V.P. for Student Affairs Office Staff
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Robert L. Palmer
Vice President for Student Affairs
Bob Palmer joined the Cal State Fullerton family in August
of 1997. He has over 20 years experience as a senior university
Administrator and has served as an Associate Vice President
for Academic Affairs, Associate Provost, and Vice Provost.
Prior to coming to southern California, he was the Vice
President for Student Affairs at State University of New
York at Buffalo. Bob holds a Master's degree in College
Student Personnel from Indiana University, Bloomington,
and a Ph.D. in Higher Education from the State University
of New York at Buffalo. Since he joined the staff at Cal
State Fullerton, Bob has worked to bring together a variety
of student services under the Student Affairs umbrella and
has achieved a reorganization of student affairs services
and programs which provides optimum services to students.
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Silas H. Abrego
Associate Vice President for Student Affairs
Silas Abrego joined the campus in August of 1985 overseeing
student retention programs and outreach strategies. He has
a Master's degree and doctorate in Higher Education, Governance
and Management from the University of Southern California.
Silas now oversees several Student Affairs units including
Student Academic Services, International Education and Exchange,
the Women's Center/Adult Re-entry, the University Learning
Center and the Career Center. He
also oversees several Educational Enhancement Programs including
GEAR UP Anaheim, the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate
Achievement Program, Upward Bound-Norwalk/Whittier, Upward
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Howard Wang
Associate Vice President for Student Affairs
Howard Wang joined the campus in January, 2003. He has
over 20 years experience in Student Affairs work. Before
coming to Cal State Fullerton, he served as an Assistant
Vice President for Student Affairs at CSU San Bernardino,
overseeing the Career Center, Services for Students with
Disabilities, ASI, Student Union, Student Leadership & Development,
Housing and Residential Life, Events Management, and Recreational
Sports. Howard holds a Master's degree in Clinical Microbiology
(University of Wisconsin-Madison) and Education, and a Ph.D.
in Higher Education Administration from UCLA. He currently
works with Financial Aid, Housing and Residence Life, Disabled
Student Services, Student Health and Counseling Center,
Counseling and Psychological Services, Guardian Scholars
and the Student Affairs Research Center. Howard enjoys reading,
skiing, and especially travel. He recently traveled to Beijing,
China to consult and provide training to university Student
Affairs workers there.
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Vacant
Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs
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Lea M. Jarnagin
Assistant to the Vice President for Student Affairs
Lea Jarnagin joined the campus in April of 1998 as the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs in the College of the Arts, assuming responsibility for enrollment management and student leadership programs within the college. In March of 2001, Lea moved to the Dean of Students Office as the Associate Dean for New Student Programs overseeing student transition programs for first-time freshman and their family members in addition to incoming transfer students. In addition to New Student Orientation, Lea provided leadership for Campus Tours, two campus Information Centers and the student services provided through Freshman Programs. Lea joined the Vice President's Office in March of 2005 overseeing the budget, human resources and technology functions for the division of Student Affairs. She has a Master's degree in Counseling with an emphasis in Student Development in Higher Education. Before coming to Cal State Fullerton, Lea served in the Associate Dean of Students Office at Cal State San Marcos for six years.
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Ellen Shaw
Administrative Assistant
In 1995 Ellen Shaw joined the staff in the office of the
Vice President for Student Affairs where she oversees the
day-to-day activites and provides executive support for the
vice president.
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Kappy Ruzzi
Administrative Support Coordinator
Kappy has been an administrative assistant in the Office of the Vice President for 9 years. While raising her family she worked part time in various customer service positions before coming to CSUF in 1996. Her most important duty is serving the students here on campus. In addition to assisting students, Kappy supports Associate Vice President for Student Affairs, Dr. Howard Wang, the Alcohol and Other Drugs Advisory Committee and the Academic Appeals Board.
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Diana Avendano
Administrative Support Coordinator
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Rachel Lynch
Budget Analyst |
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Tanya Flores
VPSA HR Specialist |
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Quynh Nguyen
Administrative Support Coordinator |
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