Board of Directors

  • Members of the Research Foundation Board of Directors represent SJSU administration, faculty and students, as well as the larger community.

From the SJSU Administration

  • Marc d'Alarcao
    President, SJSU Research Foundation Board of Directors
    Interim Vice President for Research and Innovation, SJSU
    Dean, College of Graduate Studies, SJSU

  • Jessica Trask
    Vice President, SJSU Research Foundation Board of Directors
    Associate Vice President for Research, SJSU

  • Kathy Kaoudis
    Treasurer, SJSU Research Foundation Board of Directors
    Vice President, Administration and Finance/CFO, SJSU

  • Vincent J. Del Casino Jr.
    Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, SJSU

From the SJSU College Deans

  • Sheryl Ehrman
    Don Beall Dean, Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering, SJSU

  • Anne Marie Todd
    Dean, College of Social Sciences, SJSU

From the SJSU Faculty

  • Jason Aleksander
    Professor, Philosophy, College of Humanities and the Arts, SJSU

  • Petra Dekens
    Executive Director, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories

  • Katy Kao
    Professor, Chemical and Materials Engineering Department, Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering, SJSU

  • Matthew Spangler
    Department Chair, Department of Film, Theatre, and Dance, College of Humanities and the Arts, and Professor, Communication Studies, College of Social Sciences, SJSU

From the SJSU Student Body

  • Julia Husainzada
    '27 Data Science, minor in Business

From the Community

  • Miriam B. Goodman
    Department Chair and Mrs. George A. Winzer Professor of Cell Biology, Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University

  • Nathan Meier
    Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, Capacity and Competitiveness, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

  • Mark B. Reed
    Senior Associate Vice President for Research and Innovation and Professor of Public Health, San Diego State University

Board Secretary

  • Andrew Exner
    Executive Director, SJSU Research Foundation

Corporate Counsel

  • Erin Bradrick
    Principal, NEO Law Group

Board of Directors

Scheduled Meetings and Agendas

Please email researchfoundation@sjsu.edu for agendas not listed on this page.

2026

  • 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25, 2026
  • 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 30, 2026
  • 1 p.m. on Friday, October 2, 2026
  • 2 p.m. on Wednesday, December 2, 2026

Audit Committee

Scheduled Meetings and Agendas

2026

Pending....

Finance & Investment Committee

Scheduled Meetings and Agendas

2026

  • 11 a.m. on Friday, March 13, 2026
  • 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 18, 2026
  • 10 a.m. on Friday, September 11, 2026
  • 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 19, 2026

Research Organizations Retiree
Medical Trust

Scheduled Meetings and Agendas

2026

Pending....

Sponsored Programs Advisory
Committee

Scheduled Meetings and Agendas

2026

  • 4 p.m. on Monday, February 9, 2026
  • 2 p.m. on Wednesday, May 6, 2026
  • 4 p.m. on Monday, August 3, 2026
  • 4 p.m. on Wednesday, November 4, 2026