Board of Directors
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Executive Committee
President
Michelle Power '92
Owner, Bidwell Perk
Chico, CA
Board Vice President
Jimmy Reed '03, '08
Consultant, Associated Pension Consultants
Chico, CA
Board Treasurer
Paul Maunder, '93
West Region Sales Director, Hewlett-Packard
Board Secretary
Christina Nichols, '69
Community Volunteer
Chico, CA
Past President
Don Carlsen '69
NFL Official, Retired
Chico, CA
Executive Director
Susan Anderson
Director, Alumni and Parent Relations
Chico, CA
At-large Member
Frank Marinello '91
Marinello Real Estate Company
Chico, CA
Aaron Skaggs, '10
Legislative Assistant, California State Assembly
Sacramento, CA
Board Advisors:
Paul J. Zingg, President, CSU, Chico
Tim Colbie, '92, Chico, Alumni Council Representative
Bob Linscheid '76, CSU Trustee
Jaypinderpal Virdee, 2012-2013, AS President
Board Members
Rick (Enrico) Callender '94
Assistant Officer, Office for Government and Public Relations,
Santa Clara Valley Water District
Redding, CA
Bob Combs, '80
Realtor, J. Rockcliff Realtors
Rob Felicano, '08, '10
Executive Team Leader, Target
Kathy Hardin, '72
Photographer, Picture This
Monica Turner, '05
Product Operations & Escalations Manager, Google
Kelly Staley, '85
Superintendent, Chico Unified School District
Mary Wallmark
Coordinator for Student Organizations and Leadership Education, CSU, Chico
Chico, CA
Thomas Whitcher
Greek Life Coordinator, University of California, Davis
Davis, CA
Don Carlsen, Past President
Don Carlsen served two terms as the Alumni Association vice president, slated to take over as president February 1, 2010. Carlsen is retired from his job with the Butte County Office of Education, and recently retired after 24 years as an official with the National Football League. Carlsen splits his time between Chico and Lake Almanor.
Michelle Power, President
Michelle Power became a member of the Alumni Association board on February 1, 2009. Power and her husband Gentry own Bidwell Perk and live in Chico.
Tim Colbie, Alumni Council Representative
Tim Colbie is the Alumni Association president, elected to his second term from February 1, 2009 through January 31, 2010. Colbie also serves as the Chico State representative to the CSU Alumni Council. Colbie is the owner of Great Escape Travel and resides in Chico.
Bob Linscheid, CSU Alumni Trustee
Bob Linscheid is the second alumnus from Chico State to serve as the CSU Alumni Trustee and is currently Chair of the Board of Trustees. Linscheid is an ex-officio member of the Alumni Association Board of Directors. Linscheid is President/CEO of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce .
Frank Marinello, At-large Member
Frank Marinello became a member of the board February 1, 2009. Marinello is the owner of Marinello Real Estate Company, and resides in Chico with his family.
Sue Anderson, Director
Susan Linders Anderson is the director of Alumni and Parent Relations at CSU, Chico. She also oversees the University's annual commencement exercises. In a previous life she spent more than 15 years in sales and marketing, primarily in the cable television industry. In addition to serving as the executive director of the Chico State Alumni Association she has served on numerous nonprofit boards and has a special interest in local animal welfare issues.
Rick Callender, Board member
Rick Callender became a board member February 1, 2009. Callender was the first student at Chico State elected to serve two consecutive terms as AS president. Callender currently resides in San Jose.
