2025-2026

Shared Governance Meeting Schedule

This calendar lists the meeting dates for the many college-wide councils and committees. Please confirm the upcoming meeting dates/times with the chair of each council/committee.

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Councils and Committees

Each Shared Governance Council and Committee requires a different number of appointees from the Full-Time Faculty Senate. Below, specific requirements for each are listed along with the appointees to each group. Committees that require information about specific designations have that included below. The others provide only the name of the appointee and their department.

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COUNCILS

Academic & Student Affairs Council

Four appointees from different Dean areas:

Faculty Name	Campus	Email
Anaka Rivera	SAC	[email protected]
Rita Snodell	EVC	[email protected]
Dr. Blythe Cates	HLC	[email protected]
Maria Ruelas	CYP	[email protected]

Administrative Service Council

Two appointees:

Faculty Name	Campus	Email
Barbara Jorge	HYS	[email protected]
Wajma Nasher	RRC	[email protected]

Shared Governance Review Council

Three appointees – must be Full-Time Faculty Senate Presidents:

Faculty Name	Campus	Email
Jon Luckstead	HLC	[email protected]
Alberto Quinonez	RVS	[email protected]
LaKisha Barrett	HLC	[email protected]

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COMMITTEES

Adjunct Faculty Staffing (5)

Faculty Name	Campus	Email
Risé Lara (chair)	NRG	[email protected]
Vanessa Lazo	RVS	[email protected]
Dwayne Bandy	HLC	[email protected]
Courtney Ahrenholtz	CYP	[email protected]
Shannon Sinegal	Dual Credit	[email protected]

Assessment and Advising (2)

Faculty Name	Campus	Email
Kate Whiting	EVC	[email protected]
Cassidy Reid	EGN	[email protected]

College Accessibility (1)

Faculty Name	Campus	Email
Kristie Kelley	NRG	[email protected]

Curriculum & Programs (8, not restricted to classification i.e., wf, academic)

1. Jorge Lynch – Counseling Faculty – Completion Counselor (RGC)
2. Victoria Taylor – Workforce – Fashion Design (HLC)
3. Cathy Angell – Academic – Foreign Languages (NRG)
4. Sherri Lynn – Workforce – Sonography (EVC)
5. Rebecca Czuchry – Academic – History (SAC)
6. Daniel Waktola – Academic – Geography (NRG)
7. Silke Morin – Academic – Biology (RGC)
8. Kristy McDermott- Workforce – Accounting (RRC)

Distance Education (13 not restricted)

1. Jack O’Grady (co-chair) – Academic – Biology (RRC)
2. Stephanie Long (co-chair) – Geographic Information Systems (HLC)
3. Kathleen Park – Workforce – Medical Lab. Technology/Phlebotomy (RRC)
4. Donna Moore – Workforce – Allied Health Sciences (EVC)
5. Larry Stephens – Workforce – Accounting (HLC)
6. Courtney Ahrenholtz – Workforce: Marketing & Finance (CYP)
7. Kathleen Nakasone – Academic – ESOL (HLC)
8. Kim Oliver – Academic – ESOL (CYP)
9. Al Purcell – Academic – History (RRC)
10. Wajma Nasher – Academic – Government (RRC)
11. Lei Ji – Academic – Economics (CYP)
12. Sherri Lynn – Workforce – Sonography (EVC)
13. Sarah Strong Academic – Biology (RVS)

Enrollment Services (1)

1. Theresa Glenn – Academic – Communication Studies (NRG)

Faculty Development & Evaluation (5) 

1. Kathy Frost – Academic – Psychology (CYP)
2. Joel Thurman – Workforce – Sonography (EVC)
3. Jason Vidrine – Academic – Communications (HLC)
4. Melissa de los Santos – Workforce – Vocational Nursing (EVC)
5. Sima Sohrabi – Dental Hygiene (EVC)

Information Technology Committee (12)

1. Jessica Hejny – Workforce – Sonography (EVC)
2. Kerri Pope – Academic – Philosophy, Religion, and Humanities (RRC)
3. Curtis Baack – Academic – History (SGC)
4. Anna Stinson – Academic – ESOL (NRG)
5. Devin Preston – Academic – Biology (RGC)
6. Marcus McGuff – Academic – Math (NRG)
7. Fred Lover – Workforce – Computer Information Technology (HBC)
8. Melissa Vetter – Workforce – Dental Hygiene (EVC)
9. Mike Shoebroek – Workforce – Automotive (RVS)
10. Stephanie Long – Workforce – Geographic Information Systems (HLC)
11. Debbie Sackett – Academic – Chemistry (RGC)
12. Melissa Bonafont – Academic – History (NRG)

Safety & Environmental Management (1)

1. Keri Brophy-Martinez – Workforce – Medical Lab Technology (EVC)
2. Helena Kopecky – Academic – Psychology (HLC)

Student Rights & Responsibilities (2)

1. Suzanne Mitchell – Psychology (NRG)
2. Emily Olson – Counseling Faculty – Completion Counselor (EGN)

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