College Council
The College Council serves as the primary recommending body of the College, unless otherwise addressed by state law. It includes representation of all constituent groups (students, faculty, staff, and administrators) and provides them with a venue to participate in developing recommendations to the Superintendent/President that have college-wide impact. The College Council facilitates communication among constituent groups and advances collaboration with the Academic Senate, the Associated Students Organization, and the participatory governance committees. It reviews policies and procedures and engages in robust dialogue on matters related to college planning, decision-making, and resource allocation. The College Council functions primarily on consensus and interest-based decision-making.
2024-2026 College Council Goals
Meetings
College Council meets remotely on the first Friday of the month for Policy Review and, the third Monday for the monthly hybrid meeting from 1:00-3:00 p.m. in the Kenneth A. Brown Board Room, ADMIN 150, unless otherwise noted. Campus constituents and non-voting members have the option to attend the monthly hybrid meeting via Zoom.
Policy Review is held remotely via Zoom.
https://elcamino-edu.zoom.us/j/82013088015?pwd=HdzM2cv4OVWyTXea8fl3E4mUbn4RHQ.1
Meeting ID: 820 1308 8015
Passcode: 030961
Future Meeting Dates
| Tuesday, January 20, 2026 [Distance Education Center, LIB 166] |
| Friday, Feburary 13, 2026 (Policy Review) |
| Tuesday, February 17, 2026 [ITEC 115] |
| Friday, March 6, 2026 (Policy Review) |
| Monday, March 16, 2026 |
| Friday, April 3, 2026 (Policy Review) |
| Monday, April 13, 2026 |
| Friday, May 1, 2026 (Policy Review) |
| Monday, May 18, 2026 |
| Friday, June 5, 2026 (Policy Review) |
| Monday, June 15, 2026 |
| Monday, July 13, 2026 |
| Monday, August 17, 2026 |
| Friday, September 4, 2026 (Policy Review) |
| Monday, September 14, 2026 |
| Friday, October 2, 2026 (Policy Review) |
| Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| Friday, November 6, 2026 (Policy Review) |
| Monday, November 16, 2026 |
| Friday, December 4, 2026 (Policy Review) |
| Monday, December 14, 2026 |
Membership
Tri-Chairs: Dr. Brenda Thames, Superintendent/President, presidentsoffice@elcamino.edu, Charlene Brewer-Smith, cbrewersmith@elcamino.edu, Julie Meredith, jmeredith@elcamino.edu
Recorder: Rose Sandro, President's Office, rsandro@elcamino.edu
| NAME | REPRESENTATION | |
|---|---|---|
| Voting Membership | ||
| Zaynah Robb | Student 1 - ASO President | asopresident@elcamino.edu |
| Joshua Arasheben | Student 2 - ASO Vice President | asovp@elcamino.edu |
| Estephanie Adame | Student 3 - Student at Large | estephanie_adame@elcamino.edu |
| Dipte Patel | Council of Deans - Student Services | dpatel@elcamino.edu |
| Ed Rice | Council of Deans - Academic Affairs | erice@elcamino.edu |
| Sal Valencia | Classified, Administrative Services | svalencia@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 | Facilities Steering Committee | aahmadpour@elcamino.edu |
| Kristina Martinez | Planning and Budget Committee | kmartinez@elcaminoledu |
| William Carter | Technology Committee (Acting) | wcarter@elcamino.edu |
| Charlene Brewer-Smith | Academic Senate | cbrewersmith@elcamino.edu |
| Marc Yeber | Instructional Faculty | myeber@elcamino.edu |
| Amy Herschaft | Non-Instuctional Faculty | aherschaft@elcamino.edu |
| Carlos Lopez | Executive Cabinet Representative | calopez@elcamino.edu |
| Non-Voting Membership | ||
| Wendy Loazno | El Camino Classified Employees (ECCE) | wlozano@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 Life & Development | rigonzalez@elcamino.edu |
| Crystle Martin | Dean, Library Academic Support & Noncredit | cmartin@elcamino.edu |
| Jose Anaya | Dean, Community Advancement | janaya@elcamino.edu |
| Abi Fancisco | Director, Athletics | afrancisco@elcamino.edu |
| Andrea Sala | Executive Director, El Camino Foundation | asala@elcamino.edu |
| Leo Barrera | Director, Workplace Safety and Risk Management | lbarrera@elcamino.edu |
| (TBD) | Director, Financial Aid | |
| Carlos Lopez | Accreditation Liaison Officer | calopez@elcamino.edu |
| Tasman Hudson / Daisy Sanchez (Alt) | Student, Social Justice Center | tasman_hudson@elcamino.edu |
| Juan Ventura-Romero / Margarito Sedillo (Alt) | Council on Advancing & Unifying Student Equity (CAUSE) | juan_venturaromero@elcamino.edu |
| Ann O'Brien | Executive Director, Marketing & Communications | aobrien@elcamino.edu |
| Jane Miyashiro | Vice President, Human Resources | jmiyashiro@elcamino.edu |
| Jeff Stephenson | Vice President, Equity & Student Services | jstephenson@elcamino.edu |
| Loic Audusseau | Vice President, Administrative Services (Interim) | laudusseau@elcamino.edu |
| Carlos Lopez | Vice President, Academic Affairs | calopez@elcamino.edu |
| (TBD) | Part-Time Faculty | @elcamino.edu |
| Viviana Unda | Institutional Research & Planning | vunda@elcamino.edu |