Update Regarding Human Resources
Dear Cal Lutheran Community, After more than 11 years at California Lutheran University, Patricia Parham is resigning her position as associate vice president of Human Resources. Patricia has been a highly valuable member of our team for over a decade, and I thank her for the guidance she has provided to so many of us here. As we say farewell to Patricia, we welcome a new colleague to the campus, Eduardo Salaz. He will assume the senior HR officer (SHRO) role on a temporary basis, starting on Feb. 20. Eduardo, a member of the Higher Education Registry, was interviewed over the last few weeks by cabinet, members of the Human Resource staff, a few members of the Mission and Identity team, and our chief diversity officer. All of them recommended him for this role, and I accepted their recommendation. Eduardo comes to Cal Lutheran having enjoyed a long and successful career in human resources and diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging training. He began this work in 1989, at Apple, Inc. as a senior human resources manager. He moved on to senior roles as global chief diversity officer at Inuit and as vice president and chief human resources officer at St. Mary’s College of California in Moraga, CA. Since 2018, he has served as the president of ELS Consulting in Lincoln, CA. Please join me in wishing Patricia all the best and in welcoming Eduardo to our campus. |
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Lori E. Varlotta, Ph.D. |
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