Meetings
Academic Senate meets at 3:30pm in the fall and spring semesters on the first Thursday, fourth Thursday in October and April, and as needed on the third Tuesday. Meeting location for 2026-27 is CFIE in Building 10. Agendas and minutes are in Diligent.
Action items for Academic Senate (AS) meetings should be submitted to the Academic Senate Executive Board (ASEB) at least two weeks before the regularly scheduled AS meeting for review and in order to meet Brown Act deadlines for agenda items.
Fall 2026:
1st Thursday: Sept. 3, Oct. 1, Nov. 5, Dec. 3
4th Thursday: Oct. 22
3rd Tuesday as needed when there are action items: Sept. 15, Oct. 20, Nov. 17
Spring 2027:
1st Thursday: March 4, April 1, May 6, June 3
4th Thursday: April 22
3rd Tuesday as needed when there are action items: March 16, April 20, May 18
Executive Officers 2026-2028
President: Jane Montgomery
Vice-President: Jacqueline Stahlke
Past President: Lee Bennett
Secretary: Leslie Huiner
Educational Policies Officer: Jennifer Law
Academic Senate Executive Board (ASEB) meets on Tuesdays, 11:30am, in CFIE in Building 10. Agendas and minutes are in BoardDocs.
Area Representatives 2026-2028
Arts, Humanities & Design Pathway: Tim Adell, Michael Noble, Joshua Phillips
Business, Office Services, Law & Library Pathway: Regina Pierce-Brown, Jennifer Ropeter
Counseling: Melanie Dube-Price, Manika Record
Education, Society, & Human Services Pathway: Heather Hammond-Williams, Leslie Murillo, Ramon Pineda
Health Science Pathway: Susan Ali, Tiana Gray
Part-Time Faculty: Brian LeMaster, Briana Moss, Theresa Shellcroft
Public Safety Pathway: Jose Arredondo, Jesus Verdiell
Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics Pathway: David Gibbs, John Nguyen, Pilar Olid, Katelyn Risinger
Skilled Trades Pathway: Jerid Scarborough
List of Faculty under each Area Representative
10 Plus 1
Title 5 Section 53200 (b): Academic Senate means an organization whose primary function is to make recommendations with respect to academic and professional matters. Section 53200 (c): "Academic and professional matters" means the following policy development and implementation matters:
- Curriculum, including establishing prerequisites and placing courses within disciplines.
- Degree and certificate requirements.
- Grading policies.
- Educational program development.
- Standards or policies regarding student preparation and success.
- District and college governance structures, as related to faculty roles.
- Faculty roles and involvement in accreditation processes, including self-study and annual reports.
- Policies for faculty professional development activities.
- Processes for program review.
- Processes for institutional planning and budget development.
- Other academic and professional matters as mutually agreed upon between the governing board and the academic senate.