The Graduate Council shall be composed of a Chair and Chair-elect, a faculty representative from each department that offers a master’s, doctoral, or postbaccalaureate credential program, and a student representative with a one-year term, appointed by Associated Students. The Dean of the Graduate School shall serve as executive secretary to the Council and shall be a voting member. The Curriculum Analyst supporting the Graduate School shall serve as recording secretary for the Council. Non-voting ex officio members shall include the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs, the College Deans, the Dean of Library Services, Dean of University Extended Education and International Education, and the Dean of Stockton Campus. 

2023-2024 Membership

Kimy Liu kliu2@csustan.edu
Chair/ Teacher Education

Suzanne Whitehead swhitehead1@csustan.edu
Chair-Elect/ Education M.A., Counseling M.A., School Administration M.A

Tricia Van Laar tvanlaar@csustan.edu 
Marine Sciences M.S., Biological Sciences M.S. 

Kurt Baker kbaker@csustan.edu
Psychology M.A./M.S., Applied Behavior Analysis M.A.

Vacant 
Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Dianne Vargas dvargas@csustan.edu
Education M.A., Counseling M.A., School Administration M.A., Postbaccalaureate Credential Programs, Educational Leadership Ed.D. 

Blake Randol brandol@csustan.edu
Criminal Justice (M.A.)

Anthony Perrello  TPerrello@csustan.edu
English (M.A.)

Matthew Moberly (Fall 2023) mmoberly@csustan.edu
Stephanie Paterson (Spring 2024) spaterson@csustan.edu
Writing Studies (M.A.)

Paul Strauss pstrauss@csustan.edu
History (M.A.)

Jose Diaz-Garayua
Interdisciplinary Studies (M.A./M.S.)

Haley Ye hye@csustan.edu
Executive Secretary; Dean of the Graduate School 

Mechelle Perea-Ryan mperearyan@csustan.edu 
Nursing (M.S.)

Nancy Hudspeth nhudspeth@csustan.edu
Public Administration (M.P.A)

Pollie Bith-Melander pbithmelander@csustan.edu 
Social Work (M.S.W.)

Victoria Cortez VCortez@csustan.edu 
Child Development (M.A.)

Belen Lopez asibodgraduate@csustan.edu
Associated Students, Inc. (ASI)

Marcy Chvasta mchvasta@csustan.edu
Speaker of the Faculty

Ronald Rodriguez rrodriguez36@csustan.edu
Dean/Library

Martina Ramirez mramirez117@csustan.edu
Dean, COS

Brad Porfilio bporfilio@csustan.edu
Dean, COEKSW

Terence Pitre  tpitre@csustan.edu
Dean, CBA

Rich Ogle rogle@csustan.edu
Provost/VPAA

James Tuedio jtuedio@csustan.edu
Dean, CAHSS

Sarah Sweitzer ssweitzer2@csustan.edu
Dean, Stockton Campus

Kari Knutson Miller kkmiller@csustan.edu
Dean, UEE & International Education

Lisa Bernardo
lbernardo@csustan.edu
Dean of Admissions, Registrar

Neesha Oliver
noliver@csustan.edu
Curriculum Specialist, Recording

Updated: March 11, 2024