Alumni Association Board of Directors
The Alumni Association Board of Directors consists of dedicated, hard-working alumni and community volunteers who are proud to serve alumni. Meeting quarterly and working through a committee system, the executive board of directors and chapter presidents engage alumni volunteers in the institution, review budgets, approve long-term strategic plans and set the annual program plans for the Association and its affiliate chapters.
Alumni Association Board of Directors: 2025-2026
OFFICERS
Pastor Chuck Humphrey ‘86
President
Christopher Garlington ’04
Vice President
Shani Chen ’17
Vice President
Susan Ettinger ’80, ‘84
Officer
Joaquin Macias ’00
Officer
Felicia Sison Conlan, Ed.D., CCC-SLP
M.S. ’09, Cred ’09, Ed.D. ’17
Immediate Past President
Christina Mena
Chief Alumni Officer
DIRECTORS
CJ Brown ‘13
Julisa Chavez ’12, MPA ’20
Daniela Cross '08, MA '10
Gene Detchemendy ‘84
Samuel Fleischer ’15
Ruth A. Harris
Mark Levinson ’68
Patricia Miller ’72, MA ’76
David Phelps ’00
Maria Reza ’66
Olivia Robledo ’89, Cred ‘93
Elizabeth Say ’81, Ph.D.
Jonathan Shaikin
EX-OFFICIO
Erika D. Beck, Ph.D., CSUN President
Nichole Ipach, Vice President, University Relations and Advancement
Sandra Jewett, SAGE Learning in Retirement Inc.
Shellie Hadvina '90 MPA ’98, Associate Vice President, Development and Alumni Relations
Past Presidents of the Alumni Association
The Alumni Association Board of Directors has been lead by a dedicated group of alumni. All past presidents serve on the board of directors as Emeritus members.
| 1960-1962 BEN RUDE Deceased |
1982-1985 BRENT VALLENS |
2002-2004 IRENE TOVAR |
| 1962-1964 NORMAN BARONE |
1985-1987 TONY PARTIPILO |
2004-2006 GENE DETCHEMENDY |
| 1964-1966 FRANK ST. DENIS |
1987-1989 SHANCY PIERCE Deceased |
2006-2007 PHIL MINAH |
| 1969-1970 ALFONSO ARIAS |
1989-1991 JOE TIRADO Deceased |
2007-2009 LARRY TWERSKY |
| 1970-1971 GARY WARTIK |
1991-1992 LEONARD FRIEDMAN |
2009-2011 TAMMY TOLGO |
| 1971-1972 BILL KEENE |
1992-1994 ALMA ZATARAIN |
2011-2013 DENNIS DEYOUNG |
| 1972-1974 TIMOTHY ASHLOCK |
1994-1996 CHRISTINE PARTIPILO |
2013-2015 FRANCINE OSCHIN |
| 1975-1978 BILL KEENE |
1996-1997 WAYNE ADESTEIN |
2015-2017 CARLOS FUENTES |
| 1978-1979 MARILYN WYSEBEEK Deceased |
1997-1998 GERARD MOONEY |
2017-2020 CINDY CHERNOW |
| 1980-1981 JIM CONRAN |
1998-2000 I. ALLAN OBERMAN |
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| 1981-1982 HOWARD HALLER |
2000-2002 DAVID NOVAK |
Board volunteers are expected to attend board of directors meetings, serve on Alumni Association committees, attend events sponsored by the Alumni Association, join as a dues-paying Alumni Legacy Partner, be available to the university to host official guests on an as needed basis, and make a personal financial donation to the university. Prospective board members are interviewed and appointed each June. Board members serve a three-year term. Additional information about service on the board of directors can be requested from Christina Mena, Director, Alumni Relations and Engagement.