Strategic Planning Steering Committee

This committee will guide the development of a comprehensive and equity focused strategic and action plan. While providing guidance and oversight, the committee will ensure that the new plan reflects a common purpose, vision, and goals that can be achieved over time. All the work through the planning process will be done in close collaboration with the Logistics Committee and other internal and external stakeholders. 

Committee members were selected with an attentive focus on ensuring diversity and wide, inclusive representation from across our colleges. Each member of the committee has agreed to take part in this important work, and we welcome their perspectives and expertise.

Timeline

The committee’s work will span from Fall 2023 to Fall 2024.

Committee Expectations

Members

 
 
 
 
 
 

Name 

 
 
 
 
 

Representing 

 
 
 
 
 

Location 

 
 
 
 
 

Ariel Zastrow 

 
 
 
 

College Council 

 
 
 
 

North 

 
 
 
 
 

Veronica Wade

 
 
 
 

Workforce

 
 
 
 

District

 
 
 
 
 

Teresa Thiessen 

 
 
 
 

Student Services 

 
 
 
 

South 

 
 
 
 
 

Rio Takahashi 

 
 
 
 

Student Government 

 
 
 
 

Central 

 
 
 
 
 

Andrew Svec 

 
 
 
 

Communications 

 
 
 
 

District 

 
 
 
 
 

Riley Sorenson 

 
 
 
 

Campus Rep 

 
 
 
 

Central 

 
 
 
 
 

Cooper Sealy 

 
 
 
 

Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, & Community 

 
 
 
 

North 

 
 
 
 
 

Traci Russell 

 
 
 
 

Foundation 

 
 
 
 

District 

 
 
 
 
 

Wendy Rockhill 

 
 
 
 

Instruction 

 
 
 
 

South 

 
 
 
 
 

Rosie Rimando-Chareunsap 

 
 
 
 

Chancellor and Executive Sponsor 

 
 
 
 

District 

 
 
 
 
 

Chayton Remle 

 
 
 
 

Student Government 

 
 
 
 

North 

 
 
 
 
 

Chantae Recasner 

 
 
 
 

Instruction 

 
 
 
 

Central 

 
 
 
 
 

Tracy Phutikanit 

 
 
 
 

VCASS Office 

 
 
 
 

District 

 
 
 
 
 

Thuy Nguyen 

 
 
 
 

WFSE 

 
 
 
 

Not Location Based 

 
 
 
 
 

Hip Nguyen 

 
 
 
 

Campus Rep 

 
 
 
 

South 

 
 
 
 
 

Alice Melling 

 
 
 
 

Student Services 

 
 
 
 

North 

 
 
 
 
 

Jay McLean-Riggs 

 
 
 
 

AFT Faculty 

 
 
 
 

Central 

 
 
 
 
 

Cameron Mahon 

 
 
 
 

Student Government 

 
 
 
 

South 

 
 
 
 
 

Ben Machado 

 
 
 
 

Instruction 

 
 
 
 

South 

 
 
 
 
 

Peter Lortz 

 
 
 
 

Institutional Effectiveness 

 
 
 
 

North 

 
 
 
 
 

Bradley Lane 

 
 
 
 

Co-Chair and VCIE 

 
 
 
 

District 

 
 
 
 
 

Jill Lane 

 
 
 
 

Accreditation Liaison Officer (ALO) 

 
 
 
 

North 

 
 
 
 
 

Sayumi  Irey 

 
 
 
 

Guided Pathways Executive Sponsor 

 
 
 
 

District 

 
 
 
 
 

Mikaila  Harris 

 
 
 
 

Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, & Community 

 
 
 
 

Central 

 
 
 
 
 

Ninder Gill 

 
 
 
 

AFT Faculty 

 
 
 
 

North 

 
 
 
 
 

Briane Franks 

 
 
 
 

District Employee 

 
 
 
 

District 

 
 
 
 
 

D'Andre Fisher  

 
 
 
 

Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, & Community 

 
 
 
 

District 

 
 
 
 
 

Carol Fernandez 

 
 
 
 

VCASS Office 

 
 
 
 

District 

 
 
 
 
 

Juan Diaz 

 
 
 
 

College Council 

 
 
 
 

South 

 
 
 
 
 

Dennis Denman 

 
 
 
 

Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, & Community 

 
 
 
 

South 

 
 
 
 
 

Greg Dempsey 

 
 
 
 

Co-Chair and Institutional Effectiveness/ALO 

 
 
 
 

South 

 
 
 
 
 

Julienne Degeyter 

 
 
 
 

District Employee 

 
 
 
 

District 

 
 
 
 
 

Jennifer Clark 

 
 
 
 

College Council 

 
 
 
 

Central 

 
 
 
 
 

Emily Castillo 

 
 
 
 

AFT ProStaff 

 
 
 
 

Not Location Based 

 
 
 
 
 

Aimee Brown 

 
 
 
 

Campus Rep 

 
 
 
 

North 

 
 
 
 
 

Jenni Branstad 

 
 
 
 

Institutional Effectiveness/ALO 

 
 
 
 

Central 

 
 
 
 
 

Curtis Bonney 

 
 
 
 

Instruction 

 
 
 
 

North 

 
 
 
 
 

David Alvarez 

 
 
 
 

Student Services 

 
 
 
 

Central 

 
 
 
 
 

Fatimah Abdullahi 

 
 
 
 

Student Government 

 
 
 
 

Central 


Scheduled Meetings

  • Thursday, May 23, 2024
  • Monday, April 22, 2024
  • Thursday, March 7, 2024
  • Thursday, February 1, 2024
  • Thursday, December 14, 2023
  • Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Meeting Minutes

Approved meeting minutes are archived on the Updates and Reports webpage.