Dr. Maureen Scharberg serves as Dean of Academic Programs and Services (APS) at Cal State East Bay (CSUEB) as well as CSUEB’s WSCUC Accreditation Liaison Officer. Dr. Scharberg focuses on improving student success through the lens of equity and belonging at CSUEB for academic programs, services, and policies. She provides leadership to her APS team as they work together to serve East Bay’s students, faculty and staff in accreditation, academic advising, assessment, curriculum, enrollment management as well as coordinating articulation, digital badges, grade appeal and an academic chatbot. With over 30 years of experience in the CSU system, Dr. Scharberg has always been focused on student success and inclusiveness in her roles as a chemistry professor, a chemical educator and other science and campus-wide leadership positions. She received her PhD degree in Chemistry from UC Davis and her BS degrees in Chemistry and Biological Sciences from UC Irvine.