Steering Committee and Task Forces

Steering Committee

View the roster for 2021's Strategic Planning Steering Committee which is a part of SJSU's Academic Senate.

Members of the previous strategic planning committee (development and planning):

Stefan Frazier, former chair, Academic Senate, associate professor, Department of Linguistics and Language Development, and co-chair, Strategic Planning Steering Committee
Malik Akil, representative, Associated Students
Marcia Daszko, ’89 MS Communication, member, Alumni Association Board
Sandy Hirsh, director, School of Information
Angela Iraheta, graduate student representative (now graduate studies coordinator, College of Graduate Studies)
Monika Kress, chair, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Nicole Mendoza, curriculum, catalog and program analyst, Office of Graduate and Undergraduate Programs (now curriculum and catalog analyst, Office of Undergraduate Studies)
Gary Radine, lecturer, School of Management, and community representative
Susan Ross, professor, Department of Health Science and Recreation
Kathleen Wong(Lau), chief diversity officer, Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Previous Members

Walt Jacobs, former dean, College of Social Sciences, co-chair, Strategic Planning Steering Committee
Andrew H. Feinstein, former provost, former co-chair, Strategic Planning Steering Committee
Michael Kimbarow, former chair, Academic Senate, former co-chair, Strategic Planning Steering Committee, and professor, Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences
Reginald Blaylock, former vice president, Student Affairs
Dan Moshavi, former dean, Lucas College and Graduate School of Business
Noelle Brada-Williams, acting chair, Department of English and Comparative Literature (now chair, Department of English and Comparative Literature)
Francisco Castillo, director, Jack Holland Student Success Center
Ariadna Manzo, president, Associated Students
Gwendolyn Mok, professor, School of Music and Dance
Hector Perea, former president, Associated Students
Carmen Torres, graduate student
Lynne Trulio, chair, Department of Environmental Studies
Sharon Willey, former interim vice president for Student Affairs (now associate vice president, Enrollment Services)

Special Executive Assistant to the Steering Committee Co-Chairs

Camille Johnson, former chief operations manager to the provost, (now acting director, School of Management)

Committee Support

Melissa Anderson, former executive communications specialist, University Advancement
Jaye Bailey, former vice president, Organizational Development and Strategic Initiatives
Robb Drury, senior director for resource management, Student Affairs
Scott Heil, director, Institutional Effectiveness and Analytics
Bob Lim, vice president and CIO, Information Technology
Kathleen McConnell, associate professor, Department of Communication Studies
Melanie Schlitzkus, executive assistant to the provost, Office of the Provost

Task Forces

Goal 1. Engage and Educate

Monika Kress, task force co-chair and chair, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Anne Marie Todd, task force co-chair and professor, Department of Communication Studies
Cristina Cortes, representative, Associated Students
Farshid Marbouti, assistant professor, Department of General Engineering
Ryan Skinnell, assistant professor, Department of English and Comparative Literature
Julie Stansberry, athletic academic advisor, Student Athlete Success Services
Catherine Voss Plaxton, director, Career Center
Sharon Willey, former interim vice president for Student Affairs (now associate vice president, Enrollment Services)

Goal 2. Excel and Lead

Marc D'Alarcao, task force co-chair, then associate dean for research, College of Science (now interim dean for the College of Graduate Studies)
Stefan Frazier, chair, Academic Senate, associate professor, Department of Linguistics and Language Development, and co-chair, Strategic Planning Steering Committee
Beth Colbert, associate vice president, advancement and campaign operations for University Advancement
Magdalini Eirinaki, professor, Department of Computer Engineering
Angela Iraheta, graduate studies coordinator, Graduate and Undergraduate Programs (now graduate studies coordinator, College of Graduate Studies)
Susanna Khavul, associate professor, School of Management
Gwendolyn Mok, professor, School of Music and Dance
Carlos Sanchez, professor, Department of Philosophy
Miranda Worthen, associate professor, Department of Health Science and Recreation

Goal 3. Grow and Thrive

Malik Akil, task force co-chair, representative, Associated Students
Nicole Mendoza, task force co-chair, curriculum, catalog and program analyst, Graduate and Undergraduate Programs (now curriculum and catalog analyst, Office of Undergraduate Studies)
Jaye Bailey, vice president, Organizational Development and Strategic Initiatives
Kathryn Blackmer-Reyes, librarian, University Library
Lorri Capizzi, lecturer, Department of Counselor Education
Cleber Ouverney, professor, Department of Biological Sciences
Pedro SantaCruz, assistant professor, Department of Electrical Engineering
Soma Sen, professor, School of Social Work
Kathleen Wong(Lau), chief diversity officer, Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Goal 4. Connect and Contribute

Francisco Castillo, task force co-chair, director, Jack Holland Student Success Center
Anand Ramasubramanian, task force co-chair, associate professor, Department of Chemical Engineering
Marcia Daszko, ’89 MS Communication, member, Alumni Association Board
Sandy Hirsh, director, School of Information
Craig Hobbs, professor, Department of Art and Art History
Roxana Marachi, associate professor, Department of Teacher Education
Sarah McGregor, director, International Gateways
Romando Nash, associate vice president, Student Services
Kyle Norman, representative, Associated Students
Bethany Shifflett, professor, Department of Kinesiology

Goal 5. Rebuild and Renew

Debbie Andres, task force co-chair, utility and sustainability analyst, Facilities Development and Operations
Walt Jacobs, task force co-chair, dean, College of Social Sciences
Joseph Chou, interim associate director, IT Planning and Operations
Katherine Cushing, professor, Department of Environmental Studies
Stoyu Ivanov, associate professor, Department of Accounting and Finance
Julie Paisant, senior director, Office for Equal Opportunity and Employee Relations
Gary Radine, lecturer, School of Management and community representative
Leslie Rohn, COO, Tower Foundation of SJSU
Alan Wong, director, Business Development and External Relations

Planning Process Documents

Throughout the planning phase of Transformation 2030, members of the Strategic Planning Steering Committee updated the university community about each step of the process. The materials on this page include steering committee meeting minutes, documents from a committee workshops, PowerPoint presentations from campus wide events and summaries of university community member responses.