The Advocacy & Community Relations Committee will provide guidance and support for CSU and CSUSB advocacy efforts at the local, state and national levels. Committee members will: advise the university on best ways in which to build and maintain strong relationships with legislators and policymakers; provide advice in framing key issues and messages to be shared with the public, opinion leaders and decision makers; identify and facilitate introductions to individuals who have influence with legislators and might be called upon to assist the CSU and CSUSB; participate as needed in legislative visits and advocacy events; and consider and make recommendations to the Executive Committee regarding legislative issues on which the board might take action. The Advocacy and Community Relations Committee shall be comprised of no less than seven (7) members. A quorum shall consist of at least 50% of the committee members. Decisions shall require approval of a minimum of four committee members.
Louis G. Monville, III '94, '17 (Lou)
Senior Vice President, Raincross Hospitality Corporation
Chair, Advocacy & Community Relations Committee
Lauren Bruggemans
Director of Sustainability & Community Engagement,
Visit Greater Palm Springs
Dorothy Chen-Maynard, Ph.D.
NSCD Coordinator/ Professor
Health Science and Human Ecology Department
California State University, San Bernardino
Faculty Representative
Carson Fajardo
President & Chair, Associated Students Incorporated
California State University, San Bernardino
Ex-Officio Student Representative
Grace Garner
Palm Spring City Council Member
Heidi Marshall '03
Director, Department of Housing & Workforce Solutions, County of Riverside
Matthew Mena '17
Executive Director, Inland Economic Growth & Opportunity Initiative (IEGO)
Manish Patel, M.D.
Physician, Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Karen I. Serrano ‘07 (Emeritus)
Director of Community Building and Engagement, NPHS
Elise K. Traynum, J.D., '83
First General Counsel, ACLU Corporations of Northern California
Ellen G. Weisser '68
Retired VP, Network Pharmaceuticals