California State University Monterey Bay has successfully appointed Ms. Tara Hughes as their new Chief Information Officer. Ms. Hughes brings over 10 years of IT experience within the California State University System and since 2021 has served as the Chief Information Officer at California State University Maritime Academy. In addition, as noted in the campus announcement, "She is active within the broader higher education IT community and serves on the Board of Directors for EDUCAUSE and was elected by fellow CIOs to serve on the Executive Council for the CSU CIO Council. She received a National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Virtual Innovation Award in 2021 and a Strategic Initiatives Award for looking at how AI could improve retention in 2019." Ms. Hughes holds a Bachelor of Arts in Counseling from The Master’s University in Santa Clarita and a Master’s in Public Administration from Cal State, San Bernardino.