Cal State Fullerton President Ronald Rochon has appointed a new interim vice president of administration and finance, and chief of finance, as announced in an email to campus Oct. 31.

Laleh Graylee will take the place in an interim capacity, having served CSUF’s finance department for more than 23 years and within the CSU for over 35 years.

The appointment comes after current Vice President of Administration and Finance Alexander Porter was removed from his role, announced in an Oct. 24 email from Rochon.

Porter served as vice president for three years, being appointed by then-President Framroze Virjee.

Rochon stated in the email to campus that the change was to further Fullerton Forward, the university’s five-year strategic plan.

“As we continue the important work of our Fullerton Forward Strategic Plan, and after thoughtful reflection, I have decided to make a leadership change within the Division of Administration and Finance,” Rochon wrote in the email.

Graylee will officially assume the role on Nov. 3.

There is currently no established timeline for beginning a search for a permanent role, according to Cerise Metzger, director of public relations at CSUF.

The potential of a new search comes at a time when the university has four of the 11 vice presidents serving in an interim capacity, or with upcoming replacements.

This will mean that five of the six vice president roles will have been replaced by the end of the finance search since Rochon’s introduction in 2024.

Vice President for Student Affairs and Strategic Enrollment Management Khalilah Doss, Chief of Staff Nina Garcia and Vice President of Information Technology Chris Manriquez have been appointed within the past year.

The search for the vice president of Human Resources and Inclusive Excellence has held forums to receive community feedback for three candidates, and the vice president of University Advancement will hold forums this upcoming week.

Despite the change in leadership within campus finance, processing for financial aid will not be affected, as they do not oversee the Office of Financial Aid on campus.

This story has been updated to better reflecte changes occurring within the vice president roles.