2027 Conference Chair
Maddison Burton, Conference Planning Chair and AOA President-Elect
Associate Executive Director, University Corporation at Monterey Bay
mburton@csumb.edu

Session Planning – Educational Tracks
Debra Hammond, AOA Service Provider, Coordinator, Educational Content
debra.hammond@csun.edu

Associated Students/Student Unions/Recreation Centers
Rebecca Hesgard, Director, Student Government
Associated Students, Inc.
California State University, Fullerton
rmhesgard2@fullerton.edu

Business and Financial Services
Lionel Lawrence, Controller
Associated Students
California State University, Northridge
lionel.h.lawrence@csun.edu

Commercial Services
Brenda Hovis, Manager, Commercial Services
CSUSM Corporation
California State University, San Marcos
bhovis@csusm.edu 

Human Resources
Ranjit Kaur, Director, Human Resources
San Jose State University Research Foundation
San Jose State University
ranjit.kaur@sjsu.edu 

Information Technology,
Al Padilla,  Sr. Manager, Retail Information Technology
Cal Poly Pomona Enterprises
Cal Poly Pomona
alpadilla@cpp.edu

Philanthropy
Susana Moreno, Director of Finance Operations for University Advancement and The Cal State LA Foundation
California State University, Los Angeles
smoreno@cslanet.calstatela.edu 

Property Development And Management
Patrice Griffith, Director, Real Estate Services
University Enterprises, Inc.,
California State University, Sacramento
p.griffith@csus.edu 

Research Administration
Mike Kusiak, Director, Grant Administration
Office of Research and Graduate Studies
California State University, East Bay
mike.kusiak@csueastbay.edu 

Risk Management
Bill Olmsted, Executive Director
University Union Operations/The Union WELL, Inc.
California State University, Sacramento
olmsted@csus.edu 

Business Partners
Richard Chester,
AOA Service Provider Business Partners
richardmchester@gmail.com

Conference Administration
Patrick Bailey,
AOA Service Provider Conference Administration 

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