Personnel Committee
In the event of Board vacancies, this committee shall recommend to the Board of Directors those persons whom the committee determines are most qualified to serve in the various positions designated in these Bylaws. The committee also notifies the appropriate constituent group having representation on the Board of Directors, of a Board of Directors vacancy from that group. The committee will also advise and/or recommend policy to the Executive Director and/or the Board of Directors on matters pertaining to personnel. Only voting members of the Board of Directors may serve on the Personnel Committee.
2023-2024 Members
- Angelica Agudo, BOD Chair
- Jose Hernandez, BOD Vice Chair
- Jesse Felix, BOD Chief Financial Officer
- Carson Fajardo, ASI President
- Jenny Puccinelli, Ex-Officio
- Vacant, President's Designee
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Finance and Contracts Committee
This committee will draft a budget for the following fiscal year and present its proposed budget to the Board of Directors for consideration and approval. This committee will meet annually with the auditors to discuss the annual financial audit as well as consider any other financial matters that may arise and recommend its position on such matters to the Board of Directors.
2023-2024 Members
- Jocelyn Paz, BOD Controller (Chair)
- Daniel Arana, BOD Secretary
- Maria Najera-Neri, SMSU Professional Staff
- Jasmine Curtis, RecWell Professional Staff
- Shardul Kulkarni, BOD Student Representative
- Autumn Hudson, Student Representative
- Tenzin Urgen, Student Representative
- Dulce Gonzalez, Student Representative
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Policies and Procedures Committee
This committee prepares, reviews, and recommends policies and procedures related to the overall use of the facility, to the Board of Directors for approval.
2023-2024 Members
- Ashley Recio, SMSU Student Employee (Chair)
- Angelica Agudo, BOD Chair
- Jose Hernandez, BOD Vice Chair
- Jesse Felix, BOD Chief Financial Officer (Ex-Officio)
- Pablo Gutierrez-Cervantes, CEGE Professional Staff
- Sara Kelley, RecWell Student Employee
- Sasha Baltazar, PDC Professional Staff
- Mark Oswood, RecWell Professional Staff
- Jenny Puccinelli, SMSU Professional Staff
- Allicia Dean, BOD Alumni Representative
- Diana Ruiz, Student Representative
- Joanne Maestre, Student Representative
- Candyce Jackson, Student Representative
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Strategic Planning Committee
This committee will review annually and provide recommendations to the Board of Directors to update the Strategic Plan, as appropriate.
2023-2024 Members
- TBD
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Recreation and Wellness Committee
This committee shall act as a sub-committee of the SMSU Board of Directors and shall advise on policy, budgets and operation of the recreational activities and programs of the Student Recreation & Wellness Center. The committee shall submit documents necessary for approval of the policies of the Student Recreation & Wellness Center and the annual budget of Student Union funds used for the Recreation and Wellness Department.
2023-2024 Members
- Elmer Gutierrez, RecWell Student Employee (Chair)
- Vilayat DelRossi, RecWell Director (Ex-Officio)
- Angelica Agudo, BOD Chairs (Designee)
- JJ Gless, CAPS Professional Staff (Staff Representative)
- VACANT, Faculty Representative
- Candyce Jackson, Student Representative
- Divya Madireddy, Student Representative
- Tenzin Urgen, Student-Representative
- Joanne Maestre, Student Representative
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Audit Committee
The committee will make recommendations to the Board of Directors on the hiring and firing of independent certified public accountants (CPAs). The audit committee can negotiate the independent CPAs compensation on behalf of the Board of Directors. This committee will confer with the auditor to satisfy committee members that the financial affairs of the Santos Manuel Student Union are in order. The committee will review the audit and make recommendations to the board of directors to accept the audit and will approve non-audit services by the independent CPAs accounting firm, and ensure such services conform to standards in the Yellow Book issued by the U.S. Comptroller General
Membership: The audit committee cannot include staff members, the chair of the board of directors, or the Controller. Members of the Finance & Contracts Committee may sit on the audit committee but cannot comprise 50% or more of the committee. The chairperson of the audit committee may not be a member of the Finance & Contracts Committee.
2023-2024 Members
- Jose Hernandez, BOD Vice Chair
- Miguel Antonio, Student Representative
- Autumn Hudson, BOD Student Representative
- Shardul Kulkarni, BOD Student Representative
- Jessica Lu, BOD Administrative Representative
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Facilities and Sustainability Committee
This committee will discuss the operational systems within the Santos Manuel Student Union facilities, including but not limited to, long-range planning, construction, expansions, renovations, and space usage. This committee will review the commercial services operations in the Santos Manuel Student Union, including but not limited to dining and convenience store services, reviewing price increases or decreases, and provides findings to the Board of Directors.
The committee shall meet with the Dining Services General Manager and the University Enterprise Corporation Executive Director as needed to monitor the commercial services operation within the facility. In efforts to maintain its commitment to sustainable practices, this committee will research CSU's and other schools' efforts regarding encouraging sustainability, new environmental strategies, and energy-savings initiatives to make recommendations that improve the SMSU’s sustainable practices.
2023-2024 Members
- Autumn Hudson, ASI Finance (Chair)
- Angelica Agudo, BOD Chair
- Jesse Felix, Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer (Ex-Officio)
- Vilayat DelRossi, RecWell Director (Ex-Officio)
- Sean Kinnally, RecWell Professional Staff
- Anthony Roberson, SMSU Associate Director of Operations
- Matthew Jenkins, SMSU Professional Staff
- Diana Ruiz, Student Representative
- Elmer Gutierrez, Student Representative
- Allicia Dean, BOD Alumni Representative
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