photo by Jason Halley/CSUC photographer
Lorraine B. Hoffman in 2014
by Gabriel Sandoval
Lorraine Hoffman, Chico State’s former vice president for business and finance, hasn’t worked on campus since June 2016.
But for the last 16 months, she’s remained on Chico State’s payroll – first while on vacation, then on administrative leave and finally as a “special assistant” for California State University’s Office of the Chancellor in Long Beach – collecting employee benefits and grossing $324,256. The total compensation Hoffman received from Chico State for the 16-month period exceeded $418,000, including about $5,500 a month in retirement system payouts.