Cal Poly Pomona Presidential Search
Vanya Quiñones Appointed CPP President
The California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees has appointed Vanya Quiñones to serve as president of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. She will assume the university presidency on July 1, 2026, becoming the first Latina to lead the institution.
Presidential Search Committee
Following CSU policy, the Chair of the CSU Board of Trustees, Jack B. Clarke, Jr., appointed a Trustees Committee for the selection of the president. 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 university's constituency groups per their selection criteria. 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 in consultation with the board chair. Both committees function as one unified group in the search process.
Mildred García
Chancellor
Jack B. Clarke, Jr.
Chair, Board of Trustees
Diego Arambula
Board Vice Chair and Chair, Search Committee
Raji Kaur Brar
Trustee
Leslie Gilbert-Lurie
Trustee
Jazmin Guajardo
Trustee
Ronald S. Rochon
Cal State Fullerton, CSU President Representative
Frances Teves
Administration Representative
Maria Anzaldo
Staff Representative
Peter Hanink
Chair, Academic Senate
José Aguilar-Hernández
Faculty Representative
Seema Shah-Fairbank
Faculty Representative
Amiyah Ellsworth
Student Representative
Alejandra Lopez Sanchez
Student Representative
Natalie Brizuela-MacLean
Alumni Representative
David Singelyn
Philanthropic Board Representative
Jeanette Ellis-Royston
Community Representative
Doran Barnes
Community Representative