Cal State Innovate values the input and collaboration from both campus and external area experts as it continues to serve the CSU. Whether is exploring innovative practices in teaching and learning, researching technological advances, or promoting digital literacy, Cal State Innovate organized advisory councils to help support student learning and success.
2022 – 2023 Adobe Advisory Council
The Adobe Advisory Council meets three times a year to inform the direction of the CSU partnership with Adobe and get input from diverse stakeholders from throughout the system that represent varying roles and perspectives. The purpose of the council is to leverage the scale of the CSU to promote digital fluencies, share information, and improve equitable access.
Currently, the council is focusing on identifying actions that campuses can take to support the use of Creative Cloud on their campuses.
Learn more about how the CSU community is maximizing the Adobe Creative Cloud!
2022-2023 Cal State Innovate Advisory Council
Innovation cannot and should not happen in a vacuum, so to properly execute the mission, Cal State Innovate has chartered an advisory council to assist in setting the direction and areas of focus for the office.
The Innovation Advisory Council provides strategic guidance on initiatives and priorities for ITS Innovation. It is comprised of leaders from different institutions within and outside of IT to recommend focus areas and to surface challenges at the campus level.
The CSIAC exists to:
- Provide strategic advising to the director of the Cal State Innovate program as well as the system CIO.
- Recommend focus areas for the Cal State Innovate program.
- Engage in forecasting exercises to project out 18 – 24 months what innovations might be worth pursuing.
- Share campus problems that might be solved through innovative technology or processes.
- Assist in the framing and advertising of the annual innovation mini-grant call for proposals.
2022 – 2023 Council Members
Cynthia Alvarez, Assistant Director, Student Success – CSU Chancellor’s Office
Ed Clark, Chief Information Officer – CSU Chancellor’s Office
Shawna Dark, Chief Academic Technology Officer and Executive Director of Research, Teaching, and Learning – UC Berkeley
Jeff Gold, Interim Associate Vice Chancellor, Student Success – CSU Chancellor’s Office
Allison Green, User Experience Designer – CSU Chancellor’s Office
Sara Hariri, Chief Information Security Officer – CSU Dominguez Hills
Jake Hornsby, Chief Information Officer – CSU East Bay
Jill Leafstedt, Dean of Extended University and Associate Vice Provost for Digital Learning – CSU Channel Islands
Rolin Moe, Dean of Academic Support & Learning Technologies, Skyline College
Jeremy Olguin, Student Affairs Technology Services Director – Chico State
Mihaela Popescu, Professor of Communication Studies, CSU San Bernardino
Bethany Rizzardi, Chief Information Officer – Cal Poly Humboldt
Joseph Ross, Associate Professor of Biology – Fresno State
Kyle Shaver, Director, Enterprise Application Development – CSUN
Miloš Topić, Vice President and Chief Digital Officer – Grand Valley State University
Max Tsai, Innovation Officer and Interim Director of Digital Transformation – Fresno State
Teshia Young Roby, Assistant Vice President for Learning & Research Technology – Cal Poly Pomona
