Academic Affairs Leadership
Shari McMahan, Ph.D.
Provost & Vice President
Academic Affairs
Phone: 909-537-5024
Office: CH-123H
smcmahan@csusb.edu
Jenna Aguirre, Ed.D.
Director
Academic Budget & Planning
Phone: 909-537-5024
Office: CH-123F
jenna@csusb.edu
Rachel Beech, Ed.D.
Associate Vice President
Enrollment Management
Phone: (909) 537-5188
Office: UH-157
rachel.beech@csusb.edu
Cesar Caballero
Dean, John M. Pfau Library
Phone: (909) 537-5102
Office: PL-2006C
ccaballe@csusb.edu
Rueyling Chuang, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Arts & Letters
Phone: (909) 537-5800
Office: UH-226
rchuang@csusb.edu
Lesley Davidson-Boyd
Associate Vice President
Academic Success and Undergraduate Advising (ASUA)
Phone: 909-537-3252
Office: UH-352
lboyd@csusb.edu
Chinaka S. DomNwachukwu, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Education
Phone: (909) 537-5645
Office: CE-221J
chinaka.domnwachukwu@csusb.edu
Dorota Huizinga, Ph.D.
Associate Provost
Academic Research &
Dean, Graduate Studies
Office: AR-111A
Phone: 909-537-4338
dorota.huizinga@csusb.edu
Tatiana Karmanova. Ph.D.
Associate Vice Provost and
Dean, College of Extended
and Global Education
Phone: (909) 537-3986
Office: CGI-327
tkarma@csusb.edu
Rafik Mohamed, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Social &
Behavioral Sciences
Phone: (909) 537-7500
Office: SB-207K
rafik.mohamed@csusb.edu
Sastry Pantula, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Natural Sciences
Phone: (909) 537-5300
Office: BI-107C
sastry.pantula@csusb.edu
Diane Podolske, Ph.D.
Director, Community Engagement
Phone: (909) 537-7483
Office: FO-228
dpodolsk@csusb.edu

Shanthi Srinivas, Ph.D.
Interim Dean, Jack H. Brown College
of Business and Public Administration
Phone: (909) 537-3703
Office: JB-278F
shanthi.srinivas@csusb.edu
Clare Weber, Ph.D.
Deputy Provost and Vice Provost
Academic Programs
Phone: 909-537-5024
Office: AD-101L
clare.weber@csusb.edu
Seval Yildirim, J.D.
Associate Provost
Faculty Affairs and Development
Phone: 909-537-5029
Office: CH-104A
seval.yildirim@csusb.edu
Jake Zhu, Ph.D.
Dean, Palm Desert Campus
Phone: (909) 537-8101
Office: RG-203P
jzhu@csusb.edu
Academic Affairs Staff
Sandy Bennett
Administrative/Analyst Specialist
Phone: 909-537-3078
Office: CH-123A
sandy.bennett@csusb.edu
Aj Hernandez
Administrative Support Coordinator
Phone: 909-537-7558
Office: CH-123
ahernand@csusb.edu
Janette Garcia
Assistant to the Provost & Vice President
Office: CH-123J
Phone: 909-537-3320
jygarcia@csusb.edu