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NACAS WEST BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Who are your leaders?
Neil Markley |
President |
Alex J. Herzog |
President Elect/Vice President |
Maria A.Y. Garcia |
Secretary |
Mark Miller |
Treasurer |
Jared Ceja |
Area I Director: California, Hawaii, Guam, Australia, & New Zealand |
Deb Peterson |
Area II Director: Alaska, Montana, & Canada |
Kelsey Harmon Finn |
Area III Director: Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Utah, & Nevada |
Jeffery Davis |
Area IV Director: Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, & El Paso Texas |
Louise Chamberlin |
NACAS West Regional Representative to the Board |
Carlos Garcia |
Past President |
Julie Crea |
Communication/Technology Coordinator |
Neil Markley
President
Neil Markley is currently the Senior Director for Entrepreneurial
Services at Sonoma State University. In addition, he serves as
Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer of the campus auxiliary
corporation, Sonoma State Enterprises, Inc. Neil is responsible
for Dining Services; Retail Services; Reprographic Services; the Seawolf
Card; Housing Services; Faculty and Staff Housing; and Conferences and
Special Events.
Neil received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration
and a Master of Business Administration degree from Sonoma State
University. He has held various positions at Sonoma State
University including Director of Administrative Services and Director of
Conferences, Events and Catering. In addition to the NACAS West
Board of Directors, Neil also serves on the WACUBO Professional
Development Committee.
Neil grew up in Southern California and moved to Northern California to
attend Sonoma State University. Neil is married to Stephanie and
lives in Santa Rosa, CA.
Alex J. Herzog, Ed.D.
President Elect
Alex has taken various roles on campuses of all
scopes and sizes including high schools, community colleges,
universities, and military bases. His past titles include Director
of One Card Operations, Director of Student Activities, Assistant
Director of Alumni Relations, Residence Hall Director, Activity
Specialist, 1st Lieutenant and Drill Sergeant. He currently serves
as the Dean of Students at the newly formed Utah State University
College of Eastern Utah. Alex oversees several Student Services
departments as well as the campus auxiliaries units (housing, bookstore,
food service and post office). He supports his own endeavors in
higher education through education with an A.A. from Adirondack
Community College, a B.A. in Labor Relations from SUNY College at
Potsdam, an M.S. in College Student Personnel from Indiana State
University, an
officer’s commission
from the U.S. Army, and a Doctorate of Education from the University of
Nevada, Las Vegas.
Alex has been active in many professional organizations while working in Higher Education. From presenting at national conferences, serving on conference hosting committees to serving on Boards, Alex's involvement has been about giving back to the profession.
When off campus, he consults commercial organizations on how to
create effective teams and prepares students on how to drive their own
education. Alex is also involved with his community by his
involvement in civic groups such as the local chapter of Kiwanis
International. With several backpacking trips throughout the
Southwest under his belt and hundreds of mountains climbed, Alex is
rarely caught without a destination.
Maria A.Y. Garcia
Secretary
Maria A.Y. Garcia is currently the Director of
Operations for Auxiliary Corporations at California State University,
Monterey Bay (CSUMB). Maria is responsible for dining operations,
vending, bookstore operations, conference and event services, the child
care center, contract management, export controls, Board of Directors
and standing committee administration, Corporation purchasing and risk
management, and Corporation budget development and management. She
serves on a variety of cross-functional campus committees, councils, and
work groups to ensure that the auxiliary perspective is heard and
understood.
Maria is actively involved in the CSU Auxiliary Organizations Association, currently serving on its Audit Services and Financial Services committees and having previously served on its 2008 and 2010 Annual Conference Planning committees. Maria received the 2005 NACAS Emerging Professional Scholarship and that was the start of her active involvement with NACAS. She is currently serving on the NACAS West Board of Directors as the Secretary and on the NACAS Education Foundation Board of Directors. Maria was the 2008/09 NACAS West president and has also served on the NACAS 2009 Certification Task Force 1, the NACAS National Constitution & Bylaws committee, and on the 2006 NACAS Annual Conference Host committee.
Maria received a Bachelor of Science degree magna cum laude in Physics and a Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude in Mathematics from the University of Portland in Oregon and a Master of Business Administration degree from Golden Gate University in California. She is a graduate of Leadership Monterey Peninsula, an educational program designed to instill regional awareness and inspire community involvement to strengthen stewardship and sustainability of the community.
Maria is active in her local community volunteering with a variety of
nonprofit organizations. In the past she has served on the United
Way Campaign Cabinet and on the boards of the YWCA of Monterey County,
the Junior League of Monterey County, the Professional Women's Network,
and the Ryan Ranch Corporate Charity Golf Tournament.
Mark Miller
Treasurer
Mark Miller is currently the Associate Director for Operations and
Facilities at the Idaho Commons, Student Union Building and Teaching and
Learning Center at the University of Idaho in Moscow, ID, his
hometown. He joined the University of Idaho in 2001 after having
spent 20 years in private business with hospitality companies ranging
from Westin Hotels to Sheraton Hotels to being General Manager of a very
nice riverfront resort in Post Falls, ID. The experience that he
received working for these companies was used to develop his own
business, MJ Barleyhoppers, Brewery and Public House, which was also
located in Moscow. Mark brewed in excess of 250,000 gallons of
beer while being the sole brewer of his company.
Mark's duties at the University of Idaho include the supervision of the
Division of Student Affiar's Information Technology department,
which enjoys autonomy from the remainder of the University. The
department is totally integrated with the main IT operation on campus,
but is leaps and bounds ahead of the campus-wide system in both hardware
and software due to the great support of the UIA's students. He
also supervises his department's own sound and lighting production
operation, meeting room rentals and reservations, custodial and
maintenance operations and events setup and security for all three
buildings.
Mark received his Bachelor of Science degree in Recreation in 1977 from
the University of Idaho and is 12 credits shy of finishing the Masters
program in Accounting, at the UI as well. He is also currently
working on a Masters degree in Higher Ed Administration.
Mark has been married to Julie for 23 years and they have sons Marques,
age 20 and Nolan, age 16.
Jared Ceja
Area I Director
Jared Ceja is currently the Director of
Auxiliary Services at Chaffey College. His responsibilities
include bookstores, food services, vending, printing, revenue contracts,
and related construction for each of the three Chaffy campuses.
Jared joined Chaffey in 2008 after nearly four years as the Bookstore
Manager for the Rancho Santiago Community College District.
Previous to working in education, Jared held positions in corporate retail, banking, and food services. His education includes a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Redlands, Bachelors in Business Economics from UC Santa Barbara, and Associates in Social & Behavioral Sciences from Citrus College.
In addition to being active in NACAS, Jared is an active member of the bookstore community. He has both served on the Education Committee and acted as a presenter for the California Association of College Stores.
Jared is a Southern California native and avid traveler. He and
his wife Sue (his high school sweetheart) have set a goal to visit all
50 states toting their two children along for the
fun.
Deb Peterson
Area II Director
Deb Peterson is the Director of Ancillary, Business and
Risk Management Services for Okanagan College, which includes four
campuses and a number of smaller centres located throughout southern
British Columbia, Canada. Her responsibilities include both
operational and ancillary departments / units: Risk and Contract
Management; Health, Safety and Emergency Management Services; Security;
bookstores; student housing, print services, photo ID, food and vending
services, childcare facilities; purchasing; central stores; fleet
vehicles; and mail services.
Deb has held a variety of positions in her 19 years with Okanagan
College and has participated on many internal committees as well as
committees at the provincial level. She has chaired and
participated in hosting a number of conferences and remains active in
professional associations.
Deb has lived in the Okanagan Valley (world renowned wine region) for
the past 31 years and enjoys a number of the outdoor activities readily
available in the Valley.
Kelsey Harmon Finn
Area III Director
Kelsey is currently the Director of Student Union &
Event Services at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas
(UNLV). She has been at UNLV since January 2005 and has over
11 years of progressive experience in higher education with a focus on
meeting and event management, conference services, centralized
scheduling, event operations, student union operations, contract
administration and facility management. As the Director of Student
Union & Event Services, she provides oversight to 30 full time staff
and 90+ student employees all of whom play a pivotal role in providing
“guest first” services to our student, faculty, staff and
off-campus clients. Along with providing vision and leadership for
the team, Kelsey is responsible for administration and management of an
$8.5 million operating budget comprised of funding from student fees,
state monies, retail, event and advertising revenue. Prior to
coming to UNLV, Kelsey held positions at Illinois State University as a
Conference & Event Coordinator and College of DuPage as the Tech
Prep & Gender Equity Coordinator. She is passionate about the
student experience as well as contributing to the overall business
operations of a university.
In addition to becoming more active in NACAS, Kelsey has been an involved member on regional and national levels with ACUI and ACCED-I over the past eight years. She looks forward to continuing to contribute in all three organizations.
Kelsey lives in Las Vegas, NV (yes, people really do live in Las
Vegas) with her husband Brian. In her free time, you will find
Kelsey training for her next triathlon, watching sports or relaxing with
family and friends.
Jeffery Davis
Area IV Director
Jeff is the current Executive Director for Auxiliary
Services, University of Colorado Colorado Springs. He has been at UCCS
since 1990 and has been the Assistant Director for Operations and the
Director of the University Center; moving to the current position in
November, 2011. His duties include full responsibility for
operations, custodial, maintenance, grounds and construction for all
auxiliary facilities.
Jeff is a graduate of Western Washington University with a BA in
Recreation and Park Management and has MS from Western Illinois
University in Recreation and Park Administration.
Louise Chamberlin
NACAS West Regional Representative to the Board
Louise Chamberlin has been the Director of Auxiliary Services at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech for the past twelve years. Her responsibilities include Residential Life, Macey Conference Center, Children's Center, Golf Course, Swim Center, Bookstore, Food Services, the Student Union and a building in Albuquerque. Louise served as the Director of Admission for 21 years prior to moving to Auxiliary Services. She served as the president of the Rocky Mountain Association for College Admission Counseling twice and was recently honored for outstanding service to the college admission profession.
She received her Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science Teaching from New Mexico Tech. Louise has served as a committee member on the NACAS Media Services Advisory Board, Chair of the NACAS Media Services Advisory Board, NACAS West Area IV Director and NACAS West Vice President, President and Past President.
Louise is married to Richard, a field geologist with the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources. They have two sons, Robert and Christopher. Robert is married Reiko Peterson, a biochemist with Beckman Coulter in Houston. Robert just finished his second tour in Afghanistan as a Captain in the Army National Guard. He is currently working at Fort Riley in Manhattan, KS teaching counter insurgency. Chris recently married his college sweetheart, Sandie Fair; both are graduates of Eastern New Mexico University. Chris and Sandie moved to northeast Pennsylvania in May of this year to manage Chris' uncle's farm.
Carlos Garcia
Past President
Carlos Garcia is currently the Director of the University Memorial Center (UMC), the center of campus life at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He joined the University of Colorado in 1997 and was previously Director of Union Services and University Housing System at the University of Texas at El Paso, an institution he served at for 15 years.
As the UMC Director, Carlos is responsible for the management of
the $4 million self-operated food service retail program, campus
catering, and contract food venders. In addition, he oversees the
facilities, events scheduling, conference management, events setups,
non-academic campus-wide facility scheduling, non-food retail leases,
marketing and assessment programs, student programs, student
development, the CU GOLD student leadership program, the CU NightRide
safety program, and custodial and maintenance of the 263,000 square foot
UMC facility. Carlos oversees small and large capital improvement
projects and was responsible for the 2002 $27 million expansion and
renovation of the UMC, which earned a Silver LEED-EB rating. In
his capacity as UMC Director, Carlos oversees approximately 110 fulltime
staff and 275 student employees and an $11.5 million overall annual
budget. He works closely with student government and other student
boards and councils to make sure that the facilities, programs,
services, and educational opportunities provided by the UMC meet the
needs of CU students and the campus community at large.
Carlos is an active member of NACAS, NACAS-West, and ACUI (Association
of College Unions International), and previously served on the ACUI
Board of Directors, as well as on the ACUI Region12 Board.
He has been involved in national and regional conference planning teams
for both NACAS and ACUI. He is also an active member of the Big XII
Conference Union Directors group, and was previously a member of the
Association of College & University Housing Officers-International
(ACUHO-I), as well as the National Association for Campus Activities
(NACA).
Carlos received his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology in 1979 and his
Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis in Higher
Education Administration in 1996, both from the University of Texas at
El Paso. Carlos lives in Broomfield, CO with his wife
Marsha. They have two children, an 18 year-old son who is a senior
high school (accepted to the University of Colorado at Boulder for the
2010 fall semester) and a 20 year-old son currently a junior at the
University of Colorado at Boulder. Carlos spends his spare time
hiking in the Colorado foothills, volunteering for the Boy Scouts of
America (both of his sons are Eagle Scouts), and testing the limits of
human endurance by consuming the hottest of hot chili peppers.
Julie Crea
Communication/Technology Coordinator
Julie Crea is the Director of Events and Campus Card Services (ECC- www.lcsc.edu/ecc) at Lewis-Clark State College (LCSC) in Lewiston, Idaho. She joined LCSC in 1997. Julie is responsible for the operations of the Student Union Building and conference center, campus events coordination, the campus card system, and employee training and development programs. She is active in cross-functional campus committees.
She received an AAS in Business Management and a BS in Psychology from Lewis-Clark State College along with a Master's in Public Administration from the University of Idaho. Julie is married to Shelby and has three children, Megan, Austin, and Sydney. She enjoys outdoor activities such as camping, hiking, four wheeler riding, and the occasional yard work.