Name	Position	Division
Gena Lopez	President	Counseling
Armia Walker	Vice President	Counseling
Lena Hicks	Secretary	Library
Shelagh Rose	Treasurer	English
Milan Ayers	Parliamentarian	Business and Enrollment Mgmt
Tracy Bodis	Adjunct Rep	Performing/Communication Arts
Catherine Cheng	Adjunct Rep	Noncredit
Beville Constantine	Adjunct Rep	Performing/Communication Arts
Meredith R. Goldsmith	Adjunct Rep	Social Sciences
Shannon Maraghy	Adjunct Rep	Noncredit
Moriya Armstead	Member	Business and Enrollment Mgmt
Jeffrey Winter	Alternate	Business & Enrollment Mgmt
Douglas Cook	Member	Career Technical Education
Melissa Michelson	Member	Noncredit
Nancy M. Rutzen	Alternate	Noncredit
Jeff Hupp	Member	Counseling
Taleen Seropian	Member	Counseling
Myriam Altounji	Alternate	Counseling
Sharis Azar	Alternate	Counseling
Carmen Stephens	Member	DSP&S/Personal Counseling
Mark Sakata	Alternate	DSP&S/Personal Counseling
Tim Melnarik	Member	English
Lindsey Ruiz	Member	English
Vanitha Swaminathan	Member	English
Amy Tahani-Bidmeshki	Alternate	English
Barry Jenson	Member	Health Sciences
Blanca Rodriguez	Member	Health Sciences
Terryn Soelberg	Member	Kinesiology, Health and Athletics
Terry Stoddard	Alternate	Kinesiology, Health and Athletics
Danielle Rapue	Member	Library
Kathryn McGuire	Alternate	Library
Mary Wahl	Alternate	Library
Margaret Boles	Member	Mathematics
Jose Castanon	Member	Mathematics
Lyman Chaffee	Member	Mathematics
Maria Faccuseh	Alternate	Mathematics
Joshua Hidalgo	Alternate	Mathematics
John Mathewson	Alternate	Mathematics
Russell Di Fiori	Member	Natural Sciences
Jackie Duvall	Member	Natural Sciences
Jessica Igoe	Member	Natural Sciences
Yuet-Ling O'Connor	Member	Natural Sciences
Susan Bower	Alternate	Natural Sciences
Valerie Foster	Alternate	Natural Sciences
Bryan Wilbur	Alternate	Natural Sciences
Michael Vendrasco	Alternate	Natural Sciences
Dawne McClure	Member	Performing/Comm Arts
Lauren Acker	Member	Social Sciences
Jennifer Holden	Member	Social Sciences
Rebecca Johannsen	Member	Social Sciences
Amy Coren	Alternate	Social Sciences
Silvia Rigon	Member	Visual Arts and Media Studies
Christopher O'Leary	Alternate	Visual Arts and Media Studies

The Academic Rank Committee is responsible to the Academic Senate Board for the evaluation and recommendation of academic change of rank.

Committee Chair:  Saeed Abedzadeh

Members

Name	Position	Division
Saeed Abedzadeh	Chair	Career and Technical Education
Ali Amouzegar	Member	Engnrng Tch & EWD
Michelle Banks	Member	English and Language Studies
Jocelyn Chang	Member	Performing/Communication Arts
Xiaodan Leng	Member	Mathematics
Maria Pehlivanova	Member	English and Language Studies
Susan Bower	Member	Natural Sciences

Volunteer for this committee

The faculty handbook committee is responsible for creating a guide  that provides  Pasadena  City  College  faculty  with  information  about  PCC  resources,  practices,  and  policies.  An annual update of the guide will be completed by the end of each spring semester. 

Committee Chair: Shelagh Rose

Members

Name	Position	Representing
Shelley Gaskin	Member	Academic Senate
Kathryn McGuire	Member	Academic Senate
Kirsten Ogden	Member	Academic Senate
Shelagh Rose	Chair	Academic Senate
Cristina Salazar-Romo	Member	Academic Senate

Volunteer for this committee

The mission of the Adjunct Faculty Issues Committee is to address any work related issues that may impact Adjunct Faculty across the Pasadena City College campus while  performing their duties.

Committee Chair: Open 

Members

Name	Position	Division
Open	Co-Chair
Open	Co-Chair
Tracy Bodis	Member	Performing/Communication Arts
Kelby Accardi-Harrison	Member	Social Scienes
Jorge (George) Basilio	Member	Mathematics
Catherine Cheng	Member	Noncredit
Beville Constantine	Member	Performing/Communication Arts
Gita Endore	Member	Noncred
Esteban Gomez	Member	English and Language Studies
Shannon Maraghy	Member	Noncredit
Christopher Matthes	Member	Natural Sciences
Roy Mc Crory	Member	English and Language Studies
Kavita Pipalia	Member	English and Language Studies

Volunteer for this committee

The mission of the Bylaws, Rules, and Procedures Committee is to receive, review, and recommend amendments to the bylaws, rules and procedures of the Academic Senate of PCC.

Committee Chair: John Hanley

Members

Name	Position	Division
Melissa Anderson	Member	Natural Sciences
Eduardo Cairo	Member	Social Sciences
Jay Cho	Member	Mathematics & Cmptr Science
Rohan Desai	Member	Counseling
John Hanley	Chair	Natural Sciences
Veronica Jaramillo	Member	Natural Sciences
Gena Lopez	Member	Natural Sciences
Yolanda McKay	Member	Visual Arts & Media Studies
Ivette Rosas	Member	Counseling

Volunteer for this committee

The mission of the Career and Technical Education Committee is to ensure communication among departments and share resources regarding vocational education at the local, state, and national levels; integrate vocational education into the college curriculum and community; address issues and emerging rends to support the college philosophy, mission and goals,and assist in the institutional planning; and to promote student success in completion of vocational educational course work with an emphasis on business and industry needs.

Committee Chair: Jacob Tucker

Members

Name	Position	Division
Jamal Ashraf	Member	Career & Technical Education
Lena Hicks	Member	Academic Senate
Paulette Koubek	Member	Languages & ESL
James Patrick	Member	Academic Senate
Kaitzer Puglia	Member	Social Sciences
Denise Romero	Member	Health Sciences
Jacob Tucker	Chair	Academic Senate

Volunteer for this committee

It is the purpose of the Committee Support Committees to facilitate Academic Senate Committees to review, update, organize, and present current committee information.

Committee Chair:  (  OPEN  )

Members

Name	Position	Division
Rana Akiel	Member	Natural Sciences
Sharis Azar	Member	Counseling
Paulette Koubek	Member	English and Language Studies
Rhea Presiado	Member	Faculty Association
Shelagh Rose	Member	Academic Senate

Volunteer for this committee

To recommend a Code of Ethics; to recommend policies related to academic freedom and other rights and responsibilities of the faculty; to promote understanding and adherence to such policies and such Code of Ethics as may be adopted by the Senate; to recommend for Senate approval a set of written procedures for hearing and investigating any complaints, alleged violations of Senate policies such as those on academic freedom or ethics, and any other personnel problem involving College faculty which may be referred to it;  to hear or investigate any such cases brought to its attention by a member of the College faculty, by a member of the Board of Trustees, or by a community member;  and, to publish reports under circumstances considered warranted by the Committee, about results of hearings or investigations.

Committee Chair: Carol Curtis

Members

Name	Position	Division
Lauren Arenson	Member	Social Sciences
Elisabeth Choate-Ciletti	Member	Natural Sciences
Carol Curtis	Chair	English and Language Studies
Edward Feser	Member	Social Sciences
Sashur Henninger-Rener	Member	Social Sciences
CJ Johnson	Member	English and Language Studies
Wendy Lucko	Member	Engnrng Tch & EWD
Catrelia Magee	Member	Performing/Communication Arts
David Matthews	Member	Mathematics
Sarah Muno	Member	Social Sciences
Allison Parker	Member	English
Tracy Sachtjen	Member	Social Sciences
Mahara Sinclaire	Member	Visual Arts & Media Studies
Mark Whitworth	Member	Visual Arts & Media Studies

Volunteer for this committee

The Curriculum and Instruction Committee oversees the curriculum development, approval, and implementation for Pasadena City College.

See also the Curriculum and Instruction Office.

Committee Chair:  Sharon Bober

Co-Chair:                 Open

Members

Name	Position	Division
Sharis Azar	Ex Officio	Articulation
Karol Lu	Ex Officio	Classified Senate
Armando Duran	Ex Officio	Counseling
Laura Ramirez	Ex Officio	Instruction
Lauren Acker	Ex Officio	DE Faculty Rep
Kimberly Shediak	Ex Officio(Alternate)	DE Faculty Rep
Stephanie Marshall	Representative	Business & Enrollment Mgmt
Moriya Armstead	Alternate	Business & Enrollment Mgmt
Wndy Lucko	Representative	Career & Technical Education
Salvador Diaz	Alternate	Career & Technical Education
Open	Representative	Counseling
Open	Alternate	Counseling
Sebrenia Law	Representative	Health Sciences
Open	Alternate	Health Sciences
Monica Tantlinger	Representative	Kinesiology, Health & Athletics
Mike Terrill	Alternate	Kinesiology, Health & Athletics
Laura Godio	Representative	English & Language Studies
Nancy Rutzen	Alternate	English & Language Studies
Joanna Chen Cham	Representative	Library
Mary Wahl	Alternate	Library
Linda Hintzman	Representative	Mathematics
Raelynn Garcia	Alternate	Mathematics
Jason Warner	Representative	Natural Sciences
Katharina Rodriguez	Alternate	Natural Sciences
Carolyn Corrie	Representative	Noncredit
Liliana Martinez-Kaufman	Alternate	Noncredit
Henry Shin	Representative	Performing/Communication Arts
Open	Alternate	Performing/Communication Arts
Bakhtawar Bhadha	Representative (sabbatical)	Social Sciences
Monica Coto	Representative	Social Sciences
Daisuke Yamaguchi	Representative	Visual Arts and Media Studies
Joseph Futtner	Alternate	Visual Arts and Media Studies
Armine Derdiarian	Dean	Career & Technical Education
Matthew Barboza	Dean (Alternate)	Career & Technical Education
Micah Young	Dean	Health Sciences
Veronica Jaramillo	Dean (Alternate)	Natural Scienes
Stephanie Fleming	Dean	Instructional Services
Francisco Suarez	Dean (Alternate)	Noncredit and Adult Education
Mark Lowentrout	Dean	Visual Arts & Media Studies
Solomon Cross	Dean (Alternate)	Performing/Communication Arts
Matthew Barboza	Dean (Alternate)	Business and Enrollment Mgmt
Elizabeth Wood	Resource Expert	Instruction
Veronica Delarosa	Resource Expert	Instruction
Jennifer Fiebig	Resource Expert	SLO Coordinator
Gena Lopez	Resource Expert	Academic  Senate President
Arlene Reed	Resource Expert	Admssions, Records & Enrollment
Open	Resource Expert	DSP&S
Hanan Coronado	Representative	Associated Students
Ella Tang	Representative [Alt]	Associated Students

Volunteer for this committee

Established at the Academic Senate Board meeting on September 17, 1998, to research and discuss issues of an academic and professional nature, and to develop recommendations for new and revised college polices and procedures in the following areas:

• Academic Standards     
• Program Review
• Grading
• Course Enrollment Management
• Classroom Behavior Management
• Educational Program Changes
• Record Keeping and Forms
• Textbooks

Committee Chair: Myriam Altounji

Members

Name	Position	Division
Open	Chair
Bakhtawar Bhadha	Member	Social Sciences
Rohan Desai	Member	Counseling
Michelle Fabros	Member	Social Sciences
Juan Leon	Member	Career & Technical Education
Patricia Michel	Member	Mathematics
Lindsey Ruiz	Member	English and Language Studies
Lan Truong	Member	Counseling

Volunteer for this committee

To determine "equivalency" for candidates of faculty positions who do not have minimum qualifications. Please see Administrative Procedure 7211 and 7211.1. 

Please also consult the California Community Colleges' Minimum Qualifications Handbook 2020.

Committee Chair: Susie Ling

Members

Name	Position	Division
Sara Aldas	Member	Counseling
Grace Apiafi	Member	Kinesiology Health & Athletics
Stephanie Fleming	Member
Michelle Ireland Galman	Member	Social Sciences
Susie Ling	Chair	Social Sciences
Gena Lopez	Member	Academic Senate
Wendy Lucko	Member	Engnrng Tch & EWD
David Machen	Member	Performing/Communication Arts
Yolanda McKay	Member	Visual Arts and Media Studies
Charlene Potter	Member	English and Language Studies

Volunteer for this committee

The mission of the Executive Committee is to implement actions taken by the Academic Senate board, act on behalf of the Academic Senate during the summer months when the Senate is not in session, transact business, and perform other functions consistent with the intent, purposes, and provisions of the Bylaws and Senate Rules.

Members

Name	Position	Division
Gena Lopez	President	Academic Senate
Armia Walker	Vice President	Academic Senate
Lena Hicks	Secretary	Academic Senate
Shelagh Rose	Treasurer	Academic Senate

Volunteer for this committee

The mission of the Faculty Committee on Online Education (FCOE) is to recommend policies and practices that support faculty teaching online and contribute to distance education course quality and student success at Pasadena City College. The committee serves as the Academic Senate’s primary recommending body on academic and professional matters regarding distance education and online learning.

Functions of the Committee

• Provides a forum for evaluating evolving issues in distance education and online learning.
• Makes recommendations to the Academic Senate regarding all aspects of distance education and online learning.
• Supports faculty in development and delivery of their distance education courses by identifying and promoting best practices and resources for distance education course delivery.
• Collaborates and coordinates on areas of mutual interest with other senate committees and campus constituencies.

Goals

1. Strengthen ties with the Distance Education Department and the Professional Development Office.
2. Review and update prior recommendations.
3. Advocate for professional development opportunities, pedagogical strategies, third party tools/platforms with ongoing training, student support services, and access to hardware and internet to promote equity in online classes.
4. Facilitate opportunities for students to get one-on-one support in CANVAS tools and online learning strategies.

Committee Chair: Thea Alvarado

Members

Name	Position	Division
Kimberly Shediak	Chair	Business
Mariella Baldo	Member	Community Education Center
Sergio Barron	Member	Business
Shelley Gaskin	Member	Academic Senate
Sandra Haynes	Member	Visual Arts & Media Studies
Joseph Hwang	Member	Academic Senate
Suzanne Iwanicki	Member	Natural Sciences
Juan Leon	Member	Academic Senate
David Machen	Member	Performing/Communication Arts
Rhea Presiado	Member	Natural Sciences
Kimberly Shediak	Member	Business
Albert Shin	Member	Social Sciences
Daniel Staylor	Member	English and Language Studies
Miki Sumitomo	Member	English and Language Studies
Mary Wahl	Member	Library
Mark Whitworth	Member	Performing/Communication Arts

Volunteer for this committee

The Faculty Development Committee:

1. makes recommendations about PD policies and procedures for faculty, and
2. supports the PD program by structuring and facilitating PD for faculty in accordance with the guidance set forth by the PDSC.

Committee Chair: Ken Simon

Members

Name	Position	Division
Bakhtawar Bhadha	Member	Academic Senate (sabbatical 22-23)
Susan Bower	Member	Natural Sciences
Carol Curtis	Member	Academic Senate
Natalie Galindo	Member	Performing/Communication Arts
Lena Hicks	Member	Library
Jennifer Holden	Member	Social Sciences
Suzanne Iwanicki	Member	Faculty Development Committee
Kristin Kaz	Member	English and Language Studies
Stephanie Marshall	Member	Business
Patrick Rock	Member	Social Sciences
Shelagh Rose	Member	Languages & ESL
Kenneth Simon	Chair	Library

Volunteer for this committee

The function of the Faculty Hiring Priorities Committee is to prioritize new faculty hires and forward their recommendation to the President of the College.

See our Recommendations

Committee Chair: Gena Lopez

Members

Name	Position	Division
Gena Lopez	Chair	Academic Senate
Suzanne Anderson	Member	Social Sciences
Sharis Azar	Member	Counseling
Thomas Berg	Member	Health Sciences
Ricardo Castillo	Member	Disabled Students Programs/Services
Salvador Diaz	Member	Career Technical Education
Joshua Fleming	Member	Performing/Communication Arts
Michelle Ingram	Member	Mathematics
Christopher Oleary	Member	Academic Senate
Loknath Persaud	Member	English and Language Studies
Cindy Phu	Member	Speech
Charlene Potter	Member	Academic Senate
Katharina Rodriguez	Member	Natural Sciences
Kimberly Shekiak	Member	Business
Kenneth Simon	Member	Library
Marjorie Smith	Member	English and Language Studies
Pat McGee	Member	Kinesiology, Health and Athletics

Volunteer for this committee

The charge of the General Education Committee is to:

• Annually review and revise the PCC Local General Education pattern;
• Assess the different GE area requirements to determine courses appropriate for each, including adding new courses and removing archived/inapplicable courses;
• Annually review the graduation competency requirements (Reading, Written Expression, Mathematics, and Diversity) to determine need, title of requirement, and applicable courses;
• Ensure the local PCC GE pattern meets Title 5 requirements;
• Review and recommend updates to appropriate Administrative Procedures/Board Policies, such as AP 4100 and AP 4025;
• Annually update catalog sections that reference the local PCC GE pattern to apply any changes, as well as the PCC Local General Education pattern worksheet that is published on the PCC website;
• Direct the continuous improvement of student learning in the GE program.

Committee Chair: Unassigned

Members

Name	Position	Division
No members have been added yet
Jeff Hupp	Chair	Counseling
Richard Lie	Member	Natural Sciences
Melissa Anderson	Member	Natural Sciences
Elizabeth Williams	Member	English and Language Studies
Moremi Ogbara	Member	English and Language Studies
Sharis Azar	Member	Counseling
Cindy Lucio	Member	Counseling
Jason Warner	Member	Natural Sciences
Lena Hicks	Member	Library

Volunteer for this committee

The LAC fosters excellence in pedagogy by supporting the design and execution of meaningful assessment practices at the instructor, course, program (transfer, certificate, and degree) and institutional level. We promote reflective dialogue that drives the use of assessment data to support improvement of student learning.

Committee Chairs: Thea Alvarado, Jennifer Fiebig

Members

Name	Position	Division
Jennifer Fiebig	Chair	Social Sciences
Myriam Altounji	Member	Counseling
Mariella Baldo	Member	Noncredit
Walter Butler	Member	Library
Salvador Diaz	Member	Engnrng Tch & EWD
Jennifer Fiebig	Co-Chair	Social Sciences
Veronica Jaramillo	Member	Natural Sciences
April Kawaoka	Member	Visual Arts & Media Studies
Zachary Matthews	Member	Performing/Communication Arts
Elizabeth Nagy	Member	Natural Sciences
Manuel Perea	Member	English and Language StudiesEnglish
Loknath Persaud	Member	English and Language Studies
Charlene Potter	Member	English and Language Studies
Adrine Reganian	Member	Health Sciences
Blanca Rodriguez	Member	Health Sciences
Erin Shaw	Member	Mathematics
Albert Shin	Member	Social Sciences
Monica Tantlinger	Member	Kinesiology Health & Athletics
Michael Vendrasco	Member	Natural Sciences
Agnes Ventura	Member	Math & Comupter Science
Stephanie Marshall	Member	Business
Gregory Zamora	Member	VAMS

Volunteer for this committee

Committee Chairs: Emily Fernandez, Carmen Stephens

Members

Name	Position	Division
Emily Fernandez	Co-Chair	English and Language Studies
Anthony Francoso	Member	Social Sciences
Miriam Hartman	Member	Natural Sciences
Corrine Kirkbride	Member	Math & Computer Science
Kirsten Ogden	Member	English and Language Studies
Maria Pehlivanova	Member	Languages & ESL
Carmen Stephens	Co-Chair	DSP&S

Volunteer for this committee

The mission of the Nominations and Elections Committee is to recommend to the Academic Senate Board the procedures for nominating and electing officers; oversee the election, and report the results to the Academic Senate Board for ratification.

Committee Chair: Jared Ashcroft

Members

Name	Position	Division
Nancy Rutzen	Chair	English and Language Studies
Rita D'Amico	Member	English and Language Studies
John Hanley	Member	Natural Sciences

Volunteer for this committee

The Mission of the Ralph Story Unsung Hero Selection Committee is to choose the current Ralph Story Service Award winner(s) from among the nominations. (Committee members must be former recipients of the Ralph Story Award and  be on campus as teaching faculty).

Committee Chair: Michelle Ireland Galman

Members

Name	Position	Division
Lauren Arenson	Member	Social Sciences
Eduardo Cairo	Member	Social Sciences
Russell Di Fiori	Member	Natural Sciences
Jane Hallinger	Member	English
Linda Hintzman	Member
Michelle Ireland Galman	Chair	Social Sciences

Volunteer for this committee

The Safe Learning Environment committee works to identify and support policies and practices that increase safety for all PCC students, particularly those who are members of historically *untapped groups and communities. Our goal is to create a safe and welcoming learning environment for our PCC students. We understand safety to consist not only of the absence of discriminatory and oppressive conditions, but also the presence of equitable and liberatory conditions. The Committee will identify and offer resources to support students by guiding faculty and staff who may interact with federal immigration enforcement laws/officials to ensure the Pasadena City College community is affirming and open to all students. We work collaboratively with other organizations of students, faculty, and staff to ensure legal compliance on all issues of equality and to increase institutional action rooted in the values of restorative social justice and trauma-informed, healing-centered practices.

*“Untapped signifies the presence of undiscovered invaluable resources; resources of latent potency. Untapped, because the mighty potential we have still lies dormant. Ignorance to our resourcefulness, resilience and wealth of innovation, does not mean absence of talent.” -Chike Ukaegbu

Committee Chair: Ekaterini Kottaras

Members

Name	Position	Division
Yajaira De La Paz	Member	Career Center
Kathleen Dunn	Member	Social Sciences
Ekaterini Kottaras	Chair	English and Language Studies
Giselle Miralles	Member	English and Language Studies
Kirsten Ogden	Member	English and Language Studies
Carmen Rodriguez	Member	Performing/Communication Arts
Irma Bejarano	Member	Health Sciences
Zeudi Bernardo	Member	Kinesiology, Health and Athletics

Volunteer for this committee

The mission of the Scholarship Committee is to select and recommend to the Academic Senate Board the recipient(s) of the Senate Scholarship Awards.  The Committee shall review and screen all applications to ensure that they meet the criteria outlined in Article 7.3 of the Academic Senate Bylaws, and may, at its discretion, interview all qualified applicants.

Committee Chair: Susie Ling

Members

Name	Position	Division
Peter Castro	Cair	Natural Sciences
Debra Bronstein	Member	English and Language Studies
Innocent Egbunike	Member	Kinesiology Health & Athletics
Jorge Encinas	Member	Math & Computer Science
Padma Ganapathi	Member	Natural Sciences
Daniela Hernandez	Member	Counseling
Paulette Koubek	Member	English and Language Studies
Susie Ling	Member	Social Sciences
Angela McGaharn	Member	English and Language Studies
Genesis Montalvo	Member	English and Language Studies
Maria Pehlivanova	Member	English and Language Studies

Volunteer for this committee

Implementation of the shared governance legislation under Assembly Bill 1725/Title 5 (Chapter 93, dated 1988); Policies related to the selection and equivalency of teaching personnel; and Procedures for faculty participation in the implementation of the recommended policies.

Committee Chair: Martha Bonilla

Members

Name	Position	Division
Martha Bonilla	Chair	English and Language Studies
Daniel Hamman	Member	Social Sciences
Barbara Kissel	Member	Health Sciences
Melissa Michelson	Member	English and Language Studies
Steve Pell	Member	English and Language Studies
Terry Stoddard	Member	Kinesiology Health & Athletics
Sonia Wurst	Member	Business

Volunteer for this committee

Mission:  To serve as a creative space to reimagine marginalized stories in higher education and implement standards to correct institutional barriers and create a culture of access and belonging throughout Pasadena City College.

Committee Chair: Armia Walker

Members

Name	Position	Division
Jeff Bajah	Member	Business
Rohan Desai	Member	Counseling
Anthony Francoso	Member	Social Sciences
Jeff Hupp	Member	Counseling
Suzanne Iwanicki	Member	Natural Sciences
Dr. Gena Lopez	Member	Counseling
Dr. Dawne McClure	Member	Performing/Communication Arts
Dr. Paul Price	Member	Social Sciences
Lindsey Ruiz	Member	English and Language Studies
Taleen Seropian	Member	Counseling
Carmen Stephens	Member	DSP&S/Personal Counseling
Amy Tahani-Bidmeshki	Member	English and Language Studies
Armia Walker	Chair	Counseling
Desiree Zuniga	Member	Counseling

Volunteer for this committee