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 Distance Education, LIB 166, unless otherwise noted. The public and non-voting members have the option to attend the montly hybrid meeting via Zoom.
Future Meeting Dates
| Monday, January 13, 2025 (Board Day) |
| Wednesday, February 19, 2025 (Board Day) |
| Friday, March 7, 2025 (Policy Review) |
| Monday, March 19, 2025 |
| Friday, April 4, 2025 (Policy Review) |
| Monday, April 21, 2025 |
| Friday, May 2, 2025 (Policy Review) |
| Monday, May 19, 2025 |
| Friday, June 6, 2025 (Policy Review) |
| Monday, June 16, 2025 |
| Monday, July 21, 2025 |
| Monday, August 18, 2025 |
| Monday, September 5, 2025 (Policy Review) |
| Friday, September 12, 2025 (Board Day) |
| Friday, October 3, 2025 (Policy Review) |
| Monday, October 20, 2025 |
| Friday, November 7, 2025 (Policy Review) |
| Tuesday, November 17, 2025 |
| Friday, December 5, 2025 (Policy Review) |
| Tuesday, December 15, 2025 |
Membership
Chair: Dr. Brenda Thames, Superintendent/President, presidentsoffice@elcamino.edu
Recorder: Rose Sandro, President's Office, rsandro@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 | 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 |
| Loic Audusseau | Technology Committee | laudusseau@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 | ||
| 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 |
| Frankie Davis / Dean Washington | Student, Social Justice Center | frank_davis@elcamino.edu |
| Israel Butler / Mikihal Smith | Student, Black Student Success Center | israel_butler@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, 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 |