California State University, Northridge
Dr. Jolene Koester began her appointment as the fourth president of California State University, Northridge, on July 1, 2000. Under her leadership, the university remains accessible to qualified students and maintains its historical commitment to diversity.
Before her appointment, Dr. Koester served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at California State University, Sacramento, a post she had held since 1993. Before her service as provost, she held other executive positions in the academic affairs division at Sacramento State and was a faculty member there, as a professor of communication studies, since 1980.
As an active member of the community, Dr. Koester serves on the boards of directors for the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, the Economic Alliance of the San Fernando Valley, the Valley Industry and Commerce Association and the Southern California Biomedical Council. For the CSU, she serves on the Systemwide Budget Advisory Committee, the Human Resources Advisory Group, the Presidents’ Task Force on the Preparation of School Administrators, the Systemwide Task Force on Shared Governance, the Systemwide Admissions Advisory Council and the Technology Steering Committee. |
