Board of Directors
Board of Directors 2024-25

Executive Vice President/CFO
Office: Valley Strong
President
Office: S.C. Anderson, Inc.
Senior Vice President
Office: AERA Energy, LLC
Chief Operations Officer
Office: Countryside Market & Restaurants
Physician
Office: Bakersfield Pediatrics
President/CEO
Office: Bynum, Inc.
President
Office: Tel-Tec, Inc.
Chief Executive Officer
Office: Kern Health Systems
President of the University CSUB Foundation President
Office: CSUB Foundation
Vice President of Operations
Office: California Resources Corporation
Partner
Office: Barbich Hooper King Dill Hoffman
Co-Founder
Office: Seedcore Foundation
Policy, Government & Public Affairs Rep.
Office: Chevron San Joaquin Valley
Chairman
Office: Mazzei Injector Company, LLC
Interim VP for University AdvancementExec. Dir Interim Secretary of the Board
Office: CSUB Foundation
Vice President, Regulatory & Public Affairs
Office: Kern Oil & Refining Co.
CEO
Office: Varner Bros., Inc.
Medical Director
Office: Comprehensive Blood & Cancer Center
National Vice-PresidentChair of the Board
Office: United Farm Workers of America
ASI President Student Representative
Office: ASI, Inc.
CSUB Alumni Association, President
Office: Kern County, County Administrative Office
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology
Office: CSUB Foundation
President and Market Leader
Office: Dignity Health Nevada
Interim Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerBusiness and Administrative Services
Office: CSUB FoundationLife Members of the Board
Name | Title | Organization |
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Mr. Melvin Atkinson | President | M.D. Atkinson Company, Inc. |
Mrs. Sheryl Barbich | President | Barbich Consulting |
Mr. Bruce Freeman | President | Pinnacle Advisory Services |
Mrs. Joan Dezember | Homemaker | - |
Mr. Rogers Brandon | President | American General Media |
Mrs. Judy Fritch | Exercise Advocate (retired) | - |
Mr. Edwards Hopple | President | KMAP, Inc. |
Mr. Robert W. Karpe | Chairman | Karpe Real Estate Center |
Dr. Robert C. Marshall | VP of Medical Affairs (retired) | Bakersfield Memorial Hospital |
Mr. Vince Rojas | President/CEO (retired) | Kern Schools Federal Credit Union |
Mr. Ben F. Stinson | Owner | Stinson's Stationers |
Mr. E.L. "Skeet" Varner | - | Varner Bros, Inc. |
Mr. Milton Younger | Attorney at Law, Senior Partner | Younger Lemucchi Law Offices |
Mr. David R. Martin | Retired President and CEO | Occidental Oil & Gas |
Mr. George Martin | Attorney at Law | Borton, Petrini, LLP |
Mr. Jerry Stanners | Principal | Charter Consulting Services, Inc. |
Mr. Gene Voiland | Principal | Voiland Enterprise, LLC |
Mr. Les Clark |
Retired |
|
Dr. Uma Varanasi |
Nephrologist |
Kern Central Nephrology Medical |
Mr. Thomas DeNatale |
Attorney at Law |
Klein DeNatale Goldner |
Mrs. Mikie Hay |
Director of Community Affairs |
Jim Burke Ford |
Honorary Member of the Board
Name | Title |
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Mrs. Margaret E. Moore | Homemaker |
Non-Voting Cabinet Members
Name | Title | Organization |
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Dr. Kristen Watson | Chief of Staff to the President | CSU Bakersfield |
Dr. James Rodriguez | Provost and VP, Academic Affairs | CSU Bakersfield |
Ms. Claudia Catota | Assistant to the President for Equity, Inclusion, and Compliance & Title IX Coordinator/DHR Administrator | CSU Bakersfield |
Dr. Thomas Wallace | Vice President for Student Affairs | CSU Bakersfield |