Meet Us
President's Cabinet
Mark Wheeler
Senior Advisor to the President
- mark.wheeler@elahomecollection.com
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Carlos Nevarez
Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
- nevarezc@elahomecollection.com
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Aniesha Mitchell
Vice President for Student Affairs
- a.mitchell@elahomecollection.com
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Jenni Murphy
Interim Vice President for Enrollment and Engagement
- jmurphy@elahomecollection.com
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Sharon Takeda
Interim Vice President for University Advancement
- sharon.takeda@elahomecollection.com
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Jonathan Bowman
Chief Financial Officer and Vice President for Administration and Business Affairs
- bowman@elahomecollection.com
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Mia Settles-Tidwell
Vice President for Inclusive Excellence
- Phone: (916) 278-4796
- m.settles-tidwell@elahomecollection.com
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Mark Hendricks
Chief Information Officer and Vice President, Information Resources and Technology
- mark.hendricks@elahomecollection.com
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Jeannie Wong
Senior Associate Vice President, University Communications
- jwong@elahomecollection.com
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Machelle Martin
Senior Associate Vice President, Human Resources
- machelle.martin@elahomecollection.com
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Rita Gallardo Good
Senior Associate Vice President for Community Relations
- rita.gallardo.good@elahomecollection.com
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John Melikian
Executive Director, University Enterprises Inc.
- john.melikian@elahomecollection.com
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Michelle Willard
Chief of External Relations
- michelle.willard@elahomecollection.com
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Shiva Pillai
Director of Institutional Research, Data and Analytics
- pillais@elahomecollection.com
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Vajra Watson
Senior Associate Vice President, Placer Center
- v.watson@elahomecollection.com
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President's Office Staff
Nikki Khamsouksay
Director of Presidential Business Operations
- nikki.khamsouksay@elahomecollection.com
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Araceli Cruz
Executive Assistant & Senior Presidential Aide
- a.cruz@elahomecollection.com
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Shawki Moore
Presidential Project Specialist
- shawki.moore@elahomecollection.com
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Carmen Fuentez-Hooton
Special Events Finance Analyst
- fuentez-hooton@elahomecollection.com
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Rheena Muñoz
Presidential Business Operations Analyst
- rmunoz@elahomecollection.com
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