Academic Senate

LMC Faculty Committee Representation

Accreditation Steering Committee 

Meetings: 

     Faculty Members
  • Adrianna Simone - Academic Senate Co-President (SP24-FA25)
  • Louie Giambattista - Academic Senate Co-President (SP24-FA25)

Box 2A / New Full-Time Faculty Position Committee 

Meetings: 

     Faculty Members
  • Academic Senate President (or designee) - Adrianna Simone and Louie Giambattista (SP24-FA25)
  • United Faculty Vice President (or designee) -  Marcella Lapriore

Career and Technical Education Committee (CTEC) 

Meetings:   2nd Tuesdays, 1:00-2:00

     Faculty Members
  • CTE faculty (This committee fills its own membership seats.) 

Curriculum Committee (CC)

Meetings:    1st and 3rd Wednesdays, 2:30-4:30

     Faculty Members
  • Von Wolf,  Math – Brentwood Center (FA21-SP23)
  • Open Membership Seat  -  Business and Management
  • Alexa Moore, ECE – Career Technical Education (FA25-SP27)
  • Jessica Boyle and Faith Watkins, Counseling  -  Counseling (FA24-SP26)
  • Sara Toruno-Conley, English - Distance Education (SP25-FA26)
  • Open Membership Seat – English
  • Jordan Clark, Math - Math (FA24-FA26) 
  • Open Membership Seat - Arts, Humanities, Communication
  • Open Membership Seat - Arts, Humanities, Communication
  • Christina Goff, Library - Librarian 
  • Open Membership Seat - Health, Behavioral, and Social Sciences 
  • Open Membership Seat - Health, Behavioral. and Social Sciences
  • Adrianna Simone , SJSES– Social Justice Studies & Ethnic Studies (__ __ - __ __)
  • Girlie Sison – Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math (FA21-SP23)
  • Jancy Rickman and Tiffany Baiocchi, Biology - Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math (SP25-FA26) 

Distance Education Committee (DE)

Meetings:    1st and 4th  Mondays, 2:00-3:00

     Faculty Members
  • Sara Toruno-Conley - English (FA24-FA26)
  • Erlinda Jones - Early Childhood Development (SP25-FA26)
  • Benaz Mendewala - Physical Sciences (SP25-FA26)
  • Cindy McGrath - Journalism (SP24-FA25)
  • Michelle Mack - Counseling (SP25-FA26)
  • Open Membership Seat
  • Marie Arcidiacono Kaufman - Speech (SP24-FA25) - on Sabbatical FA24-SP25 

District Governance Council (DGC)

Meetings:  1st  Tuesday, 1:00-3:00

     Faculty Members
  • Louie Giambattista - LMC Academic Senate Co-President (SP24-FA25)
  • Open Membership Seat

Districtwide Study Abroad Selection Committee

  Meetings:  

     Faculty Members

 

Enrollment Strategy and Planning Committee 

Meetings:    1st and 3rd Tuesday, 3:30-4:30

Faculty Members
  • Caitlin Mitchell - English (FA25-SP27)
  • Open Membership Seat

Equal Employment Opportunity Committee (EEO)

Meetings:    2nd Tuesday, 2:30-4:30

     Faculty Members
  • Open Membership Seat
  • Open Membership Seat
  • Open Membership Seat

Faculty Senates Coordinating Council (FSCC)

Meetings:  1st  Tuesday, 10:30-12:00

     Faculty Members
  • Louie Giambattista - LMC Academic Senate Co-President (SP24-FA25)

General Education Committee (GE)

Meetings:   2nd and 4th  Wednesdays, 1:00-2:25

     Faculty Members
  • Bob Moore - Physical Science 
  • Sara Toruno-Conley - English 
  • Cindy McGrath - Journalism; Arts and Humanities 
  • Haydee Lindgren - Counseling (FA24-FA26)
  • David Hlusak - History; Social & Behavioral Sciences (FA24-FA26)
  • Open Membership Seat - Mathematics
  • Adrianna Simone - Ethnic and Multicultural Studies 

Grade Appeal Committee

Meetings: As needed throughout each semester

     Faculty Members

The Academic Senate approved the Grade Appeal Ad Hoc Standing Task Team on March 10, 2025 to support faculty serving on grade appeals.

  • Maria Peronne, Mathematics (FA25-SP27)
  • Jancy Rickman, Biology (FA25-SP27)
  • Penny Wilkins, Business (FA25-SP27)
  • Louie Giambattista, Computer Science, AS Co-President (SP24-FA25)
  • Adrianna Simone, Ethnic & Social Justice Studies, AS Co-President (SP24-FA25)

Graduation Committee

  Meetings: 

     Faculty Members
  • Mindy Capes - Physical Science (SP23-FA24)

Institutional Development for Equity and Access (IDEA)

Meetings:   3rd  Thursday, 2:30-3:50

     Faculty Members
  • Adrianna Simone - Ethnic Studies / Social Justice Studies (FA23-SP25)
  • Erlinda Jones - Early Childhood Education (__ __ - __ __)

Local Planning Group (LPG)

Meetings:   4th Thursday, 3:15-4:00

     Faculty Members
  • Star Louis Steer - Speech and Communication (__ __ - __ __)
  • Jill Buettner - English (__ __ - __ __)
  • Erlinda Jones - Early Childhood Education (__ __ - __ __)

Planning Committee 

Meetings:   3rd  Thursday, 2:00-4:00

     Faculty Members
  • Christina Goff - Library (FA23-SP25)
  • Paula Gunder - English as a Second Language (FA24-SP26)
  • John Schall - Art and Graphic Design (FA24-SP26)

Professional Development Advisory Committee (PDAC)

Meetings:   4th Thursday, 2:00-3:00

     Faculty Members
  • Star Louis Steer - Speech and Communication (__ __ - __ __)
  • Jill Buettner - English (__ __ - __ __) 
  • Erlinda Jones - Early Childhood Education (__ __ - __ __)

Sabbatical Leave Committee

Meetings: 

     Faculty Members
  • Caitlin Mitchell - English (SP23-FA24)
  • Nicole Dove - Counseling (__ __ - __ __)
  • Aprill Nogarr -English (FA24-FA26)

Safety and Security Committee 

Meetings:   3rd  Thursday, 3:00-3:55

     Faculty Members
  • Penny Wilkins - Business (SP23-FA24)
  • Victor Coronado-Barraza - World Languages (__ __ - __ __)
  • Kurt Crowder - Physical Science (SP24-FA25)

Scholarship Committee

Meetings: 

     Faculty Members

Shared Governance Council (SGC)

Meetings:   2nd and 4th Wednesdays, 2:00-4:00

     Faculty Membership
  • Louie Giambattista - Computer Science (SP24-FA25)
  • Max Trujillo - Ethnic Studies / Social Justice Studies (FA24-SP26)
  • Open Membership Seat

Student Success Team Committee (SST)

Meetings:   3rd Monday, 10:30-12:00

     Faculty Membership
  • Open Membership Seat
  • Open Membership Seat

Sustainability Committee

Meetings: 3rd Wednesday, 2:00-3:00

     Faculty Membership
  • Matthew Taylor - Economics (FA25-SP27)
  • Open Membership Seat
  • Open Membership Seat

Teaching and Learning Committee (TLC)

Meetings:  2nd Tuesday, 2:30-3:55
Work Group: 4th Tuesday, 2:30-3:55

     Faculty Membership
  • Randi Osburn - Early Childhood Development, TLC Chair
  • Nidia Gonzalinajec - Mathematics, CSLO/PSLO Assessment Coordinator 
  • Adrianna Simone - Ethnic Studies / Social Justice Studies, General Education Assessment Coordinator/Chair
  • Sharlice Wright  - Counseling, Student Services, faculty lead/designee
  • Roseann Erwin - Librarian
  • Brittney West (FA24-SP26) - Counseling, CTE Representative
  • Open Membership Seat - Part-Time Faculty at Large
  • Open Membership Seat - Math and Sciences Department Chair representative/designee
  • Erlina Jones (SP25-FA26) - Distance Education, Chair/designee
  • Open Membership Seat - Curriculum Committee, Chair/designee 

Technology Advisory Committee (TAG)

Meetings:  4th Tuesday, 2:00-3:00

     Faculty Membership
  • Sophia Ramirez - Counseling (SP22-FA24)
  • Roseann Erwin - Library (FA24-SP26)
  • Shane Nourizadeh - Biology (SP25-FA26)


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