College Council
Statement of Purpose
To facilitate communication and serve as a forum to exchange information that affects the college community.
Strategic Initiative C – Collaboration: Advance an effective process of collaboration and collegial consultation conducted with integrity and respect to inform and strengthen decision-making.
2024-2026 College Council Goals
Meetings
College Council meets on the first Friday and third Mondays from 1:00-3:00 p.m. via Zoom, unless otherwise noted.
Future Meeting Dates
| Wednesday, January 17, 2024 (Board Day) |
| Wednesday, February 21, 2024 (Board Day) |
| Friday, March 1, 2024 (Policy Review) |
| Thursday, March 21, 2024 (Board Day) |
| Friday, April 5, 2024 (Policy Review) |
| Monday, April 15, 2024 (Board Day) |
| Friday, May 3, 2024 (Policy Review) |
| Monday, May 20, 2024 (Board Day) |
| Friday, May 31, 2024 (Policy Review) |
| Monday, June 17, 2024 (Board Day) |
| Monday, July 15, 2024 (Board Day) |
| Monday, August 19, 2024 (Board Day) |
| Wednesday, September 4, 2024 (Board Day) |
| Monday, September 6, 2024 (Policy Review) |
| Friday, October 4, 2024 (Policy Review) |
| Monday, October 21, 2024 (Board Day) |
| Friday, November 1, 2024 (Policy Review) |
| Monday, November 18, 2024 (Board Day) |
| Friday, December 6, 2024 (Policy Review) |
| Monday, December 16, 2024 (Board Day) |
Membership
Chair: Dr. Brenda Thames, Superintendent/President, presidentsoffice@elcamino.edu
Recorder: Rose Mahowald, President's Office, rmahowald@elcamino.edu
| NAME | REPRESENTATION | |
|---|---|---|
| Voting Membership | ||
| Danielle Kabboul | Student 1 | asopresident@elcamino.edu |
| Isaac Alpert | Student 2 | isaac_alpert@elcamino.edu |
| Dipte Patel | Council of Deans - Student Services | dpatel@elcamino.edu |
| Gerson Valle | Council of Deans - Academic Affairs | gvalle@elcamino.edu |
| Sal Valencia (Grace Perez - proxy) | Classified, Administrative Services | grperez@elcamino.edu |
| Julie Meredith | Classified, Academic Affairs | jmeredith@elcamino.edu |
| Carla Velasquez-Lopez | Classifed, Student Services | cvelasquez@elcamino.edu |
| Monica Delgado | Professional Development Advisory Committee | mxdelgado@elcamino.edu |
| Kenny Simkins | Student Success Committee | ksimkins@elcamino.edu |
| Ali Ahmadpour (interim) | Facilities Steering Committee | aahmadpour@elcamino.edu |
| Kristina Martinez | Planning and Budget Committee | kmartinez@elcaminoledu |
| Loic Audusseau | Technology Committee | laudusseau@elcamino.edu |
| Charlene Brewer-Smith | Academic Senate | cbrewersmith@elcamino.edu |
| Lars Kjeseth | Instructional Faculty | lkjeseth@elcamino.edu |
| Amy Herschaft | Non-Instuctional Faculty | aherschaft@elcamino.edu |
| Carlos Lopez | Executive Cabinet Representative | calopez@elcamino.edu |
| Non-Voting Membership | ||
| Bryan Hayden | El Camino Classified Employees (ECCE) | bhayden@elcamino.edu |
| John Baranski | El Camino College Federation of Teachers (ECCFT) | jbaranski@elcamino.edu |
| Erika Solorzano | Police Officer Association (POA) | esolorzano@elcamino.edu |
| Rickey Gonzalez | Director, Student Development | rigonzalez@elcamino.edu |
| Crystle Martin | Dean, Library & Learning Resources | cmartin@elcamino.edu |
| Jose Anaya | Dean, Community Advancement | janaya@elcamino.edu |
| Jeff Miera | Director, Athletics | jmiera@elcamino.edu |
| Andrea Sala | Executive Director, El Camino Foundation | asala@elcamino.edu |
| Leo Barrera | Director, Workplace Safety and Risk Management | lbarrera@elcamino.edu |
| Chau Dao | Director, Financial Aid | cdao@elcamino.edu |
| Carlos Lopez | Accreditation Liaison Officer | calopez@elcamino.edu |
| TBD | Student, Social Justice Center | |
| TBD | Student, Black Student Success Center | |
| Ann O'Brien | Executive Director, Marketing & Communications | aobrien@elcamino.edu |
| Jane Miyashiro | Vice President, Human Resources | jmiyashiro@elcamino.edu |
| Jeff Stephenson | Vice President, Student Services | jstephenson@elcamino.edu |
| Bob Suppelsa | Vice President, Administrative Services | bsuppelsa@elcamino.edu |
| Carlos Lopez | Vice President, Academic Affairs | calopez@elcamino.edu |
| Wendy Lozano | Part-Time Faculty | wlozano@elcamino.edu |
| Viviana Unda | Institutional Research & Planning | vunda@elcamino.edu |