Foothill College Academic Senate Executive Committee Meeting

The Foothill College Academic Senate represents faculty in shared governance and makes recommendations to the administration and Board of Trustees on academic and professional matters. Its work includes curriculum and general education, degree and certificate requirements, grading policies, educational program development, student success, accreditation, professional development, program review, and institutional planning and budget development, consistent with California Title 5 and district policy.

Remote Participation Information

Zoom link: https://fhda-edu.zoom.us/j/89368008259?pwd=aJfQel3o28abNmqnvu216PRxM71Ixs.1&jst=1

Meeting ID: 893 6800 8259

Passcode: 809191

2026-2027  Executive Committee of the Academic Senate

President: Voltaire Villanueva; Secretary/Treasurer: Jordan Fong (Fall 2026) for Amber La Piana; Executive Vice President: Stephanie Chan; Vice President of Curriculum: Ben Kaupp; 

Apprenticeship (2): vacant, vacant; BSS (2): Sam Connell, Tiffany Rideaux; Counseling (2): Tracee Cunningham, vacant; DRC/VRC/SRC (1): vacant; Fine Arts (2): Leigh Henderson, Kristin Tripp Caldwell; HSH (2): Rachelle Campbell (Fall 2026), Shae Cole (Fall 2026); Lydia Daniel (Winter 2027), Pia StaAna (Winter 2027); Brenda Barrientos (Spring 2027), Brenda Hanning (Spring 2027); Kinesiology/Athletics (2): Katy Ripp, vacant; LA (2): Allison Herman, Suzy Quezada; LRC (2): Jeremy Peters, vacant; STEM (2): Sarah Cooper, Ryan Pugh; Professional Development Coordinator: Carolyn Holcroft; Faculty Chair of Teaching with Technology: Allison Lenkeit Meezan; Student Learning Outcomes Coordinator: Dolores Davison; FA Rep: vacant (Fall 2026), Rachel Mudge (Winter 2027), Jennifer Sinclair (Spring 2027); ASFC Rep: Itamar Zohar; Classified Senate Rep: Vanessa Santillan-Nieto; 26-28 Part Time Faculty Rep: Lynnette Joy Vega; 25-27 Part Time Faculty Rep: Michael Chang; Faculty Serving other Roles: Evan Gilstrap;

Admin reps with advisory votes: President’s Cabinet: Stacy Gleixner; Dean of Equity: Ajani Byrd