College Council
About the Committee
Charge
College Council is a collegial, consultative, and oversight body designed to serve the good of the College. The group facilitates timely, factual, and clear communication between constituents and the President. It provides recommendations to the President on college-wide matters. The Council oversees implementation of the Strategic Directions Plan and ensures institutional quality using ongoing and systematic planning and evaluation to refine key policies and processes, and to improve student learning.
The College Council Charge document was reviewed and approved in Fall 2017.
Role, Purpose, & Scope
To address college-wide issues through a collaborative, integrative approach, promoting greater communication that is accessible to the college campus at large, and to facilitate timely and effective decision-making efforts.
This group serves as one of the President’s consultative councils.
Membership
Members are determined by either the position they hold or through a selection process established by the constituency group they represent. Term lengths will vary and in cases where a constituency group is comprised of multiple members, the selection process will allow for staggered terms. This will allow for consistent representation and mentoring of new members.
Members
Management
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| College President | Sonya Christian |
| Vice President Instruction | Billie Jo Rice |
| Vice President Student Affairs | Zav Dadabhoy |
| Vice President Finance & Administrative Services | Mike Giacomini |
| Administrator Instruction | Lora Larkin |
| Administrator Student Affairs | Jennifer Achan |
| Administrator Accreditation & Institutional Quality (AIQ) | Jessica Wojtysiak |
| Management Association Representative | Emmanuel Mourtzanos |
| Dean, Institutional Effectiveness | Craig Hayward |
Faculty
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| California College Association (CCA) Representative | Shawn Newsom |
| Academic Senate President | Steven Holmes |
| Accreditation & Institutional Quality (AIQ) Committee | Grace Commiso |
| Faculty Representative A (Ag, Allied Health, Fire Tech, BMIT, EIT, FACE, Nursing) |
Alisha Loken |
| Faculty Representative B (EDUC, English, EMLS, Math) |
Kimberly Bligh |
| Faculty Representative C (Art, Comm, Foreign Lang, Performing Arts, Philosophy, Social Science) |
Olivia Garcia |
| Faculty Representative D (Behaviorial Science, Biology, Health/PE, Physical Science) |
Krista Moreland |
| Faculty Representative E (Counseling, Library/Instructional Tech) |
Cynthia Quintanilla |
| Faculty Representative, Department Chairs | Jason Stratton |
| Faculty Chairs & Directors Council (FCDC) Representative | vacant |
Classified
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Classified School Employees Association (CSEA) President | Tina Johnson |
| Classified Representative, Instruction | Bernadette Martinez (designee) |
| Classified Representative, Student Affairs | Pam Gomez |
| Classified Representative, Finance & Administrative Services | Chris Glaser |
Students
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Student Government Association (SGA) President | Gian Gayatao |
Committee Resources
- BC Accreditation Website
- BC Mission, Vision & Values
- BC Guided Pathways Website
- Bakersfield College Strategic Directions 2018-21
- Educational Master Plan 2017-20
- Facilities Master Plan Update, Spring 2018
- Technology Master Plan 2017-2020
- Student Equity Plan 2015-18
- State of the College 2017-18
- Closing the Loop, May 2018
- Bakersfield College Decision Making Document
- KCCD Elements of Decision Making, June 2018
- Renegade Scorecard
- California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office (CCCCO) Student Success Scorecard
- KCCD Board Policy
Meeting Times
Last Meeting
Action: CC Minutes, February 10, 2021- A. President's Report to College Council, Feb 24, 2021
- A. President's Report to the Board of Trustees, Feb 11, 2021
- A. BC Early College with KHSD - KERO, Feb 17, 2021
- A. BC Early College with KHSD - Californian, Feb 15, 2021
- A. BC Possible Mass Vaccination Site - KGET, Feb 8, 2021
- B. Center of Excellence for Veteran Student Success Grant
- C. CARES Act Funding Update
- D. Strategic Directions 2021-2024 Update
- E. Administrative Structure Annual Review Update
- F. District Consultation Council
Links
Media
A Better BC
Bakersfield College is improving the main Panorama campus through a series of projects resulting from the voter approved Measure J bond of 2016. Our website, A Better BC has all of the information to keep you updated.
This video is an aerial view of our campus, before Measure J construction updates.
Committee History
Contact Information
Please contact Jennifer Serratt (College Council Administrative Support) for more information.