Employee Relations Roundtable Discussion
Tracks
Human Resources
| Monday, January 12, 2026 |
| 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM |
| Salon A |
Overview
Salon A-B
Details
The employer/employee relations landscape in auxiliaries has been challenged this past year due to major impacts, including but not limited to the efforts to organize staff groups into the CSU Employees Union. From the perspective of two auxiliaries that navigated this effort between spring and summer 2025, this session will be a facilitated discussion among auxiliary leaders about how these efforts were handled, how to anticipate further labor challenges, and other considerations to improve the employer/employee relationship. This session is intended for human resources and executive leaders.
Speaker
Sylvana Cicero
Assistant Vice President And Chief Operating
Associated Students Inc., CSU Long Beach
Employee Relations Roundtable Discussion
Biography
These presenters serve as members of the leadership team at CSU Long Beach's Student Auxiliary Enterprises, which includes the ASI and Beach shops auxiliary organizations. Miles serves as executive director, Sylvana serves as chief operating officer, and Rosa serves as chief HR officer.
Rosa Hernandez
Chief Human Resource Officer
Forty-Niner Shops Inc.
Employee Relations Roundtable Discussion
Biography
These presenters serve as members of the leadership team at CSU Long Beach's Student Auxiliary Enterprises, which includes the ASI and Beach shops auxiliary organizations. Miles serves as executive director, Sylvana serves as chief operating officer, and Rosa serves as chief HR officer.
Miles Nevin
Associate Vice President & Executive Director
Associated Students Inc., CSU Long Beach
Employee Relations Roundtable Discussion
Abstract
The employer/employee relations landscape in auxiliaries has been challenged this past year due to major impacts, including but not limited to the efforts to organize staff groups into the CSU Employees Union. From the perspective of two auxiliaries that navigated this effort between spring and summer 2025, this session will be a facilitated discussion among auxiliary leaders about how these efforts were handled, how to anticipate further labor challenges, and other considerations to improve the employer/employee relationship. This session is intended for human resources and executive leaders.
Biography
These presenters serve as members of the leadership team at CSU Long Beach's Student Auxiliary Enterprises, which includes the ASI and Beach shops auxiliary organizations. Miles serves as executive director, Sylvana serves as chief operating officer, and Rosa serves as chief HR officer.
