Cal State East Bay names new Vice President for University Advancement

- December 16, 2014
Ms. Tanya Hauck, a seasoned and respected fundraising professional with nearly two decades of comprehensive higher education and campaign experience, has been appointed Vice President for University Advancement and President of the Educational Foundation Board of Directors at California State University, East Bay, CSUEB President Leroy M. Morishita announced.
“Ms. Hauck has had a remarkable record of achievement within the CSU and other institutions,” said President Morishita. “We are excited to have her join our campus, leading the University Advancement team, and working with our Educational Foundation.”
For the past year, she served as the Vice President for Institutional Advancement at Mills College in Oakland. Ms. Hauck was previously the Associate Vice President for Development at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, where she launched the university’s $500 million Learn by Doing Promise campaign. During her 15-year career at Cal Poly, she was instrumental in the success of the Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center Campaign and Cal Poly’s Centennial Campaign. Ms. Hauck personally raised more than $80 million in support of mission-focused initiatives at the university.
A graduate of the CSU system, Ms. Hauck earned her bachelor’s degree in Recreation and Leisure Studies from CSU Long Beach and a master’s in Business Administration from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. She will assume her new position for CSUEB on Feb. 16.
“The University has benefited greatly from the leadership of Lee Blitch, who served as interim Vice President for University Advancement and interim President of the CSUEB Educational Foundation since July. I am appreciative for all that he has done to enhance the efforts of the division in fundraising, communications, and alumni and public relations," President Morishita stated.