Otter Student Union

What Is The Otter Student Union?

The Otter Student Union, or OSU, is is a student run organization dedicated to serving the campus community by hosting a diverse set of events open to all CSUMB students. OSU maintains and operates the Black Box Cabaret as its primary venue for campus events. For additional information about the Otter Student Union explore the additional pages provided.

Otter Student Union Officers:

Executive Officer | Vice President | Programming Officer | Marketing Officer | Human Resources
Finance Officer | Operations Officer | Technology Officer | OSU Advisor

Chief Executive Officer: Lindsay Williams

Email: ceo@otterstudentunion.org

Hey Otters, OSU CEO, Lindsay Williams here, welcoming you to a great new year at CSUMB! I am a senior and I am an ISSM major combining music and business. Too good to be true for my job you may ask? It definitely is!

2011-2012 will be my second year on board of the Otter Student Union. Last year I held the position of Senior Vice President and spent countless hours preparing myself for this position. This year, I am pleased to announce we have a full board with many new and returning students, ensuring an exciting blend of fresh ideas and precedence that will allow us to serve, you, the students, better. This year we will be expanding the use of the Black Box Cabaret as well as making renovations to the building to make your experiences there, more enjoyable. We are also going to be spending valuable time to look into the feasibility of building our own student union. I'm ecstatic to take the student lead on this endeavor and will make sure to keep everyone updated about that process. In addition to these stepping stones, I want to say I'm very pleased about our growth as we are expanding our programming committee as well as developing a street team. Student input and awareness are very important to me. One of my goals for the year is to reach a greater number of students by creating programming that appeals to our diverse campus.

OSU keeps me busy, but I'm thankful we live in a beautiful area that allows me to spend my spare time in many ways. I love reading on the beach in Carmel, as well as travelling up to Berkeley and San Francisco. In the mornings, if I'm on my phone, I'm probably catching the morning edition of The Huffington Post.

To me the ethic of stewardship is very important and resonates deep in my decisions and actions. As such, I keep in mind that the students come first, and do my best to make sure you are happy. If you have any comments, concerns or questions, please email me and I will be more than happy to get back to you.

Senior Vice President: Jeremy Allred

Email: svp@otterstudentunion.org

My name is Jeremy Allred and I am currently a senior psychology major here at CSUMB. I am from a small town called King City which is about an hour south of Monterey. Its alright if you dont know where its at most people dont :) I have been here at CSUMB since 2008 and I have enjoyed every moment. I have experienced CSUMB through my time as a student leader (Orientation Leader, Associated Students and now Otter Student Union) and student assistant which, I am currently working for Academic and Career Advising. I love this campus and I soon I will be graduating hopefully to expand the knowledge and skills I obtained from my time here.

Chief Programming Officer: Kiara Mejia

Email: cpo@otterstudentunion.org

Hello Otters!!!

My name is Kiara Mejia and I am the Chief Programming Officer for the Otter Student Union (OSU) for the academic year of 2012-2013. I am majoring in Kinesiology with a focus on Exercise Science.I am from Tarzana, CA and I love the outdoors (hence why I am also an outdoor leader), reading, and traveling. I am very excited with my position as the Chief Programming Officer.With this position I hope, along with the Programming Board, to host events that attract the various groups at CSUMB. I want to make this a fun and memorable experience for CSUMB students. If you have any comments, concerns or questions feel free to email me and I will gladly get back to you.
 

 
Chief Marketing Officer: Sydney Corey

Email: cmo@otterstudentunion.org

Hi my name is Sydney Corey, I am apart of Otter Student Union as the Chief Marketing Officer. I am a second year here at CSUMB, my major is Psychology. I am interested in creating new advertising methods and looking for new techniques to reach out to the student body. If you have any suggestions feel free to e-mail me 

Chief Human Resources Officer: Michael Kwasny

Email: chro@otterstudentunion.org

Hello My name is Michael Kwasny and I am the Chief Human Resources Officer for the Otter Student Union. I am a Liberal Studies major and I am also a senior, but will still be a senior next year also. I love CSUMB because it is such a great school with small personal classes. I love working with the Otter Student Union because I want to leave this school knowing that I helped to change it for the better and to help other students to have the best personal experience that they can have.

Chief Financial Officer: Kelli Jo Killingsworth

Email: cfo@otterstudentunion.org

Hello CSUMB! My name is Kelli Jo Killingsworth and I'm your Otter Student Union Chief Financial Officer. This is my first year on the OSU board and I'm excited to get going! I'm a third year business major with an emphasis in Accounting and Entrepreneurship. I graduated from Simi Valley High School where I played softball and loved the warm weather. In my free time I love to watch Sons of Anarchy, Ghost Whisperer and tons of other TV shows and movies! I love to go to concerts, fairs and I love to travel. I love to hang with my friends, boyfriend and family. I'm super outgoing, friendly and always approachable. I look forward to help continue OSU on the path of awesomeness!

 
Chief Operations Officer: Matt Stone

Email: coo@otterstudentunion.org

I am currently a Junior where I am studying Business and CSUMB. I am also a peer mentor and the Center for Student Success and am involved in the Kappa Sigma Fraternity. I am from the East Bay Area and have spent a lot of my time traveling around different parts of the world. I also used to play for the CSUMB Mens Soccer team but now only play in my free time.

As Operations Manager I am going to start renovations on the BBC and try and make it more public to the student population. My other goals within the campus are to try and get students more involved within their university specifically in raising money for their school.

 
Chief Technology Officer: Tyler Belko

Email: cto@otterstudenunion.org

Hi CSUMB! My name is Tyler Belko and I am currently a Freshmen here at CSUMB with a major in Environmental Studies and an emphasis in Sustainable Communities. I am from Huntington Beach, CA and I love the ocean, surfing, skating, filming, editing, photography, and being an active brother in the Kappa Sigma Fraternity on campus. I am very excited to be the new Chief Technology Officer for the OSU for the rest of this semester and for the upcoming 2012-2013 school year. I look forward to becoming more involved on campus with this new position in the OSU. Through this position, I hope to improve student relations through online and social media publicity to make our campus even more enjoyable!  

Advisor: Shanna Kinzel

Seattle-ite who moved to Marina to work at CSUMB the summer of 2011.  Attended the University of Washington for undergrad and St. Martin's Univeristy (WA) for graduate school.  Actively involved in NACA (National Association for Campus Activites)...and I'm excited to be here! #goOtters

Email: skinzel@csumb.edu