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CSTEM Advisory Council
The Advisory Council is a volunteer board to the leadership of the College of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics, offering guidance to help the college best serve the region and the state; providing contacts with business, government and the community to advance the mission of CSTEM; and acting as an advocate on behalf of CSTEM and CSUSM. The Council also provides leadership in fundraising and development in support of CSTEM’s mission and initiatives. Members of the Council include industry professionals representing life sciences, chemistry, aerospace, electronics and information systems, as well as CSUSM faculty, alumni and parents.
The Council meets four times annually to discuss workforce trends, opportunities and initiatives. By contributing their collective knowledge, vision, experience and resources, the Council serves as ambassadors on behalf of the College, while helping CSTEM to establish priorities and chart its successful course for the future.
CSTEM Advisory Council Members
![David Allen](/cstem/partnerships-giving/council/davidallen.jpg)
David A. Allen
Director, Systems Engineering
NG Fellow
Vehicle Managment Systems & Flight Controls
Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems
![Julie Ames](/cstem/partnerships-giving/council/julieames.jpg)
Vice President, Corporate Communications
Biocom
![samantha beasley](/cstem/partnerships-giving/council/samanthabeasley.jpg)
Senior Scientist
Encodia
![Photo of Maureen Booth](/cstem/partnerships-giving/council/booth.jpg)
Maureen (Mo) Booth
CSTEM Advisor Council Chair
HR Compliance Manger
Diversity & Inclusion Leader
ThermoFisher Scientific
![allison budalsy](/cstem/partnerships-giving/council/allisonbudalsy.jpg)
Vice President, Immunology Research
Eli Lilly and Company
![rashmi char](/cstem/images/council-members/rashmi-char.jpg)
Rashmi Char
Vice President, Engineering
Qualcomm, Inc.
![photo of James Cruz](/cstem/partnerships-giving/council/cruz-james.jpg)
James Cruz
Cheif Medical Officer
Blue Shield California
![rick fierro](/cstem/images/council-members/rick-fierro.jpg)
Rick Fierro (Ex Officio)
Associate Dean, College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
California State University San Marcos
![Aaron Guy](/cstem/images/council-members/aaron-guy.jpg)
Aaron Guy
Associate Dean of Programming, Extended Learning
California State University San Marcos
![photo of Mike Hele](/cstem/partnerships-giving/council/hele-mike.jpg)
Michael Helé
Director of Philathropy
California State University San Marcos
![photo of Paul Jackson](/cstem/partnerships-giving/council/jackson-paul.jpg)
Paul Jackson
CSTEM Advisory Council Vice Chair
Scientific Director of Global Public Health
Johnson and Johnson Pharmaceuticals
![jungman](/cstem/partnerships-giving/council/jungman2.jpg)
Citracado Dental Group
![Photo of Cait Kelly](/cstem/partnerships-giving/council/kelly-cait3.jpg)
Community Engagement Director
CONNECT
![bridget kimball](/cstem/partnerships-giving/council/bridgetkimball.jpg)
Vice President, Technology
Intuit Consumer Group
![Photo of Chris Marion](/cstem/partnerships-giving/council/chrismarion.jpg)
![megan owen](/cstem/partnerships-giving/council/meganowen.jpg)
Vice President, Conservation Science
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
![Brooks Reid](/cstem/images/council-members/k-brooks-reid.jpg)
K. Brooks Reid
Professor Emeritus, Mathematics
California State University San Marcos
![mrodriguez](/cstem/images/advisorycouncil/mrodriguez.jpg)
Retired Aviation & Aerospace Engineer
Jayson Sack
Neurosurgeon
![Paul Sangster](/cstem/images/council-members/paul-sangster.jpg)
Paul Sangster
Co-Founder
Rip Current Brewing Company
Retired Software Engineer
![Steve Schlesinger](/cstem/images/council-members/steveschlesinger2019.jpg)
Steve Schlesinger
Retired Software Engineer, Performance Analyst
![Vanessa Small](/cstem/partnerships-giving/council/small.jpg)
Director of Biologics
Cue Health
![laurie strawn](/cstem/partnerships-giving/council/lauriestrawn.jpg)
Retired, Senior Global Regulatory Affairs, Pfizer
![Sandra Thompson](/cstem/images/council-members/sandra-thompson.jpg)
Sandra Thompson
Patent Attorney
Finlayson Toffer Roosevelt Lilly LLP
![Photo of Jackie Trischman](/cstem/partnerships-giving/council/jackie2.jpg)
Jackie Trischman
Dean, College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Professor, Chemistry/Biochemistry
California State University San Marcos
![Uphemeia Uhegbu](/cstem/partnerships-giving/council/uhegbu2.jpg)
Euphemia Uhegbu
Manager, Clinical Prior Authorization
MedImpact
![David Webb](/cstem/images/council-members/david-webb.jpg)
David Webb
CEO, Synbal, Inc.
Adjunct Professor
Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology
The Scripps Research Institute
![eliot weitz](/cstem/partnerships-giving/council/eliotweitz.jpg)
Vice President, Engineering & Chief Data Officer
Viasat
![Peter Woytowitz](/cstem/images/council-members/peter-woytowitz.jpg)
Peter Woytowitz
Vice President
Director of Electrical Engineering
Hunter Industries