The President's Council of Advisors
Mission
The Cal Poly President's Council of Advisors was established in 1980 to enhance the relationship between the University and its constituent communities, including business, industry, agriculture, the professions and the arts. The President's Council of Advisors is a group of individuals who represent leaders of professions, business, industry and communities. The Council convenes regularly to provide advice, advocacy, access, leverage and resources for the University. The Council is aware that its stakeholders include not only the University, its Board of Trustees, the President, Faculty, Staff and Students, but the citizens of California as represented by their state government, business, industry and other institutions of the state, nation and other nations. The Council is constituted to aid the University as it works to achieve its mission and goals.
Council of Advisor Members 2021
Chris Trapani, Chair
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Sereno Group
Silvia Mora, Vice Chair
Mechanical Design Engineer
Zoox
Simon Arkell
Chairman
Campaign Warrior
Douglas H. Austin
Chief Executive Officer
AVRP Studios
Richard A. Bergquist
Director
Locus Technologies
Dana Bezzera
President
Heron Foundation
Russell J. Bik
Private Investor
Gary L. Bloom
President & Chief Executive Officer
MarkLogic Corporation
Hubert “H” Bromma
Founder & CEO
Entrust Administration
Stephan Cheek
Chief Financial & Administrative Officer
Sacramento County Public Defender’s Office
William L. Chillingworth
Chair
Vistage Worldwide, Inc.
Mary R. Crebassa
Vice President, Major Accounts
LTN Global Communications
Margaret Fortune
President & Chief Executive Officer
Rex and Margaret Fortune School of Education
Todd W. Gebhart
Board Member, Advisor, Retired Vice Chairman Intel security/McAfee
Susan Hackwood
Dickson Emeritus Professor, Emeritus Dean of Engineering
University of California Riverside
Ed Halpin
Chief Executive Officer
Halpin Leadership Industries, Inc.
Andrew Ko
Entrepreneur
Personalizing EDU, LLC
Scott Lathrop
President
Yak Tityu Tityu Yak Tilhini Kinship Nonprofit
King R. Lee III
Technology Entrepreneur
Daniel Marrujo
President and Managing Director
Trusted Strategic Solutions
Paul V. McEnroe
Owner
Rancho La Purisima
Michela O’Connor Abrams
Chief Executive Officer
MOCA+
Randy Record
Chairman, Board of Directors
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Renee Reijo Pera
Vice President for Research and Economic Development
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Robin L. Rossi
President
Rossi Enterprises
Charles Smith
Professor, School of Law
North Carolina Central University
George H. Soares
Managing Partner
Kahn, Soares & Conway, LLP
Sarah Storelli
Global Marketing Leader
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Mitchell Suarez
Vice President of Product, ISP, & OEM
CUJO LLC
Jim Welsch
Senior Vice President Generation and Chief Nuclear Officer
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
Doug Young
Vice President & Deputy Program Manager of Strike Systems, Northrop Grumman Corporation
Maureen Zawalick
Vice President of Business and Technical
Services for Generation
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
Peter Zierhut
Vice President, Haas Technical Education Center
Network and Government Relations
Haas Automation, Inc.