Meet Us
Director and Faculty Associates
Samantha Blackburn, Ph.D.
CEC Director & Professor

- Location: Library 4025
- Phone: (916) 278-4610
- samantha.blackburn@csus.edu
Chong Choe-Smith
Faculty Associate - Associate Professor

- Phone: (916) 278-7589
- choe-smith@csus.edu
- Duties: Support for Curricular Community Engaged Learning (CCEL), Community Engaged Learning Tool (CELT), and Community Engaged Learning
Vacant Position
Faculty Associate - Associate Professor

- Phone: (916) 278-4610
- Duties: Support for Community Based Research (CBR), and the Hornet Community Bus Tour
Sayonita Ghosh
Faculty Associate - Associate Professor

- Phone: (916) 278-6254
- sayonita.ghoshhajra@csus.edu
CEC Staff
Irina A. Kielborn
Resource Analyst

- Location: Library 4028
- Phone: (916) 278-4610
- kielborn@csus.edu
- Duties: Oversight of operations, budget, compliance, requisitions, web publishing communication, supervision of student assistants, and logistical arrangements
Brooke Major
Volunteer & Program Specialist

- Location: Library 4024
- Phone: (916) 278-4610
- brooke.major@csus.edu
- Duties: Coordination of Network Cafe & Community Service Resource Fair, management of community service opportunities including Semester of Service, Community Service Internship ID195, & volunteer newsletter
Noel Mora
Community Partnership Coordinator

- Location: Library 4028
- Phone: (916) 278-4610
- noelmora@csus.edu
- Duties: Oversight of Community Partnership Agreements, Writing Partners, and support for CEC Connect and the Hornet Community Bus Tour
Vacant Position
Jumpstart Site Manager

- Location: Library 4028
- Duties: Management of the Jumpstart program
Vacant Position
Administrative Support Coordinator

- Location: Library 4028
- Phone: (916) 278-4610