Cal Poly Pomona Presidential Search Committee to Hold Open Forum
The California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees is beginning the search for the next regularly appointed president of Cal Poly Pomona.
The first meeting of the Trustees’ Committee for the Selection of the President will be held in a hybrid in-person/virtual open forum from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sept. 25 in the Student Services Building. During this time, the committee will outline the search process, and the community will be invited to share their preferred attributes of Cal Poly Pomona’s next president.
Advanced registration is required for both in-person attendance and for those who wish to address the committee through the virtual option. For registration details, visit the Cal Poly Pomona Presidential Search webpage.
The webpage will include links to a recording of the open forum’s live stream, the stakeholder survey, how to submit a nomination, and information about the search process. Feedback from the open forum and a stakeholder survey will be used to craft the leadership profile and related recruiting materials.
CSU Trustee Vice Chair Diego Arambula will chair the search committee. The other trustee members serving on the committee include Raji Kaur Brar and Jazmin Guajardo, along with Trustee Chair Jack Clarke Jr. and Chancellor Mildred García.
Board policy requires the chair of the CSU Trustees to appoint an Advisory Committee to the Trustees' Committee. The Advisory Committee is composed of representatives from the faculty, staff, students and alumni, as well as a member of a campus advisory board, all of whom are selected by the campus’ constituency groups. Also on the Advisory Committee is a vice president or academic dean from the campus, and a president of another CSU campus — both selected by the chancellor. Both committees function as one unified group.
Members of the Advisory Committee for the Selection of the President include:
- José Aguilar-Hernández, faculty representative
- Maria Anzaldo, staff representative
- Doran Barnes, community representative
- Jeanette Ellis-Royston, community representative
- Amiya Ellsworth, student representative
- Peter Hanink, chair, Cal Poly Pomona Academic Senate
- Natalie Brizuela-MacLean, alumni representative
- Alejandra Lopez Sanchez, student representative
- Vanya Quiñones, president, California State University, Monterey Bay
- Seema Shah-Fairbank, faculty representative
- David Singelyn, philanthropic board representative
- Frances Teves, administration representative
Over the next several months, the committee will review candidates and conduct interviews, with the announcement of Cal Poly Pomona’s next regularly appointed president expected at the CSU Board of Trustees meeting in March 2026.
For more information, visit the Cal Poly Pomona Presidential Search webpage.