Senators
Academic Senate Executive Committee & Division Representatives
2023 – 2024 Academic Year
The Academic Senate uses SharePoint and Canvas frequently. All current senators should have access to both sites. Please inform the President and Secretary if you do not.
Executive Committee
- President – Davena Burns-Peters
- Vice President – Andrea Hecht
- Secretary – Thomas Berry
- Past President – Dr. Celia Huston
- Accreditation and Outcomes Faculty Co-Chair – Dr. Celia Huston
- Curriculum Faculty Co-Chairs – Mary Copeland and Janice Wilkins
- Professional Development – Rania Hamdy
- Program Review Chair – Danielle Graham
- Academic Faculty At-Large Representative (pilot membership) – Lisa Henkle
- Adjunct Faculty At-Large Representative (pilot membership) – Samuel Valle
- Student Services Faculty At-Large Representative (pilot membership) – Jamie Herrera
Executive Committee Advisory
- Career Technical Education Chair – Vacant
- Educational Policy Chair – Vacant
- Elections Chair – Vacant
- Equal Opportunity Chair – Vacant
- Financial Policy – Vacant
- Legislative Chair – Vacant
- Personnel Policy Chair – Vacant
- Student Services Chair – Vacant
Frequent Guests of the Academic Senate
- Distance Education Committee Co-Chairs – Davena Burns-Peters and Margaret Worsley
- Guided Pathways Committee Co-Chair – Anthony Castro
- Honors Committee Chair – Ed Gomez
- Noncredit Faculty Lead – Maria Lopez
- OER Liaison – Dr. Robert Brown
| By-Laws 121 “…Each division shall be entitled to at least one (1) representative. In totaling division membership for representation on the Academic Senate, each major fraction of five (three) will entitle a division to an additional representative…” | Term Ending Spring of: |
| Academic Success & Learning Services (7 FT faculty, 1 senator) | |
| Patti Wall | 2024 |
| Applied Technology, Transportation & Culinary Arts (16 FT faculty, 3 senators) | |
| Stacy Meyer | 2024 |
| Vacant | |
| Vacant | |
| Arts & Humanities (37 FT faculty, 7 senators) | |
| Tammy Allen | 2024 |
| Thomas Berry | 2025 |
| Carol Damgen | 2026 |
| Joel Lamore | 2026 |
| David Rosales | 2025 |
| Vacant | |
| Vacant | |
| Mathematics, Business & Computer Technology (26 FT faculty, 5 senators) | |
| Samuel Addington | 2025 |
| Vacant | |
| Vacant | |
| Vacant | |
| Vacant | |
| Science (38 FT faculty, 8 senators) | |
| Carol Jones | 2025 |
| Jessy Lemieux | 2025 |
| Matt Robles | 2026 |
| Melissa Romero | 2026 |
| Maria Valdez | 2024 |
| Tatiana Vasquez | 2025 |
| Vacant | |
| Vacant | |
| Social Sciences, Human Development & Physical Education (26 FT faculty, 5 senators) | |
| John Banola | 2024 |
| Kellie Barnett | 2025 |
| Danielle Graham |
2025 |
| Lisa Henkle | 2024 |
| Denise Knight | 2027 |
| Student Services (30 FT faculty, 6 senators) | |
| Erica Begg | 2026 |
| Armando Garcia | 2024 |
| Andrea Hecht | 2025 |
| Jamie Herrera | 2025 |
| Patricia Jones | 2024 |
| Elizabeth "Beth" Larivee | 2026 |
| Adjunct Faculty Senators (3 total) | |
| Eric Craft | 2024 |
| Senobio Aguilera | 2024 |
| Nahn Zuick | 2024 |
