The primary purpose of the Equal Opportunity and Diversity Advisory Committee (EODAC) is to actively assist/facilitate Bakersfield College’s cultural and institutional policies and practices that demonstrate a commitment to greater diversity and inclusion for all students, employees, and the community at large. The EODAC is responsible for educating and orienting the college about the issues and concerns related to diversity and equity while helping to create an inclusive, engaging, and conscious college culture through:
In relationship to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), the EODAC will impact this process by:
There is a macro-level and micro-level scope of the EODAC which functions at both the Bakersfield College and at Kern Community College District concerning diversity. Overall, this group will focus on creating, developing, revising, and putting into action effective practices, policies, procedures, requirements, and protocols for dealing with the issues related to diversity.
Bakersfield College President
A representative of the Equal Opportunity Diversity Advisory Committee (EODAC) will communicate with Administration, Faculty, and Classified employees as well as Students through governance bodies on campus and at the District Office which include but aren’t limited to Academic Senate, College Council, Faculty Chairs and Deans Council, Human Resources (Both on the Bakersfield Main Campus/Delano Campus and the District Office), the KCCD District Committees addressing issues of diversity such as Equal Employment Opportunity Advisory Committee, and Bakersfield College’s Student Government Association (SGA).
Administrative Co-Chair
Faculty Co-Chair
Classified Co-Chair
8 Classified Representatives
8 Faculty Representatives
3 Adjunct Faculty Representatives
4 Administrator Representatives (Recommending Deans, Program Directors and/or Managers)
1 Student Government Association (SGA) Representative
1 Student representative at large
The California Code of Regulations (CCR) Title 5 provides California Community Colleges with state regulations. Section 51201 provides us with direction on diversity, equity and inclusion. One section (b) states: “embracing diversity means that we must intentionally practice acceptance, anti-racism, and respect towards one another and understand that racism, discrimination, and prejudices create and sustain privileges for some while creating and sustaining disadvantages for others.” Cal. Code Regs. tit. 5 § 51201
Role | Name |
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Administrative Co-Chair | Richard McCrow |
Faculty Co-Chair | Andrea Thorson |
Classified Co-Chair | Victoria Coffee |
Role | Name |
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Administrative Representative | Jennifer Achan |
Administrative Representative | Reggie Bolton |
Administrative Representative | Angelica Caudillo (alternate) |
Administrative Representative | Gamaliel 'Leo' Ocampo (alternate) |
Administrative Representative | Tiffany Sagbohan (alternate) |
Role | Name |
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Classified Representative | Bryan Lainez (alternate) |
Classified Representative | Venessa Reyes (alternate) |
Classified Representative | Angela Williams |
Classified Representative | Maria Elizondo |
Classified Representative | Dominica Dominguez |
Classified Representative | Lareina Villanueva (alternate) |
Role | Name |
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Agriculture, Nutrition, Culinary Arts | Vacant |
Arts, Communication, Humanities | David Neville, Paula Parks (alternate) |
Business | Murad Zikri |
Education | Teresa McAllister, Lily Pimentel-Stratton (alternate) |
Health Sciences | Joe Saldivar, Rebecka Zepeda (alternate) |
Industrial Technology & Transportation | Rony Recinos |
Public Safety Training | Harlan Hunter |
Social and Behavioral Sciences | Daymon Johnson |
Science, Technology, Engineering, Math | Gilbert Ayuk, Jonathan Brown (alternate) |
Adjunct | Debra Thorson, Chris Holland (alternate) |
Role | Name |
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Student Government Association | Shehrazad "Raz" Barraj, Brenda Abad (alternate) |
As part of the California Community College Equity Leadership Alliance, 60 Bakersfield College Faculty and Staff will participate in a series of e-Convenings that address issues related to race and racism. The participants will then share what they learned with the college-wide community through various platforms.
To find out about the call to action from the California Community Colleges' Executive Team, read the CCCCO Call to Action published June 5, 2020.