Board of Directors

Board of Directors 2024-25

Mr. Nick Ambrosini

Executive Vice President/CFO

Office: Valley Strong
Mr. Steve Anderson

President

Office: S.C. Anderson, Inc.
Ms. Aimee Blaine

Senior Vice President

Office: AERA Energy, LLC
Mrs. Raji Brar

Chief Operations Officer

Office: Countryside Market & Restaurants
Dr. Javier Bustamante

Physician

Office: Bakersfield Pediatrics
Mr. Greg Bynum

President/CEO

Office: Bynum, Inc.
Mr. Morgan Clayton

President

Office: Tel-Tec, Inc.
Mr. Thom Davis

VP for Business Administrative Services/CFO Treasurer of the Board,CSUB CFO

Office: CSUB Foundation
Mrs. Emily Duran

Chief Executive Officer

Office: Kern Health Systems
Dr. Vernon Harper Jr.

President of the University CSUB Foundation President

Office: CSUB Foundation
Mr. Omar Hayat

Vice President of Operations

Office: California Resources Corporation
Mr. Geoffrey B. King

Partner

Office: Barbich Hooper King Dill Hoffman
Mr. JP Lake

Co-Founder

Office: Seedcore Foundation
Ms. Megan Lopez

Policy, Government & Public Affairs Rep.

Office: Chevron San Joaquin Valley
Mr. Angelo Mazzei

Chairman

Office: Mazzei Injector Company, LLC
Mr. Heath Niemeyer

Interim VP for University AdvancementExec. Dir Interim Secretary of the Board

Office: CSUB Foundation
Ms. Melinda Palmer

Vice President, Regulatory & Public Affairs

Office: Kern Oil & Refining Co.
Mr. Jacob Panero

CEO

Office: Varner Bros., Inc.
Dr. Ravi Patel

Medical Director

Office: Comprehensive Blood & Cancer Center
Connie Perez-Andreesen
Mrs. Connie Perez-Andreesen

National Vice-PresidentChair of the Board

Office: United Farm Workers of America
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Ms. Erin Pruitt

ASI President Student Representative

Office: ASI, Inc.
Amanda Ruiz
Ms. Amanda Ruiz

CSUB Alumni Association, President

Office: Kern County, County Administrative Office
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Dr. Brittany Sanchez

Assistant Professor of Kinesiology

Office: CSUB Foundation
Mr. Jon Van Boening

President and Market Leader

Office: Dignity Health Nevada

Life Members of the Board

Members
Name Title Organization
Mr. Melvin Atkinson President M.D. Atkinson Company, Inc.
Mrs. Sheryl Barbich President Barbich Consulting
Mr. Bruce Freeman President Pinnacle Advisory Services
Mrs. Joan Dezember Homemaker -
Mr. Rogers Brandon President American General Media
Mrs. Judy Fritch Exercise Advocate (retired) -
Mr. Edwards Hopple President KMAP, Inc.
Mr. Robert W. Karpe Chairman  Karpe Real Estate Center
Dr. Robert C. Marshall VP of Medical Affairs (retired) Bakersfield Memorial Hospital
Mr. Vince Rojas President/CEO (retired) Kern Schools Federal Credit Union
Mr. Ben F. Stinson Owner Stinson's Stationers
Mr. E.L. "Skeet" Varner - Varner Bros, Inc.
Mr. Milton Younger Attorney at Law, Senior Partner Younger Lemucchi Law Offices
Mr. David R. Martin Retired President and CEO Occidental Oil & Gas
Mr. George Martin Attorney at Law Borton, Petrini, LLP
Mr. Jerry Stanners Principal Charter Consulting Services, Inc.
Mr. Gene Voiland Principal Voiland Enterprise, LLC

Mr. Les Clark

Retired

 

Dr. Uma Varanasi

Nephrologist

Kern Central Nephrology Medical 

Mr. Thomas DeNatale

Attorney at Law

Klein DeNatale Goldner

Mrs. Mikie Hay

Director of Community Affairs

Jim Burke Ford 

 

Honorary Member of the Board

Member
Name Title
Mrs. Margaret E. Moore Homemaker

 

Non-Voting Cabinet Members

Members
Name Title Organization
Dr. Kristen Watson Chief of Staff to the President CSU Bakersfield
Dr. James Rodriguez Provost and VP, Academic Affairs CSU Bakersfield
Ms. Claudia Catota Assistant to the President for Equity, Inclusion, and Compliance & Title IX Coordinator/DHR Administrator CSU Bakersfield
Dr. Thomas Wallace Vice President for Student Affairs CSU Bakersfield