Directory
Meet the CLFSA Familia
Alexia Acosta
she / her
Senior Manager Audit and Consulting Services
Administration and Finance
CLFSA Secretary 2023-2025
Alicia Cruz
she / her / ella
Retention Specialist for the Orfalea College of Business
University Advising Retention
acruzavi@calpoly.edu
Julie A. Bettergarcia
she / her / ella
Faculty Director of Program Improvement, Academic Programs and Planning
Professor, Psychology and Child Development
CLFSA Past President 2012-2014
Ana Karen Garcia
she / they
Cal Poly Scholars Coordinator
Cal Poly Scholars
CLFSA President 2023 - 2025
Ramón Esquivel
he / him
Assistant Professor of Theatre, Playwriting
Theatre & Dance
resqui05@calpoly.edu
Javier Gonzalez-Sanchez
he / him
Assistant Professor
Computer Science and Software Engineering
Kristine A. Guzman
she / her
Assistant Director
Student Diversity and Belonging
kguzma15@calpoly.edu
Andres Hernandez
he / him
Assessment & Research Analyst
Administrative and Divisional Operations
ahern149@calpoly.edu
Al Liddicoat
he / him
Vice President for University Personnel and Chief Human Resources Officer
Human Personnel
Susana A. López
she / her / ella
Assistant Professor, Psychology & Child Development
OUDI & CTLT DEI Faculty Associate
Clinical Psychologist
slopeza@calpoly.edu
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Kari Mansager
she / her
Director of Equity and Wellbeing
Campus Health and Wellbeing
CLFSA Vice President 2021 - 2025
Yesenia Marquez-Beas
she / her / ella
Academic Advisor and Multicultural Business Program Coordinator
Orfalea College of Business
Cat Placencia
she / her
Director of Housing Diversity Equity Inclusion
University Housing
CLFSA Treasurer 2023-2025
placenci@calpoly.edu
Patricia Ponce
she / her
Student Ombuds
Student Ombuds Services
2006 Founding Member and Vice President
Nicole Oseguera
she / her
Admissions Officer
Admissions/Strategic Enrollment Management
nosegu01@calpoly.edu
Jorge Ramirez
he / him
Assistant Director, Residential Student Experience
University Housing
Andrea F. Somoza-Norton
she / her / ella
Associate Professor/Program Co-Coordinator
Department
BCSM School of Education/M.S. Educational Leadership and Administration Program
CLFSA President 2021-2023
Francis Villablanca
he / him / su
Distinguished Professor
Biological Sciences