Order of PROCESSION
GRAND MARSHAL Thomas Magee , PhD Academic Senate President Associate Professor , Department of Health and Life Sciences College of Science and Health
FACULTY MARSHAL Tavonia Ekwegh , DNP , APRN , PHN Assistant Dean , Academic Support Assistant Professor Mervyn M . Dymally College of Nursing
George Marks Jr ., MD Faculty , Internal Medicine College of Medicine
PLATFORM PARTY
David M . Carlisle , MD , PhD President and Chief Executive Officer , CDU ( Ex-Officio ), CDU Board of Trustees
Benjamin F . Qullian , PhD Chair , CDU Board of Trustees
Diana Ramos , MD , MPH , MBA , FACOG California Surgeon General Commencement Speaker
Sylvia Manning , PhD Interim Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
CDU BOARD OF TRUSTEES John Baackes Executive Committee Member
Sonnet Hui Trustee
CDU LEADERSHIP Deborah B . Prothrow-Stith , MD Dean and Professor , College of Medicine
Gail Washington , DNS , PHN , RN , FAAN Dean and Professor , Mervyn M . Dymally College of Nursing
Monica G . Ferrini , PhD , MS Dean , College of Science and Health Associate Professor , Department of Health and Life Sciences
Angela L . Minniefield , MPA Senior Vice President , Advancement and Operations and Chief Operating Officer
Elizabeth Baskerville , CPA MBA , JD Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Jaydutt V . Vadgama , PhD Vice President , Research and Health Affairs
Carl A , McLaney , MPA Vice President , Administration and Infrastructure
Sylvia Drew Ivie , JD Senior Special Assistant to the President for Community Affairs
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