Committee Membership

The organizations listed before each member are the designating/appointing entity for this committee.


(i) The Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges

John Stanskas
Vice Chancellor, Educational Services and Support
CA Community Colleges Chancellor's Office

(ii) The Office of the Chancellor of the California State University

Laura Massa
Interim Associate Vice Chancellor, Academic and Faculty Programs
Office of the CSU Chancellor

(iii) The Office of the President of the University of California

Yvette Gullatt
Vice President and Vice Provost, Graduate, Undergraduate and Equity Affairs
University of California, Office of the President

(iv) The Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities

Maheba Merhi
Director of Partnership Development
National University

(v) The State Department of Education

Peter Callas
Director, Career and College Transition Division
California Department of Education                            

(vi) The Student Senate for the California Community Colleges

John “Jay” Doherty
Student
Los Rios Community College District

(vii) The California State Student Association

Iese Esera
Student
San Francisco State University

(viii) The University of California Student Association

William Chao
Student

(ix) The Academic Senate for the California Community Colleges

Virginia May
Past President
Academic Senate for California Community Colleges

(x) The Academic Senate of the California State University

Beth Steffel
Chair
Academic Senate of the California State University

(xi) The Academic Senate of the University of California

James Steintrager
Chair
Academic Senate, University of California

(i) The Senate Committee on Rules shall appoint one member from the workforce sector with expertise in the fields of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics.

Rose-Margaret Itua
Professor of Engineering
Ohlone College

(ii) The Speaker of the Assembly shall appoint one member with a background in higher education research that includes scholarship on student transfer issues in the state.

Vacant
TBD

(iii) The Lieutenant Governor shall appoint one member from an educational equity and social justice organization.

Mike Muñoz
Superintendent-President
Long Beach City College

(iv) The Governor shall appoint one member from an educational equity and social justice organization.

Jessie Ryan
Executive Vice President
Campaign for College Opportunity

(v) The Governor shall appoint one member who is a California community college student.

David Ramirez
Student
University of California, Los Angeles