Leaders in Student Affairs

Spring/Summer 2005

Helga Kray
Assistant vice president, student affairs division

Helga Kray previously was the director and executive director for the Student Union — now Santos Manuel Student Union — for more than 20 years. She began her career at Cal State San Bernardino as a student, earning her bachelor's degree in history. Kray was also employed as a student assistant in several departments, including science, history, math and political science. What began as a temporary job as a club coordinator for student activities eventually developed into a full-time permanent career that has led to one of the top positions in the student affairs.

Robert C. Aylmer, Ed.D., ABPP
Director, student health center

Robert C. Aylmer, a board-certified family psychologist, did his undergraduate and graduate work at Harvard. After a post-doctoral fellowship in clinical psychology in the department of psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin, and an assistant professorship in psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh, he took an assistant director of student counseling post at the Harvard Business School. Aylmer has owned a private practice and has consulted for a variety of health organizations. He has most recently held the position of acting director of the Student Health Center at Cal State Fullerton. He is married to Francoise Aylmer, the university’s new associate vice president for development.

Lovellie “Happy” Almogela-Cimenski
Director, housing and residential life

Raised in Hawaii, Almogela-Cimenski received her bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of San Francisco and her master's degree in college student personnel from Western Illinois University. She's worked at Cal Poly Pomona and Cal State Northridge and has been a part of Student Affairs for more than 12 years. Cimenski also serves as the current president of the Western Association of College and University Housing Officers.

Juan Regalado
Associate director of residential education, housing department

Juan Regalado was born in El Salvador and grew up in El Monte, Calif. He received his B.A. in psychology from the University of California, Irvine and his master’s in counseling and personnel services from the University of Maryland-College Park. He has worked at UC Santa Barbara, Cal State Northridge and most recently Cal Poly Pomona.

Lois Madsen, director, financial aid

With more than 32 years of experience in financial aid, Lois Madsen has received many awards and been recognized in her field. Most recently, the state professional association, CASFAA, recognized Madsen with an award for her Outstanding Service to her fellow CSU financial aid officers. Madsen came to CSUSB from private industry, where she was the vice president of financial aid for International Education Corp.

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