Vice President for Student Affairs

Paz Maya Olivérez, Ph.D., she/her(s)/ella
Email: Paz.Oliverez@csusb.edu
An accomplished administrator and educator, Dr. Paz M. Olivérez brings a wealth of higher education and CSU experience to CSUSB. Dr. Olivérez started her journey with CSUSB in August 2019, having previously served the Associate Vice President and Dean of Students at Stanislaus State. Before that, she spent eight years at California State University, Dominguez Hills, where she held several administrative positions including Associate Vice President for Student Success. Dr. Olivérez’s leadership experience in education includes: first-year experience, academic advising, career & professional development, EOP, TRiO programs, supplemental instruction, the Diversity Center, basic needs/food pantry, health & wellness, psychological counseling services, athletics, student recreation, student leadership & development, housing, Associated Students Inc. and the student union, and programs to support students with disabilities, former foster youth, undocumented students, and underrepresented males of color.
Olivérez began her career in education as a K-12 teacher in northern and central California. She relocated to Los Angeles in 2000 to pursue a Doctorate in Educational Policy at the University of Southern California. As part of her dissertation, which focused on the challenges related to college access and financial aid faced by undocumented high school students in their pursuit of higher education, she was instrumental in developing the “The College & Financial Aid Guide for: AB540 Undocumented Students” along with a state-wide coalition of undocumented students and advocates, which was disseminated to more than 25,000 students, parents, educators, and allies throughout the state of California and beyond. Additionally, she holds a Master’s degree in Counseling from California State University, Long Beach, and a Bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of California, Santa Cruz.