News — Community leaders and entrepreneurs are among the newest members of Cal State Fullerton’s Philanthropic Foundation Board of Governors, the nonprofit auxiliary organization established to build and strengthen CSUF’s relations with the community and encourage advocacy, investment in and support of the university.
New to the board this fall are , president, Cal State Fullerton; ’95, senior vice president, community and membership development, SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union; ’04, president and CEO, YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles; and , executive director, vice president of University Advancement, Cal State Fullerton.
Members of the 2024-25 Executive Committee
Board chair — Jon C. Smith ’02, partner, Ernst & Young LLP
Board chair-elect; chair, nominations and governance — Darren Jones ’91, executive director, technology strategy and transformation, The Walt Disney Co.
Chair, Marketing and Communications — Paul Carter ’92, partner, Bergkvist, Bergkvist, and Carter, LLP
Member-at-Large — Ajá Reneé Clarke, chief of staff, office of the CEO, Southern California Edison
Chair, Finance and Investment — Scott Coler ’85, president, Capital Pacific Real Estate
Co-Chair, Advocacy — Rachelle Cracchiolo ’71, ’76, CEO, Teacher Created Materials
Chair, Resource Development — Laurie Haack, ’79, ’06, radar software product line manager, Raytheon Technologies Corp.
Co-Chair, Advocacy — Peter W. Mitchell, president and CEO, P.M. Consulting Inc.
Chair, Audit — Paul Treinen ’90, managing principal of office, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
Returning Board Members
Bios of our board members are available on the website.
Laura Archuleta ’86, ’91, president and CEO, Jamboree Housing
Michael Boomsma, senior vice president of education and facilities, Cordoba Corp.
Joseph Cervantes, retired, executive vice president of operations, R.D. Olson Construction
Matt Clabaugh, principal, The Valencia Group Inc.
Terry M. Giles ’70, owner and president, Giles Enterprises
Gary Green ’80, executive vice president regional director, California Bank & Trust
Tina Javid, regional public affairs manager, Southern California Gas Co.
Robert E. Jechart ’79, founder and CEO, RJE International and Oceanbotics
Larry Labrado ’97, director of corporate social responsibility and strategic initiatives, Disneyland Resort
Jonathan Morales ’06, managing director for community and business development, JPMorgan Chase
Sonny Nguyen, CEO, 7 Leaves Cafe
Scott O’Brien ’77, chairman, The Safariland Group
Payman Roshan, senior vice president and area manager, Kaiser Permanente Orange County
Pamela Schweitzer ’82, retired, assistant surgeon general and 10th chief pharmacist officer, United States Public Health Service
Douglas G. Stewart ’87, president and CEO, Marts & Lundy
Kathleen Taylor ’82, retired, investor/co-owner, MV Properties
Chris Venhoff, senior vice president, Inland SoCal consumer banking market leader, U.S. Bank
Appointed Board Members
Alumni representative — Kathleen (Kathie) Hodge ’71, retired, president, Fullerton College
Student representative — Joe Morales, president, CSUF Associated Students Inc.
Faculty representative — Natalie Fousekis, professor, CSUF Department of History; director, The Lawrence de Graaf Center for Oral and Public History
Ex-Officio
Stefanie Light ’96, chief of operations, University Advancement, Cal State Fullerton; secretary
Jason Ono, CFO and assistant vice president, University Advancement Administration and Finance, Cal State Fullerton; chief financial officer
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