2021-2022 Community Board Members
Dr. Monica Alejandre
Secretary, CSUSB Philanthropic Foundation
Associate Vice President, Advancement Operations
California State University, San Bernardino
(Ex-Officio)
- Member of the Executive Committee,
Investment Committee & Audit Committee
Dr. Donald F. Averill (Don)
Owner Emeritus, PPL Inc.
- Member of the Audit Committee &
Philanthropy Committee
Dr. Benjamin J. Becerra
Assistant Professor
Department of Information & Decision Sciences
California State University, San Bernardino
Faculty Representative
Dr. Mariam Betlemidze
Associate Professor
Department of Communication Studies
California State University, San Bernardino
Faculty Representative
Mrs. Debbie Brown
Community Philanthropist
Chair, Philanthropy Committee
- Member of the Executive Committee &
Philanthropy Committee
Dr. Haakon Brown
Associate Professor
Department of Marketing
California State University, San Bernardino
Faculty Representative
Dr. Dorothy Chen-Maynard
NFS Coordinator/Associate Professor
Health Science Department
California State University, San Bernardino
Faculty Representative
Suany Echevarria
Vice President, Finance, Associated Students Incorporated
California State University, San Bernardino
Ex-Officio Student Representative
- Member of the Executive Committee &
Investment Committee & Audit Committee
Dr. Douglas R. Freer (Doug)
Treasurer & Assistant Secretary, CSUSB Philanthropic
Foundation
Vice President, Administration and Finance
California State University, San Bernardino
(Ex-Officio)
- Member of the Executive Committee &
Investment Committee
Ms. Grace Garner
Palm Spring City Council Member
Mr. Paul C. Granillo '91
President and CEO, Inland Empire Economic
Partnership
Dr. W. Benson Harer, Jr. (Ben)
Retired Physician
Mr. Roderick Hendry
First Vice President, Morgan Stanley
- Member of the Audit Committee &
Philanthropy Committee
Mr. Cole R. Jackson
Partner, Reiss, Jackson & Jamison, LLP
Audit Committee Chair
- Member of the Executive Committee &
Audit Committee
Mr. Mark A. Kaenel '84 & '89
Retired First Vice President, Alta Pacific Bank
- Member of the Philanthropy Committee
Ms. Nefertiti Long (Nef)
Chief Operating Officer, Alta Loma Enterprises
- Member of the Philanthropy Committee
Ms. Jessica Madrigal
Services Coordinator, Santos Manuel Student Union
California State University, San Bernardino
Staff Council Representative
Mr. Gary McBride ’94 & ‘08
Strategic Projects Director, County of San Bernardino
Chair, Investment Committee
- Member of the Executive Committee &
Investment Committee
Ms. Barbara McGee
City Clerk, City of Rialto
40- Foundation Board Members
25- Community Directors
7- Ex-Officio Directors
2- Faculty Directors
2- Staff Council Directors
2- Student Directors
Dr. Shari McMahan
Provost & VP, Academic Affairs
California State University, San Bernardino
(Ex-Officio)
- Member of the Executive Committee
Mr. Mustafa Milbis
Community Philanthropist
- Member of the Philanthropy Committee
Mr. Louis G. Monville, III ‘94
Senior Vice President, Raincross Hospitality
Corporation
Chair, Advocacy Committee
- Member of the Executive Committee &
Advocacy Committee
Dr. Tomás D. Morales
President, CSUSB Philanthropic Foundation
President, California State University, San Bernardino
(Ex-Officio)
- Member of the Executive Committee
Mr. Robert J. Nava
Executive Director, CSUSB Philanthropic Foundation
Vice President, University Advancement
California State University, San Bernardino
(Ex-Officio)
- Member of the Executive Committee,
Investment Committee & Audit Committee
Dr. Paz Olivérez
Vice President, Student Affairs
California State University, San Bernardino
(Ex-Officio)
- Member of the Executive Committee
Dr. Manish Patel
Physician, Southern California Permanente
Medical Group
Mr. Steve PonTell
CEO & President, National Community Renaissance
Founder, La Jolla Institute
Diana Quijano
Resource Specialist/Digital Archivist
California State University, San Bernardino
Staff Council Representative
Daisy Ramos
President & Chair, Associated Students Incorporated
California State University, San Bernardino
Ex-Officio Student Representative
- Member of the Executive Committee,
Investment Committee & Audit Committee
The Honorable James C. Ramos, Jr. '02
Assemblyman, 40th California Assembly District
California State Assembly
Rheanna Rodriguez
Senior VP, Director of Specialty Regulations
First Foundation Bank (FFB)
- Member of the Executive Committee
Mr. Phillip M. Savage, IV, Esq. (Phil)
Shareholder, Gresham Savage
Mr. Paul M. Shimoff, Esq.
Partner, Shimoff Law Corporation
- Member of the Philanthropy Committee
Mr. William M. Stevenson ’77 & '84 (Bill)
Chair, CSUSB Philanthropic Foundation
- Member of the Executive Committee,
Investment Committee & Audit Committee
Ms. Karen I. Suarez '07
Director, Uplift San Bernardino
- Member of the Philanthropy Committee
Dr. Samuel Sudhakar
Vice President, Information Technology
California State University, San Bernardino
(Ex-Officio)
- Member of the Executive Committee
Mr. Justin S. Swant ‘03
SVP, Product Development and Innovation,
AccessHope
- Member of the Philanthropy Committee
Dr. Edward C. Teyber (Ed)
Retired Professor, Psychology
California State University, San Bernardino
- Member of the Investment Committee
Ms. Elise K. Traynum
First General Counsel, ACLU Corporations of
Northern California
Mrs. Ellen G. Weisser '68
Immediate Past Chair, CSUSB Philanthropic Foundation
Retired VP, Network Pharmaceuticals
- Member of the Executive Committee &
Investment Committee