Employee Spotlight: Janette Flores
Janette Flores is an Administrative Support Coordinator in the Project Management and Assessment department of the ITS Division. Janette works with all ITS teams to track projects and report to IT governance and the office of the VP/CIO. The Project Management Office also lead projects for the ITS division when asked.
As the Project Management Office Coordinator, she specializes in staff support, securing maintenance, and controlling the financial aspects of all projects. Janette’s primary role is ensuring projects are being delivered on time and meeting desired goals. Janette verifies that all parts of the process and project as a whole remainorganized and running according to plan.
Janette is most proud of the growth she has made and all that she has endured over the years here at CSUSB. Twelve years ago, Janette was responsible for the Outgoing Transcript Unit in Records and Registration. She has also worked with CMS and training services. Janette was a contributor to the design and creation of the staff training for PeopleSoft using captivate which served as an exciting and great learning experience. Recently, she has been part of the project, “Reach Digital Signage.” This project replaces all CSUSB owned digital signage with a system that is centrally managed and be unified in the event of an emergency or natural disaster. The digital display management system will be rolled out into the colleges and university own displays followed by Auxiliary units. “Reach Digital Signage” is very important to her because it affects the entire campus community. Today, she is working in ITS Project Management and raising the bar for her professional growth.
On a personal note, Janette has recently traveled to Italy and would love to go a 100 times more if she could since it’s her favorite place. She would love to visit Greece next.
Her favorite TV show is Gilmore Girls and her favorite movie is Edward Scissorhands; her favorite food to this day is sushi. She is something of an artist, a musician who plays the keyboard and sings. She leads the worship team at “Agua De Vida” in San Bernardino.
Janette has worked at CSUSB for 21 years. She received her B.A. in Criminal Justice from CSUSB. Then, she went to Summit Bible College to get her Masters in Theology and a Doctorate in Worship and Prayer.
To Janette, CSUSB means home to her. She states, “My entire working career has been here at CSUSB and I am grateful for all the wonderful people and experiences this campus has afforded me.”