Student Equity and Achievement Committee

Welcome to the Student Equity and Achievement Committee (SEA)


Committee Charge: The Student Equity and Achievement Committee  is an Educational Progams, operational committee that will recommend and coordinate strategies that enhance student equity and student academic achievement. 

Reports to:  Assistant Superintendent / Vice-President of Student Affairs

Meetings: 
2nd and 4th Monday of each month, 1:00 to 2:30 pm
The 2024-25 meetings will be held from September 9, 2024 through May 12, 2025
NOTE : MEETINGS ARE HELD VIA ZOOM.

SEA Application and Resources

Minutes 2024-2025

Archived Meeting Resources

Purpose: The purpose of this committee is to align institutional goals and priorities for enhancing student equity and achievement on campus; improve implementation of goals and objectives related to student equity and achievement; increase communication and coordination to leverage resources to have a greater impact on student equity and achievement; minimize duplication of efforts; coordinate the data management for outcomes assessment and evaluation of the college's efforts to achieve student equity and achievement; and provide seamless delivery of services that support student equity and achievement.  Ed Code 78222(a)1

Committee Membership
As a result of consolidating the Student Equity and the Student Equity and Achievement Committees, which was completed last year, the SEA Committee will be discussing and updating the membership structureof the SEA Committee this fall. Any currently vacant positions will not be filled until the membership structure has been updated, approved, and established.

  1. Co-Chair, Assistant Superintendent / VP of Student Affairs - Paloma Arnold 
  2. Co-Chair, Academic Senate President or designee - Joshua Ramirez, AS President
  3. Co-Chair, Assessment/Placement Coordinator, Sara Volle
  4. VP Appointments (2 Instructional Deans, 1 Student Services Dean)
     - Dean of Arts, Humanities, and Social Science -  Elizabeth Imhof
    -  Dean of Math and Sciences - Jens-Uwe Kuhn
    -  Dean of Student Affairs - Christina Llerena
  5. Academic Senate Appointments 
  6. Counseling Chair - Jennifer Hamilton
  7. Executive Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion - (vacant) and
    Director of Student Equity and Engagement Programs - Roxane Byrne (one vote)
  8. Director, Enrollment and Retention, Vanessa Pelton
  9. CSEA designee from Student Support Services
     - Kristy Pula, Student Success Coordinator
     - Elizabeth Mares, Senior Transcript Analyst
     - Elizabeth Giles, Lead Transcript Analyst
  10.  Director of EOPS, Maria Thayer
  11. Assistant Superintendent / Vice President, School of Extended Learning (or designee), Monica Campbell (Designee)
  12. Associated Student Government appointment - TBD

Committee Resources (non-voting):
Academic Senate Liaison, Benjamin Reyes
Executive Director, Institutional Research & Planning: Keller Magenau
Human Resources representative, TBD
Fiscal Services representatives: Interim Assistant Controller, Nicole Hubert, and Tonya Yescas

(Members joining from previous Student Equity Committee):
1. Co-Chair, Faculty - Vacant
2. Co-Chair, Director of Student Equity and Engagement Programs - Roxane Byrne
3. Faculty Representatives:
     - Andrew Gil, Academic Counseling
     - Justina Buller, History and Faculty Development Program Coordinator
     - Laurie Vasquez, DSPS and Faculty Resource Center
     - Eileen Vlcek-Scamahorn, English Department
4. CSEA Representatives:
     - Akil Hill, Senior Admissions & Records Technician
     - TBD, Student Program Advisor EOPS/CARE/CalWORKS
     - Julio Martinez, Media Technician, Learning Resource Center
5. ALA Representatives:
     - Juan Quesada, Basic Needs Coordinator
     - Maureen McRae Goldberg, Director of Financial Aid
7. ACE Representative:
     - Holly Higgins, Executive Assistant to the Assistant Superintendent/VP of Academic Affairs
6. Advisory Representatives:
     - Elizabeth Imhof, Dean of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
     - Margaret Prothero, Guided Pathways Faculty Coordinator
     - Kyle Rasmussen, Veterans Program Coordinator
     - Maria Thayer, Director of EOPS
     - Jordan Killebrew, Executive Director of Public Affairs & Communications
     - Lelia Richardson, Umoja Program Advisor
     - Keller Magenau, Executive Director of Institutional Research and Planning
     - Jana Garnett, Disabled Students Programs Services Coordinator
     - TBD, Academic Senate Liaison

SEA - SEC Consolidation Document (consolidation approved - on CPC March 1 minutes)