The Alumni & Friends Association connects, engages, and celebrates alumni, students, and friends of CSUCI while building lifelong relationships that support the future of our University.
Meet the Alumni & Friends Association Board. These are the individuals who volunteer many hours of their free time to help make the A&FA the valuable resource that it is. Their efforts as volunteers are what make many of our programs and events possible. Thank you for all that you do for Cal State Channel Islands, its students, and alumni.
2026 - 2027 Alumni & Friends Association Board
Executive Team:
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Jeffery Alexander Jr. Ed.D '09
President
Dean of Student Life - Ventura College
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Nausheen Ahmed '14
Vice President
Executive Director, Supply Chain Operational Excellence, Cedars-Sinai Health System
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Alex Gallardo '14
CSU Alumni Rep
VP, Community Impact & Financial Wellness, Premierr America Credit Union
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Melanie Cota, '19
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Olivia Zolfaghari, '14
Board Members:
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Brenda Bravo '18
Principal, Oxnard Union High School District
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Doreen M. Wright, Ed.D.
Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs, CSUCI
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Waheed Akberzie '14
Sr. Associate Manager, Clinical Research at Mannkind
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Nicholas Palacios, 17
Global Marketing Manager, Amgen
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Haidi Ahmed '14
Quality Control Chemist, Pharmavite
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Gabby Vignone, '16
Executive Director, House Farm Workers
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Tracylee Clarke
Professor of Communication, CSUCI
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Kimberly Aguilar
Sr Manufacturing Scientist, Takeda Pharmaceuticals
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Javier Lopez, Jr
Sr Marketing Specialist, VC Credit Union
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Stephanie Soriano
Sr. Principal Systems Engineer, Northrop Grumman
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Vanessa Medina
Manufacturing Associate, Amgen
Staff:
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Amanda Carpenter, '06 Ed.D.
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Bambi Hosaka
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Ritchie LeRoy, M.Ed.
Alumni & Friends Association Meetings
- 2026-27 Board Meeting Schedule
- Dates: 09/14/25, 12/14/26, 03/08/26, 05/03/26,
- Location: President's Board Room or via Zoom
- Time: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.