Faculty Affairs Contacts
M E E T O U R T E A M

Associate Vice President
(562) 985-5212

Interim Assistant Vice President
(562) 985-8264

Liz Castello
Director, Academic Employee & Labor Relations
562-985-5208
- Faculty Grievances
- Academic Student Employee Grievances
- Subpoena Responses
- Department Fair Employment & Housing/Department of Education Responses
- The Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) for Faculty or Academic Student Employees

Catherine Light - catherine.light@csulb.edu
Administrative Analyst
562-985-5157
- Recruitment – Position Descriptions, Recruitment & Advertising (R & A) Plans, Search Protocol
- Appointments – Academic Administrators, Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty, Hiring and Appointments, Department Chairs
- Background Checks – Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty & Academic Administrators
- Sabbatical and Difference-In-Pay Leaves
- Interfolio for Sabbatical and Difference-In-Pay Leaves
- Fee Waiver Program for Faculty & Dependents
- Emeritus/Retirement and Resignations-Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty & Academic Administrator

Celia San Nicolas - celia.sannicolas@csulb.edu
Executive Administrative Assistant
562-985-5260 |
- Direct Support for Associate Vice President
- Support for Interim Assistant Vice President, Faculty Affairs
- Media Management
- Department Purchasing

Jazmine Willis - jazmine.willis@csulb.edu
Faculty Employment & Compensation Group
562-985-7788
- Hiring and Appointments – Temporary Faculty, Teaching Associates, Graduate Assistants, Substitutes
- Range Elevation
- Rehired Annuitants
- Resignation/Retirement – Temporary Faculty and Unit 11
- Stateside Summer Session
- Additional Employment

John Shaw - John.shaw@csulb.edu
Faculty Employment & Compensation Group
562-985-7696
- Hiring and Appointments – Temporary Faculty, Teaching Associates, Graduate Assistants, Substitutes
- Range Elevation
- Rehired Annuitants
- Resignation/Retirement – Temporary Faculty and Unit 11
- Stateside Summer Session
- Additional Employment

Leslie (Kimura) Owens - leslie.owens@csulb.edu
Administrative Coordinator
562-985-1053
- Recruitment
- Recruitment Documentation
- Online Postings

Liz (Foelber) Harris - liz.harris@csulb.edu
FA Systems Analyst
562-985-1764
- PeopleSoft Technical Support
- Interfolio Technical Issues
- Data/Reporting Needs

Matt Menchaca - matt.menchaca@csulb.edu
Employee Relations Specialist
562-985-1742
- Personal and Professional Leaves (unpaid)
- Family Medical Leave, Medical Leaves, Parental Leaves
- Background Checks – Lecturers, Temporary Librarians and Counselors, Unit 11s in "sensitive positions"
- Lecturer Evaluations​
- Faculty Personnel File Review

Somone Washington - somone.washington@csulb.edu
Analyst
562-985-2267
- Reappointment, Tenure, Promotion (RTP), Evaluation of Tenured Faculty (ETF), and Periodic Mini Evaluations – Procedures and policies
- Interfolio for Reappointment, Tenure, Promotion (RTP), Evaluation of Tenured Faculty (ETP), and Periodic Mini Evaluations