IRA Advisory Board Committee

IRA Advisory Committee Membership

The IRA Committee consists of eight voting members:

One Academic Affairs representative appointed by the Provost & Vice President of Academic Affairs
One Student Affairs representative appointed by the Vice President of Student Affairs.
Two faculty members elected by the Academic Senate.
Four students named by Associated Students, Inc.

2024-25 IRA Advisory Committee Roster

Name	Title	Department	Email
Amy Allen	Faculty	CA&H	aallen@csudh.edu
Cailin White	Assistant to the AVP of Student Life	Student Affairs	cwhite@csudh.edu
Claudia M. Orozco (Co-Chair)	Division Budget Officer & HR Liaison	Academic Affairs	cmorozco@csudh.edu
Edgar Mejia- Alezano (Co-Chair)	ASI President	ASI	asipresident@csudh.edu
Efrain Contreras	ASI Vice President of Academic Affairs	ASI	asivpaa@csudh.edu
Jhanella (Mae Mae) Martinez	ASI Vice President of Finance	ASI	asivpf@csudh.edu
Marcelo Cowo	ASI Executive Vice President	ASI	asievp@csudh.edu
Payman Nasr	Faculty	CHHSN	pnasr@csudh.edu
Staff Support
Cynthia Napoles (Staff Support)	Division Fiscal & HR Analyst	Academic Affairs	cnapoles1@csudh.edu
Shamshad Elimu (Staff Support)	Executive Assistant	ASI	selimu@csudh.edu

Committee Charge

To develop criteria consistent with system-wide guidelines to assist in determining which activities will be supported. The criteria should prioritize educational merit, number of students served, and innovation.
To inform the campus community about IRA and solicit from its proposals for funding.
To make recommendations to the University President concerning the activities to be supported through IRA funds.

Timeline

Each September: IRA Advisory Committee will publish a Call for Proposals to the campus for the following academic year.
November/December: Applications are reviewed by the IRA advisory committee and recommendations are forwarded to the President.
January/February: Award/denial letters are sent out to applicants.