Dear Campus Community,

I am pleased to announce the membership of the Vice President for Student Affairs (VPSA) Search Committee. The committee is composed of representatives from SJSU’s faculty, staff, students, and administrators to allow for diverse perspectives. These members have been selected in accordance with University Policy S16-8, Selection and Review of Administrators:

Magdalena Barrera, Vice Provost for Faculty Success
Travis Boyce, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of African American Studies
Jennifer Fernandez, Undergraduate Student, Child and Adolescent Development
Shravani Gawade, Graduate Student, Data Analytics Program
María Ledesma, Professor and Chair, Department of Educational Leadership
Cassandra Paul, Professor, Department of Physics & Astronomy and Science Education Program
Jinni Pradhan, Director, Center for Asian Pacific Islander Student Empowerment

Dr. Magdalena Barrera will serve as the chair of the search committee.

In order to identify and attract the best pool of candidates, we have engaged the WittKieffer executive search firm to work with the committee. The VPSA job announcement is available at this link, as is the full leadership profile. We encourage you to circulate it within your networks. Nominations, inquiries, and application materials can be directed to Jen Meyers Pickard, Darrien Davenport, and Corin Edwards at [email protected].

There will be an opportunity in early May for the campus community to provide feedback on the candidates for the role.

Thank you,

Dr. Cynthia Teniente-Matson

President

(She/Her/Ella)