Executive Team
Steve Baker | Chris Call | Jane Higa | Doug Jones | Cliff Lundberg | Warren Rogers | William Wright
Steve Baker: Vice President For Advancement
Mr. Baker joined Westmont in his present position in 1996. Prior to coming here, he held fundraising positions at the University of California, Berkeley and the Indiana University School of Medicine. He provided direction to Westmont’s very successful capital campaign “Embracing the Past, Ensuring the Future”. He has recently been focusing on principle gift development. Mr. Baker serves as a Board of Director for Southern California’s Chapter of Habitat for Humanity and has chaired their Finance Committee. He graduated from Westmont with a major in Economics and Business.
Chris Call: Vice President For Administration
Mr. Call has served as Westmont’s Vice President for Administration since 2001. Previously, he served for over five years as Executive Assistant to then-President David Winter. In his current position he serves as the President’s liaison with Human Resources, Information Technology, Legal Affairs, Physical Plant, Risk Management/Procurement/Auxiliary Services and supervises the directors of these areas. He serves as Westmont’s Title IX Officer and is a member of the campus Diversity Committee. He chairs the Capital Improvement Projects subcommittee of the President’s Council. Finally he assists the President with trustee meetings and with trustee relations. He is a graduate of Whitworth College (B.A.) and Willamette University College of Law (J.D).
Jane Higa: Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students
Mrs. Higa oversees all of the Student Life programs and personnel in the Student Life Division. She has been at Westmont since July 1989 after holding the Dean for Student Affairs position at Biola University. She has held several leadership roles in the student development profession: chair for the Commission of Chief Student Development Officers for the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU), member of the Racial Harmony Commission for the CCCU, and Vice President and President Elect for the Association of Christians in Student Development (ACSD). A graduate of Westmont College and a recipient of the prestigious Kenneth M. Monroe Award, Dean Higa earned a Master of Science in Education with a major in College Student Personnel Services from USC.
Doug Jones: Vice President For Finance
Mr. Jones joined Westmont in September 2007. Prior to coming to Westmont, Mr. Jones served as Vice President of Finance and Administration at Spring Arbor University for seven years. Mr. Jones has over 10 years of experience with budgeting and finance in higher education. He is a CPA and earned an MBA from Indiana University. He has also completed a certificate in Management and Leadership in Education at Harvard University.
Cliff Lundberg: Executive Vice President
Mr. Lundberg has held this position since February 2003 and is responsible for operations, advancement, finance and administration. A member of Westmont’s Board of Trustees from 1993-2002, he served as Chair of the Development Committee and chaired the successful “Embracing the Past, Ensuring the Future” capital campaign. Prior to coming Westmont, he was CEO of General Offshore Corporation, a multinational telecommunications and data network company. He is currently on the boards of Sports Outreach Institute, Young Life (Gold Coast Region) and Alliance for Christian Education (Providence Hall College Preparatory School). He holds a B.A. from Westmont in Economics and Business and an MBA and a professional designation in contract management from UCLA.
Warren Rogers: Interim Academic Dean
Dr. Rogers accepted the position of Interim Academic Dean in January of 2007. He oversees all aspects of the academic program. A full tenured member of Westmont’s faculty and a former Chair of the Physics department, he has been at Westmont since 1994. He received a B.S. in Physics from Harvey Mudd College and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Rochester. He was named a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2006. He is currently the Executive Director of the Modular Neutron and Collaboration (MoNA). He has published extensively during his years at Westmont and typically includes his undergraduate students in his NSF-funded summer research activities.
William Wright: Associate Provost
Dr. Wright serves Westmont in multiple capacities. He is responsible for institutional research of students and faculty, and planning and budgeting for academic programs. He oversees the areas of Admissions, Athletics and Records as well as the Off-Campus Programs Office. He is the Association Liaison Officer for WASC (Western Association of Schools and Colleges). Previously he served the college in a faculty position in Psychology and then as Registrar. He has been the Associate Provost since 1999. Dr. Wright is an alum of Westmont (1972). He received an M.A. in Psychology from California State University, Los Angeles and a Ph.D. from Syracuse University in 1978 (also in psychology).