Officers:
Tranitra Avery, Ex-Officio
Executive Director
Gilbert F. Ivey - Secretary/Treasurer
CEO, Gilbert F. Ivey & Associates, LLC.; CAO (Retired), Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Alan K. Caldwell - Vice Chair
Government & Public Affairs Manager, Marathon Petroleum
Nicole Harper Rawlins - Chair
Owner, Nicker Management; McDonald's Franchisee
Community Directors:
Fran Fulton
Economic Development Manager, City of Torrance
Jeremy R. Brown
Independent Advisor, Vanderbilt Financial Group
Del Huff
Senior Deputy (Retired), Supervisor Yvonne Braithwaite BurkeGilbert F. Ivey - Secretary/Treasurer
CEO, Gilbert F. Ivey & Associates, LLC.; CAO (Retired), Metropolitan Water District of Southern CaliforniaAlan K. Caldwell - Vice Chair
Government & Public Affairs Manager, Marathon Petroleum
Pat West
Principal, Pat West LLC; Long Beach City Manager (Retired)Nicole Harper Rawlins - Chair
Owner, Nicker Management; McDonald's Franchisee
University Term Directors:
Dr. Thomas Parham
President, CSUDH
Dr. William Franklin
Vice President for Student Affairs, CSUDH
Ms. Deborah Wallace
Vice President, Administration and Finance/Chief Financial Officer, CSUDH
Dr. Michael E. Spagna
Provost and VIce President for Academic Affairs, CSUDH
Student Director:
Obioha Ogbonna
President of Associated Students, Inc. (ASI)
Faculty Directors:
Rama Malladi, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Finance, College of Business Administration and Public Policy
Thomas Norman, Ph.D.
Professor of Management, College of Business Administration and Public Policy
Administration Directors:
Sheree Schrager, Ph.D.
Administration Director
David Gamboa
Assistant Vice President for External Relations, CSUDH
Board Liaison:
Dr. Tayyeb Shabbir
Associate Dean Academic Affairs
Bill Chang
Deputy Chief Information Officer
About the Board of Directors
The California State University, Dominguez Hills Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit public benefit corporation that is recognized as an auxiliary organization of California State University. The Foundation is governed by a 19-member Board of Directors comprised of prominent members of the community, as well as administrators, faculty, staff, and a student of the University. As outlined in the bylaws, the officers of the Board of Directors are the Chair, Vice Chair, and the Secretary-Treasurer, all elected by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors has the final authority on all matters pertaining to the Foundation, and is responsible for the hiring of the Foundation’s executive leadership, adoption of the operating policies of the Foundation, approval and oversight of the Foundation’s annual audit and budget, and governance of the entity.
