school, or even elementary “I learned about the education school. In spite of the chal- gap, equity issues and the need lenges of being a teen mom, for more Latina leaders in educa- she earned a 4.0 GPA in high tion,” Bravo explained. “We dis- school, graduated with honors cussed the need for a mentorship and went on to become the program to support young teach- first in her family to attend a ers and match them with educa- four-year university. tional leaders in the county. This Bravo’s path through is where CSUCI’s Lacayo Vista CSUCI was not easy either. Leadership Academy was born. Her second daughter was born I was part of the first cohort of while she was a freshman. But mentees. Kaia was the first to having two small children to believe I could do more.” care for did not stop her from After this class, she decided double majoring in Spanish to pursue a graduate degree. and Liberal Studies with an However, another potential road- emphasis in Bilingual Education. In 2010 she graduated block threw itself into her path. Just one week before being magna cum laude. accepted into CSUCI’s Educational Leadership master’s pro- “Attending CSUCI was one of the best decisions I gram, Bravo discovered she was expecting her third daughter. ever made because it’s where I met my mentors, Dr. Kaia With the full support of the program’s faculty, she was Tollefson, Dr. Kathleen Contreras, Dr. Charles Weiss and able to begin and complete the program on time, graduat- others who have been my inspiration and motivation to ing in 2018 with an M.A. in Educational Leadership along keep moving forward,” Bravo explained. with a dual P-12 Credential Concentration. She is now the In fact, Bravo credits Education Professor Tollefson with proud principal of Rio Plaza Elementary in Oxnard. inspiring her to pursue a graduate degree and move from teacher to administrator. > READ MORE AT: GO.CSUCI.EDU/CHANNEL-BB

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HE DATA SCIENCE THAT TRANSFORMED THE “I am incredibly grateful to have a community partner who Trade Desk (TTD) from a two-person startup into is dedicated to utilizing data to drive philanthropic support a $40-billion dollar global enterprise can be used to in a manner that optimizes impact on student success,” Beck Taddress inequities in society, according to The Trade Desk’s said. “His deep commitment to equity and inclusion, not Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and co-founder Jeff Green. only supports our University's work, but also supports his Green built The Trade Desk based on data science, and efforts in creating a diverse and inclusive workforce.” wants to use that same approach for the world of disparity— The program was set up so that qualified recipients looking at data on why students drop out and what interven- would receive increasing amounts of scholarship funding tions are effective. This way, philanthropists like Green can each year they remained in college. target their gifts where they will have the most impact. Ten CSUCI freshmen were identified to receive just Green agrees that CSUCI’s peer mentorship programs under $1,500 for the fall and spring 2020 semester for a are among the University’s most powerful strategies to sup- total of $2,940 per freshman. Fifteen sophomores were port students from their first day as a freshman to their last chosen to receive a total of $3,920 for both semesters. day as a senior as they graduate—on time. Fifteen juniors have been identified to receive almost After COVID-19 hit, the Jeff Green Family Foundation $2,500 per semester to total $4,900 and 15 seniors have made a $250,000 gift to strengthen the University’s peer been tapped to receive a total of $5,880 per student during mentorship programs like PEEP (Peer Education & Equity their last year at CSUCI. Program), which provides peer mentors for students who To qualify, students with a demonstrated financial need are the first in their generation to attend college. were required to have 3.0 grade-point average or above Green offered several reasons as to why he decided to and had to be enrolled for at least 15 credits. invest in CSUCI. The Trade Desk and the Jeff Green Family Foundation’s generosity actually began in December of 2019 when both “There is a lot of diversity in our entities provided a total gift of $105,000, which funded community and there are very few 75% of the peer mentor ambassadors. places where that all comes together. During the spring 2020 semester, the peer mentor ambas- CSUCI is one of those places.” sadors served 138 unique students of which 94.2% have –JEFF GREEN either graduated or are currently enrolled in fall 2020 classes. Despite economic pressures of the pandemic, 91.9% of “First, I believe in the students. We’ve hired a lot of all CSUCI students enrolled in spring 2020 either gradu- CSUCI students at The Trade Desk. They’re scrappy, ated or returned for classes in fall of 2020. hardworking and well-educated,” Green said. “Second, Green said another reason he gave to CSUCI is because I believe in the leadership at CSUCI. Since the school of the larger community. wasn’t founded that long ago, there is a chance to rethink “I believe in our community,” he said. “There is a lot of and reimagine higher education. I believe CSUCI is doing diversity in our community and there are very few places what others would do if they could hit the reset button. where that all comes together. CSUCI is one of those And they have the leadership to do it.” places. I think the greatest hope for any community is to The Green Family Foundation gift made it possible to educate its citizens well—all of them.” hire 15 new peer mentors for the fall 2020 semester and An anonymous survey from peer mentor ambassadors to support a staff position to help keep the peer mentor during spring of 2020 suggests the impact of the foun- infrastructure strong. dation’s gift to support peer mentor ambassador stipends The foundation then contributed an additional was significant. $250,000 in a tiered scholarship fund designed to encour- “My family and I can sleep knowing we do not have to age CSUCI students to stay in school. occasionally budget our groceries to ensure that we have Staying in school to graduate on time is central to a stu- enough money to pay for rent,” the student wrote. “This dent’s success, so President Erika Beck was especially pleased sense of security means that my younger sister and I can to see students get this kind of support from Green. place all of our energy in doing our best as students.”

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Building a better university with data

The Trade Desk CEO Jeff Green uses data science for CSUCI philanthropic gifts

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A Courtyard Honor

by PAMELA DEAN

CSUCI RECENTLY NAMED A COURTYARD AFTER her agricultural roots continue to bring an important one of its longtime and most dedicated supporters, Linda perspective. Dullam. Previously referred to as the Archives Courtyard, She helped launch, and has many times chaired, the the newly named Dullam Courtyard sits in the southeast President’s Dinner, CSUCI’s most important annual fund- backside corner of the John Spoor Broome Library and is raising event. She helped establish the President’s Circle the site of many campus celebrations. and create the University’s first scholarship awards. She also “I am so pleased we are able to honor Linda in this way,” served on the Development Committee and Landscape said President Erika Beck. “She has been a champion of and Courtyard Restoration subcommittee which helped CSUCI for many years and was instrumental in the cre- renovate and beautify many of the campus’s courtyards in ation of so many of our philanthropic organizations and the early 2000’s. events. This courtyard is a beautiful reminder of her dedi- This is not the first recognition Dullam has received cated service to our campus community.” in appreciation for all she has done for CSUCI. She was Dullam has had an immense impact upon the University. given the 2006 Robert J. Lagomarsino Award, one of the Her involvement began more than 20 years ago when, as a University’s highest honors, for her contributions and sup- vocal supporter of bringing a public university to Ventura port of CSUCI and higher education. County, she started rallying community support and fund- “Thank you to my CSUCI friends for the lovely honor,” raising for the fledgling campus. She even gave presenta- said Dullam. “It has been a true pleasure to work on behalf tions at several local high schools to recruit students. of this great University over the years, helping it to grow Dullam and her late husband John were the former and succeed. I hope the courtyard will host many happy owners of Mandalay Berry Farm in Oxnard. The energetic gatherings in the years to come. I would love to see a sign dynamo took an early leadership role in many import- on the wall that says ‘stop wishing and start doing.’” ant projects in support of the University including serving Indeed, that is exactly what Dullam has done for CSUCI as an original member of the Foundation Board where over the past two decades.

3030 CHANNEL CHANNEL MAGAZINE MAGAZINE 2019-20 California State University Channel Islands Foundation Annual Report

E A D F F 1,970 C E INDIVIDUAL D DONORS B

C A B $3,991,065 DONOR IMPACT TOTAL DOLLARS DONOR GROUPS A Unrestricted $1,393,297 RAISED A Other Individuals $2,876,168 B Growing the Campus $1,142,250 B Corporations $435,832 C Academic Programs $523,741 C Other Organizations $364,482 D Student Support $456,594 D Foundations $281,582 E High Impact $427,836 E Alumni $26,102 Learning Practices 990 F Parents $6,898 F Affinity Groups $47,347 ALUMNI Total $3,991,065 and Programming DONORS Total $3,991,065 The Year in Review In spite of the uncertainty experienced in 2020, the CSU Other highlights from the year included: Channel Islands Foundation had a successful fundraising › The second annual senior class gift which saw our year. Overall philanthropic donations to the Foundation generous graduating students give 662 gifts totaling topped out at $3.99 million, a 5% increase over the previous $7,745 in support of CSUCI’s hot meals program and year. Many generous foundations stepped up with financial their classmates in need. This was a 12% increase in support of the University’s Ekho Your Heart disaster relief money raised and a 9% increase in participating donors fund, which has been providing grants to students experi- over the previous year encing unexpected financial hardships due to the COVID-19 › The establishment of an endowment for undergraduate pandemic. The 2019/2020 fiscal year also brought the wel- research come addition of new Foundation Board members Cheryl › A generous legacy gift from former educator Jeanne Broome, Mark Lisagor and Jonathan Wang. Adams The Foundation manages CSUCI’s endowment funds with › The second installment of a multi-million dollar legacy the intent of generating additional income from the philan- gift that will help the University build a performing arts thropic gifts given to the University. As of June 30, 2020, the center Foundation’s Endowment had a value of $15.6 million. The “The impact of COVID-19 has created a myriad of Endowment paid out more than $700,292 in 2019-2020, significant challenges for our students to overcome,” said directly supporting academic programs, student scholarships Nichole Ipach, Vice President for University Advancement. and student support programs such as the Peer Mentor “We are tremendously grateful for our community’s Ambassador program and student research. The Founda- ongoing support as it will continue to be critical to the tion’s total assets at that date were $26.5 million. retention and success of our students, many of whom are Major gifts were received in support of the Peer Mentor first in their families to attend college.” Ambassador program, the Santa Rosa Island Research Sta- tion and undergraduate research and creative activities.

GO.CSUCI.EDU/CHANNEL 31 Ventura County Community Lauren '08 and Aleisa and Michael Pfau † On behalf of the students, Foundation Kevin Cruz '08 ‡ Lynn Pike † Verizon, Inc. Carrick Dehart ‡ May Porter * † faculty and staff, we Karen and Peter Wollons ++ Leonard Dryer † Georgianna Regnier ◊ Dianne Duva † Lynetta Ivey-Reid and gratefully acknowledge MAJOR GIFTS Vicki Engard § John Reid § the following donors. Anonymous † Carol and Handel Evans ° Grace Robinson * ‡ Anonymous † Genevieve Evans Taylor Andrew Salinas † These charitable gifts in support of CSU JJ and Jim Birkenshaw † and Curtis Taylor ‡ Elizabeth Say † Channel Islands were made from Cheryl and John Broome ° Therese and Peter Eyermann § Susan Schaefer and July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020. Linda Dullam * ° Karen and Glen Farr ◊ Hale Conklin ◊ Every gift makes a difference Rod Gilbert ‡ Nancy Gallagher † Stephen Stratton § and every donor is appreciated. Jeff Green † Christine Garvey and Sheila and John Suarez * § George Gelles ‡ Susan Sullivan † Thank you! Betsy and John Grether ° Dorothy Scott ° Lydia and Grant Geissman § Barbara Thorpe Cartee * ° Judith and Jack Stapelmann † Eva '09 and Janice Turner † Armando Gomez ‡ Alicia Virtue † $10,000–$24,999 Carol and Allan Gottlieb ‡ Joanne and Daniel Wakelee ◊ LEGACY GIVING Barbara Thorpe Cartee ° Margo and Jeffrey Barbakow † Cyrus Gregg † Marcia and Earl Wakelee ‡ Anonymous Tina and Louie Valdez ‡ Susan and Bob Brown † Brooke and Philip Hampton § Heidi and Mike Whitcomb † Anonymous § Laurie and Gary Wartik Christine Garvey Sharon and Clint Harper ‡ Jason Young † Jeanne Adams ° Nancy and Carl Wesely § and George Gelles ‡ Ruth Hemming ° Celina Zacarias § Tim Allison Kathleen Wulf § Philippe Larraburu * † James C. Henry † Stephanie and Kurt Zierhut † Janice and Marshall Applegate Terri and Mark Lisagor * ° Sharon and William Hillbrant § Johanna and Stephen Arneson SOCIETY OF Nancy and Carol Holder and Wilhelmus Zwinkels ° Libby Barrabee ‡ DISTINCTION Theodore Nedderman † John Mallinckrodt ◊ Megan Bell Amgen Foundation Lynn Pike† Nichole and Dallas Ipach * § $500-$999 Judy and Steve Block Bank of America Charitable Richard Rush ◊ Jacqueline and Jon Irwin † Victoria and Manuel Arcabos Jeffrey Boyle Foundation, Inc Keith Westcott † Janet and John Jacobs ‡ Dana Baker Bijian Fan and Jerry Clifford Barbara and Steven Blois ◊ Karen and Peter Wollons ‡ Karen Jensen and Yvonne and Chris Besvold Jorge Corralejo Cheryl and John Broome ++ Don Frazeur § Andrea and Ryan Bristol Linda Dullam ° Patricia and John Broome $5,000–$9,999 Elise and William Kearney ° Nancy and William Clements Catherine Harrington Margaret Tiplady Burgess Jeanne Adams * ° David Korse † John Crittenden Nichole and Dallas Ipach § Canteen of Coastal California Erika Beck and Beryl and Neil Kreisel † Scott DeLoach '08 Joyce Kennedy ◊ City of Camarillo Joshua Travers † John Krist † Cindy and Jay Derrico Norma and Robert Cindi Daley Marguerite and Linda La Frenz † Marie and Juan Francois Lagomarsino ° Linda Dullam * ° Jeffrey Browne° Leah Lacayo ◊ Irene and Jorge Garcia Kim Lamb-Gregory Joan and Dennis Gaiser ° Joan and Dennis Gaiser ° George Leis ‡ Jeffrey Grant and Jeff Argabright Toni Gardiner Cathryn and Thomas Krause † Jill LeMieux and Geri and Fred Gretan Philippe Larraburu † Gene Haas Foundation Deidra and Paul Lopez † Richard LeRoy † Jeanne Grier Terri and Mark Lisagor ° Elise and William Kearney ◊ Lynda Nahra and Julia Newman and Fran Hawthorne Beckie and Owen Lubow Leah and Hank Lacayo + Claude Dorais * † Saul Lessler ° Clifton Justice Thomas McKiernan Norma and Robert Lois Rice † Stella and Hillary Ling § Sheen Rajmaira and Sean Kelly Carole and Douglas McRae ‡ Lagomarsino * ° Ila and Fred Rothenberg † Carolyn Locke § Gina Maas Pat and Rick Metheny Terri and Mark Lisagor * ° Tina and Louie Valdez * ‡ Doug Lutz † Travis Mack Lynda Nahra Martin V. and Martha K. Esther and Thomas Wachtell ° David Maron ‡ Janet and James McAleney and Claude Dorais † Smith Foundation Patricia and Andrew West † Neil Matsumori ° Nancy McGrath Susan Part Carolynn and John Nicholson Zohar and Jason Ziv ‡ Laura McAvoy and Holly and Rafael Nevarez Louise and Neil Paton ‡ John Poe Sol Chooljian ° Vanessa Otto Phyllis Pattison Victoria and Bruno Pozzi $1,000–$4,999 Frances McNeill † Deborah and Robert Owens Anna and Fletcher Pavin ° Rabobank Anonymous § Margaret Meehan Virginia Patch May Porter † Barbara and Herbert Anonymous † and Joaquin Nunez ° Mary and Anthony Scardino Dee Press and Rosenkrantz Anonymous * § Barbara Meister ° Ronald Thompson Marianne Slaughter Jane and Richard Rush ◊ Eugene Andreasen ° Patricia Michaelson ° Ysabel and John Jackovich Patricia Richards Dodds SAGE Publishing Libby Barrabee * ‡ Nicki and Michael Morris § Christina Truong and Thomas Dodds ◊ Dorothy Scott + Celina and Amir Biniaz § Peter Mosinskis † Grace Robinson ‡ Southern California Edison Steven Blois ◊ Diane and Doug Off ° $1–$499 Rhonda and Donald Rodriguez Southern California Gas Nancy and John Borchard ° Joan and Gerald Olsen † Kathleen Abasi '19 Karen Romney Company Edith and Sieg Borck ‡ Stephanie and John Orr † Loren Abasi Juan Ros St. John's Regional Medical Margaret and Kevin Carey § Pilar Pacheco † Arlene Acevedo '19 Vicki and Richard Sharp Center Betsy Chess † Brenda and Robert Parry § Ashley Adams Howard Smith Marjorie and Ronald Tegland Joanne Coville and June and Clayton Paschen ◊ Beverly and Clifford Aggen Sheila and John Suarez § Union Bank Steve Stewart ◊ Anna and Fletcher Pavin * ° Ani Agopian '20

LEGEND * Legacy Members † President’s Circle ‡ Five to Nine Years § 10 to 14 Years ◊ 15 to 19 Years ° 20 Years & Above Every effort has been made to post a complete and accurate list. Please report errors to the Development office at 805-437-3683.

32 CHANNEL MAGAZINE Naomi Aguilar '18 Libby Barrabee * ‡ Joshua Buckley '19 Valeria Carrillo '19 Shelby Coley '19 Andres Aguilar Nancy Barragan '20 Pui and Geoffrey Buhl Stacey Carrillo Erick Colima Alondra Aguilar German Zulma Barrera '19 Genica Bienne Bunggay '20 John Carroll Ethan Collins '20 Alejandro Aguilar Ramirez '20 Anthony Barrios '18 Matthew Burciaga Carolin Carter Emily Common '20 Stephanie Aguilera Izamar Barrios '19 Tessa Burns '19 Sophia Casalenuovo '20 Christine Comstock '20 Stephany Aguilera '20 Ann Margaret Barrios '20 Catherine and Elaine Burriss Maribeth Butler Case and Ruby Conlan '20 Shameem Akhtar '20 Coleen and Gary Barsley Angelina Burton Michael Case Jaimee Constantino Leilani and Jose Alamillo John Basa '19 Breanna Burton Fernando Castaneda '18 Eileen Contreras '20 Gieselle Alarcon '19 Stephanie Bass '20 Blake Busick '20 Yvonne Castaneda '20 Gage Cooper '20 Helen Alatorre Andrew Bautista Rosa Bustamante '12 Raquel Castillo '20 Andrea Coppinger '13 Saul Alcaraz Sarah Bdairat '19 Juliana Butalla '20 Jannely Castro Sabrina Corral Lisa Alexander Kimberly Beas James Butcher Kieley Castro Alyssa Corse Tatiana Alfaro '20 Tiana Beattie '19 Mitchell Butler Ashley Catalan '20 Steven Cosgrove '07 Katie Almilli '20 Austin Beekman '20 Paola Caceres '19 Jaime Cazares '18 Sylvia Cossavella '20 Faith Altobano '19 Veronica Belanger '20 Rose Ann Cacho '13 '20 Daisy Ceja-Vera '19 Alondra Costilla '20 Jonathan Alvarado Jennifer Belcher '19 Marilyn and Patrick Cahill '05 Susana Ceniceros-Rodarte Melanie Cota '19 Giselle Alvarez '20 Justin Bellah '20 Cheryl Cahill Nicholas Centino Cynthia County Noemi Alvarez '20 Barbara Ben-Horin Leslie Calan '17 Deanna J. 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CSUCI is a Rane Baker Larissa Brodsky place of dreams...people come here to have their lives Howard Balentine Ruth Brooks changed and to change lives. Giving to Basic Needs Kyle Ball Steven Brown ensures students can learn and focus on their intellectual Purabjot Banipal Jasmine Brown and personal growth rather than their day-to-day survival. Our brilliant students are teeming Paul Banyai '19 Hayley Brown '20 with potential. It is a loss to all when their flourishing becomes compromised by economic Elsy Barcelo '19 Simone Brown '19 circumstances! Giving to the Master of Public Administration is an investment in a dream for Fernanda Barco Suarez Susan and Bob Brown CSUCI. While the MPA program has yet to be established, we dream of providing graduate- Noah Barlow '16 Garrett Brownfield '08 level training to current and prospective public servants from Ventura County and beyond. Magdelena Barnes '19 Brooklee Bruner '20 Investing in the future of good governance is both a necessity and an honor at this moment Kate and Gary Barnhart Philip Brunet '20 in history.” — Dana Baker, Program Chair and Associate Professor of Political Science Cindy Baron Nora Bucio '19

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David Gonzalez Justice Henderson Why I Give Yenis Gonzalez Gonzalez '20 Kevin Henriques ~ Ilse Gonzalez Munoz '19 Silvia Hernandez '13 Patricia Gonzalez-Hansson '20 Michael Hernandez '19 ANDREW SALINAS Vivian and Tyrus Goo Denise Hernandez '19 Noelle Good Alejandra Hernandez '19 "The primary reason I established the scholarship was Allison Goodwin '15 Stefania Hernandez to allow the legacy of my mother, Mayra Aguirre, whose Ashley Goodwin '20 Elizabeth Hernandez shortened life was dedicated to helping others, to be Sarah Gordon Wendi Hernandez '20 carried on not only by her children but by those who William Gordon Diana Hernandez Nunez '20 face the same challenges as she did. Benjamin Gorman Luz Hernandez-Sanabria She was a single mother of three and put herself through nursing school while maintaining Jeffrey Grant Britney Herrera '19 a full-time job. We want those who may come from less fortunate backgrounds to have the Jasmin Grant '20 Roberto Herrera '19 resources to advance their education in the Nursing program so they can begin making a Taylorr Gray '18 Jennifer Herrera '20 difference as my mother did. My mother not only used her nursing degree to help others Jason Gray Evony Herreres-Boyd but used her bilingual skills to assist families who needed help better understanding the Marleigh Green '16 Raphael Hicks '18 medical process." — Port Hueneme Police Department Chief of Police Andrew Salinas Kevin Green '19 Joseph Hidalgo '19 Andrew Green '20 Manar Hijaz Seth Gregory Andrea Hill '20 Fiona Dunphy Martha '10 and Clara Garcia '19 Sally and Seth Greiner Vivienne Hill '20 Megan Dunphy '20 Michael Ferguson '07 Breanna Garcia '19 Geri and Fred Gretan Laurie Hirt Megan Duran '19 Jerry Fernandez '12 '17 Valerie Garcia Jeanne Grier Chelsea Hoare '20 Nikolette Dussault-Martin Andrea Fernandez '18 Angel Garcia '19 Kristina Grifanati Krysta Hoeck '19 Jaden Dyrness '20 Daniela Fernandez Jennifer Garcia Jennifer Griffey Nicole Hoefer '20 James Dziwak Laurel Ferns Ricardo Garcia '20 Alyssa Grimaldo '20 Jaimie Hoffman and Alexandria Eaton '20 Susan and Fred Ferro Daisy Garcia Camacho Ahtziry Gross Dustin Russell Margaret Eddy Raven Fierro '19 Johnny Garcia Vasquez Sydney Grossman '19 Debra and Greg Hoffmann Lauraine Effress Brian Figg '20 Reid Gardner '20 Ariana Guerrero '20 Holly Holder

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Joshua Martinez Daniel Ines The giving program provides flexibility to change or add Patty Martinez Kaylee Inman '20 to my designation as our student needs change and this Andreya Martinez Abby and Jason Isaacs flexibility is another draw for me.” — Diana Enos, Interim Diana Martinez '20 Eleanor Israeli '20 Associate Director for Human Resources Elizabeth Martinez '20 Ingrid Izzo '20 Giselle Martinez Christian Jacobo Jordan Martinez '20 Priya Jae Nicole Khamsse '19 Hanna Lee Gina Maas Lynette Martinez '20 Kristen Jaffe Alisha Khan '20 Taylor Leedom '20 Madison Maas '20 Natalie Martinez Amy Jalandoni Salpy Kharadjian '20 Leticia '16 and Jesse Lemus Lori '05 and Rocio Martinez Stacy James Chase Khedmatgozar '20 Dani Leonard '20 Alec Macdonald '12 '19 Ismael Martinez Berenice Jauregui Summer Khouvilay Paul Lerma '20 Laura Macias '19 Mason Macgregor '20 Isabel Javon '19 Melissa Kightlinger '18 Ana Lett '19 Jazmin Macias '19 Rana Masri '10 Alyssa Jenkins '15 Monica Kilgore '20 Michele Levens Jade Maciel '19 Ashlie Mata Karen Jespersen Aaron Kim '20 Travis Leversen '20 Travis Mack Pi'ilani Mata '20 Christopher Jetton '07 Rima and Paul Kleinbaum Susan Levin-Abir David Madrigal Mark Matheu '20 Adriana Jimenez Saxon Knauss '06 Anjelica Lewis '09 Diana Magana '19 Marin Matsune '20 Briana Jimenez Tina Knight and Kevin Bauleke Ellen Leyva Selina Magana '19 Allison Maupin '20 Ismael Jimenez Courtney Knudsen '20 Alena Leyva Brooklynn Magana '20 Vanessa Mayo '15 Nayali Jimenez '20 Nina Kobayashi Shipeng Li Catherine Magana '20 Misty and David Ramiro Jimenez Davalos '16 Eunice Koch Laura Lindsey '19 Patricia Magana Cisneros Mayorga '05 '11 Lucas Johns '19 Theresa Kocis Daniel Lisi '20 Francisco Magdaleno Patricia Mazuca Jennifer Johnsen '20 Sean Kostecki '20 Kayla Lissy '20 Kathleen Magdaleno Janet and James McAleney Shelly Johnson Sever Koutianov '16 Li-Mei and Andrew Little Kimberly Maher Megan McCarthy '20 Alviana Johnson '20 Rachel Kozak Tanner Lomeli Anum Mahida '20 Doni McCoy Steven Johnson Panda Kroll and Kevin Volkan Anthony Looyen '20 Melanie Maldonado Shea-aiko McCurry '19 Taylor Johnson '20 Rachel Kromka '19 Paulino Lopez '20 Lindsay Maldonado Megan McDevitt Kailey Jones '19 Kathryn Krueger Wendy Lopez '20 Sydney Maldonado '20 Robert McDonald Justin Joseph '19 Alexandra Krueger Martha Lopez '19 Amanda Malone Tina McFarland Lauren Journeay Jennifer Kubel Nancy Lopez Toni-Rose Mamaril Rosalind McGrath Victoria Joyce '20 Uma Kumari Carcamo Alvaro Lopez Emmanuel Manasievici '14 Nancy McGrath Rogelio Antonio Juarez '17 Jenna Kushigemachi '17 Gerardo Lopez '20 Edwin Mancilla '14 Marianne McGrath Tatiana Juarez '20 Melony LaBoy Ivan Lopez '20 Christian Mancilla Madison Mckenzie Clifton Justice Makayla Lahey '20 Mayra Lopez Tricia Denice Manglallan Jacqueline McKinley '19 Timothy Kagay Joan Lamb Omar Lopez '20 Sarah Manheim '16 Georgia McLaughlin '14 Yasmin Kamani '17 Kim Lamb-Gregory and Isaac Lopez Ruelas '20 Dilika Suddirikku and Tess McLaughlin Elizabeth Kammen '16 Jeff Argabright * Andrew Lorenzana '16 '19 Dantha Manikka-Baduge '15 Frances McNamara '19 Taylor Kaonberger Debbie Landau Gregory Loustau Victoria Mann Simms and Malcolm McNeil '19 Jordan Karr '20 Raymond Larriva Anna Loveday '19 Ronald Simms Dylan McNey Latisha Pier Katigbak '20 Rochelle Larson '19 Vic Low Rose Manzano Ed McSweeney Brooke Keene-Gomez '20 Aaron Lasley Destiny Lowden '17 Savanna Manzo Mackenzie Meachim '20

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The project allowed students Miguel Saavedra '19 Joseph Silva '19 to collect and document stories of the Bracero Program, an especially important chapter in Roxanne Sabalerio '20 Samantha Silveira '20 Ventura County’s history as local fields and orchards received more Braceros (over 5,000) Cynthia and Roiquel Saenz Kassidy Simpson '19 than any other county in the United States. And yet little was known or shared about the Christina Salazar Balpreet Singh '20 program.” Arya Salemi Dante Siqueiros '20 Susan Salmore Jacquelyn Sisson '09 “The Bracero Scholarship was created by CSUCI students who sold t-shirts to fundraise Amanda '19 and Luis Sanchez Marianne Slaughter and for the first scholarship. I donate to it because it allows me to continue to honor the Jake Sanchez '19 Dee Press * Braceros’ legacy, their families and their stories by awarding the scholarship to a student Neena Sanchez '20 Scott Slocum '19 with a familial connection to the Bracero Program. And it gives me an opportunity to pay Alyssa Sanchez '20 Maia Smidt '16 it forward to a student who embodies the same strength and fortitude as their ancestors, Julisa Sanchez '20 Drexel and Ronald Smiley and dedication and commitment to themselves, their education and the community.” Jesus Sandoval Castro '20 Emanuel Smith '19 — Pilar Pacheco, Director, CSUCI Center for Community Engagement Anna Maria Sandry '20 Rachel Smithers '17 Christian Sanford '19 Celina Solis '16 Vega and Haluk Sankur Alexis Solis Janine Tadiaman '20 Elisabeth Trask '17 Macy Varner '20 Krislen Santana '20 Peter Soltero Edward Alvarado and Barbara Trevino Cantu '20 Jacob Vascos Edith Santangelo Melyssa Soto '19 Guadalupe Taijeron Elena Trigueros '20 Judith Vasquez '19 Natalie Santen '20 Jonathan Soto '20 Camille Taillon Ysabel and John Jackovich Denise Vasquez '19 Everet Santos Anabel Soto '19 Eunice Tak Ashley Trompetto '20 Evanessa Vasquez '20 Joshel Santos '20 Simon Sozzi '17 Venus Tamayo Christina Truong Nathalie Vazquez '20 Jasmine Santos-Orozco '19 Claira Speight '20 Yarida Tamayo '18 York Tsuruta Kenia Vazquez

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THE TRADE DESK Kelsey Woodin East Ventura County Employer Brennen Wright '19 Advisory Council “I believe in our community. There is a lot of diversity Benjamin Wright ECMC Foundation in our community and there are very few places where Jaret Wrobel '20 Enterprise Holdings that all comes together. CSUCI is one of those places. I Kirstyn Wyatt '20 Foundation think the greatest hope for any community is to educate Andrew Wyatt '20 Enterprise Rent A Car- Los its citizens well—all of them.” — The Trade Desk’s Chief Ryan Yablow '20 Angeles LLC Executive Officer (CEO) and co-founder Jeff Green Amy Yaffe Famcon Pipe & Supply, Inc Farber Hass Hurley, LLP > Read more on page 28 of this issue

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President’s Support through the President’s Circle has Circle • Provided the necessary equipment to An annual donation of $1,000 or more qualifies create 3D-printed face shields to help local medical professionals; you for a CSUCI President’s Circle membership. INNOVATE Since its founding in 1999, the President’s Circle has helped bridge the gap • Helped launch new degree programs, between state funds and the private support required to meet such as the region’s first Bachelor the needs of our rapidly growing University. Your gift goes of Science in Nursing degree, which toward direct financial support for students, enhancing prepares students and alumni to serve academic programs and addressing as essential health care employees in CSUCI’s most urgent priorities. The Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties; impact is profound! • Provided financial support to EDUCATE Richard Yao, Ph.D. CSUCI students impacted by CSUCI Interim President Jan. 2021 COVID-19, including support for students facing food and housing insecurities.

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