Campus Updates
TO: All Employees
FR: Amanda Tobias, Director of Travel & Expense, San Francisco Bay Region Network
Beginning September 1, 2026, we’re simplifying the process for submitting hospitality-related expenses in Concur by removing a duplicate approval step.
What is changing?
Currently, employees submitting a hospitality-related expense must first complete a Hospitality Justification Form in Concur and wait for it to be approved. Once approved, the employee submits the actual expense report, which then goes through a separate approval process.
TO: All Employees
FR: Jeff Wilson, Project Lead, San Francisco Bay Region Network, Vice President, Administration and Finance and CFO, San Francisco State University and Sonoma State University; Karen R. Moranski, Vice President of Regional Network Transformation, San Francisco Bay Region Network
Dear Colleagues,
The August SFBRN Monthly Update is now available.
TO: All Employees
FR: Cathy Sandeen, President, Cal State East Bay; Lynn Mahoney, President, San Francisco State University; Michael Spagna, President, Sonoma State University
Dear Colleagues,
What began as a shared vision has become an operational Network serving Cal State East Bay, San Francisco State University, and Sonoma State University.
TO: All Employees
FR: Jenifer Barnett, Network Procurement Officer, SFBRN
The California State University follows the business travel mileage rate published by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to calculate reimbursable costs of using a personal vehicle for university business use. The Chancellor's Office has notified campuses that the IRS has published the following mileage reimbursement rates effective for business travel occurring on or after July 1, 2026.
TO: All Employees
FR: Jeff Wilson, Project Lead, San Francisco Bay Region Network, Vice President, Administration and Finance and CFO, San Francisco State University and Sonoma State University; Karen R. Moranski, Vice President of Regional Network Transformation, San Francisco Bay Region Network
Dear Colleagues,
The July SFBRN Monthly Update is now available on the SFBRN website.
TO: All Employees
FR: Gene Lim, Deputy Network CIO and Senior Director of Service Management, Information Technology Services, San Francisco Bay Region Network
Dear Sonoma State Campus Community,
Effective July 15, 2026, Information Technology Services (ITS) will transition from the IT Help Desk ticketing system at help.sonoma.edu to the San Francisco Bay Region Network (SFBRN) Service Portal. This planned transition is part of Sonoma State's integration into the SFBRN.
TO: All Employees
FR: Jeff Wilson, Project Lead, San Francisco Bay Region Network, Vice President, Administration and Finance and CFO, San Francisco State University and Sonoma State University; Karen R. Moranski, Vice President of Regional Network Transformation, San Francisco Bay Region Network
The June Monthly Update for the San Francisco Bay Region Network is now available.
This month’s update includes a first look at the Network Human Resources organizational structure, updates on leadership searches and transitions, and recent successes across the Network.
TO: All Employees
FR: Jeff Wilson, Chief Executive & Financial Officer, SF Bay Region Network and Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Administration & Finance, San Francisco State University and Sonoma State University
Dear Colleagues:
I am pleased to announce that Nish Malik has been appointed as Chief Information & Digital Strategy Officer for the San Francisco Bay Region Network (SFBRN), effective June 2026.
TO: All Employees
FR: Jeff Wilson, Project Lead, San Francisco Bay Region Network, Vice President, Administration and Finance and CFO, San Francisco State University and Sonoma State University; Karen R. Moranski, Vice President of Regional Network Transformation, San Francisco Bay Region Network
Dear Colleagues,
The May Monthly Update for the San Francisco Bay Region Network is now available.