Safety Advisory Committee
About the Committee
Charge
The Safety Advisory Committee promotes the campus safety, security, and emergency preparedness to endeavor to create a safe and secure learning and working environment for the campus community. The committee reviews and makes recommendations on campus safety and security issues brought forth by students, staff, and faculty. The committee provides recommendations for safety policies and programs; and assists with the emergency procedures program. Members of this committee may be requested to serve on the District-wide Safety Committee.
Scope of Authority
Hold regular meetings once a month. Maintain written records of all meetings, including meeting agendas and minutes, post minutes and agendas on the Safety Committee website. Establish a system to obtain and review safety-related suggestions, reports of hazards, or other information directly from all persons involved in the operations workplace that would help in creating a safe work environment. Make recommendations regarding correction of the hazards. Review and maintain the college red bag emergency response training and maintenance of the active list of emergency responders.
Reports To
Academic Senate, College Council, Vice President of Finance & Administration, College President
Communicates With
College Community
Revision History
Approved by College Council, 03/31/21
Approved by Academic Senate, 03/24/21
Proposed by Safety Advisory Committee, 02/16/21
Approved by College Council, 12/07/18
Approved by Academic Senate, 11/14/18
Members
Chair
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Administrative Co-Chair (Executive Director, College Safety) | Shelly Castaneda |
| Faculty Co-Chair | VACANT |
| Classified Co-Chair (from CSEA Executive Board) | VACANT |
Administrators
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Manager, Human Resources at Bakersfield College | Amalia Calderon |
| Director, Student Life | Nicky Damania |
| Executive Director, Maintenance & Operations | Jim Coggins |
| Associate Director, Athletics | Keith Ford |
| Director, Public Safety Training | Tommy Tunscon |
| Manager, Community Relations & Events | Mary Jo Pasek |
| Manager, Food Services | Fidel Cabuena |
| Manager, Child Development Center | Rosita Barron |
| Director, Student Health & Wellness Center | Nicky Damania |
Faculty
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Faculty Representative, Area A (Agriculture, Allied Health, Fire Tech, Business Management & Information Technology, Engineering & Systems, Family and Consumer Education, Nursing) | Catherine Jones (Engineering & Systems), Roy Allard (Engineering & Systems) |
| Faculty Representative, Area B (Education, English, English for Multilingual Speakers, Mathematics) | VACANT |
| Faculty Representative, Area C (Art, Communication, Foreign Languages, Performing Arts, Philosophy, Social Science) | Ronnie Wrest (Art) |
| Faculty Representative, Area D (Behavioral Science, Biology, Health & Physical Education, Physical Science) | Deborah Rosenthal (Physical Science) |
| Faculty Representative, Area E (Counseling, Library, Instructional Technology) | VACANT |
| Faculty Representative, Community College Association rep | VACANT |
Classified
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Classified Representative, Instruction | Mary Webb |
| Classified Representative, Finance & Administrative Services | Sheila Shearer |
| Classified Representative, Student Services | VACANT |
Students
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Student Government Representative | Alexander Mitchell (Senator) |
| Student Government Representative | VACANT |
Non-Voting Members
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Executive Director, Risk Management (District Office) | Joseph Grubbs |
Report A Safety Concern or Request First Aid Supplies
To report any safety concern or to request first aid supplies (for STAFF only), contact College Safety at collegesafety@bakersfieldcollege.edu or (661) 395-4554.
To request first aid supplies (for STUDENTS only), contact Student Health & Wellness Center at bcstudenthealth@bakersfieldcollege.edu or (661) 395-4336.
Meeting Times
Last Meeting
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.
Contact Information
Please contact Shelly Castaneda (Safety Advisory Committee Chair) or Chris Glaser (Safety Advisory Committee Administrative Support) for more information.