Committee on Community Colleges

The Committee on Community Colleges shall concern itself with matters that relate to the participation of community college faculty and students in the association and the discipline, such as planning special sessions and activities for community college faculty and students at the annual conference and monitoring their participation.

This committee consists of members from the association appointed by the Committee on Committees. The term of office for each committee member is two years/three conferences; at each conference, two members start and two members end their term of office. While members of the Committee may recommend prospective members to the Committee on Committees, they do not select their own members. They do, however, elect the committee’s chair. The chair of the Committee is elected by the committee members and must be someone who will be a continuing and active member of the committee for at least one year. The chair is elected at the scheduled meeting of the committee, serves for one year, and can be reelected.

1. Procedures for taking action.
   • The chair is responsible for contacting committee members whenever committee action is required. Members of the committee are encouraged to contact the chair with ideas, issues, and any other items that should be brought to the attention of the entire committee.
   • The chair of the committee should be elected from among those members who will continue service on the committee. Meeting with and communicating with committee members at the annual PSA meeting helps forge a bond between members and facilitates interaction and sharing of committee responsibilities.
   • A considerable amount of time should be spent on deciding what sessions the committee would like to sponsor at the following year’s PSA meeting, and any sessions which the committee wants to include in the Open Call need to be sent to the Secretary, in the committee minutes, by May 1.
2. Specific duties of the chair of the committee.
   • Most of the chair’s activities (and time) involve organizing sessions for the annual meeting. The chair may do this directly, may assist other session organizers, or may solicit session organizers from among the committee members and members of the Association. The chair is also responsible for keeping the committee’s file folder or archive and passing it on to the chair-designate.
3. Calendar of committee activities.
   • February/March: Develop an agenda for up-coming meeting of the committee at the PSA annual meeting and distribute it to all committee members at least two weeks before the meeting.
   • At the annual meeting: Conduct committee meeting. Pass on action items, if any. Select a committee chair for the following year. Meet new committee members. Discuss proposals for sessions at next year’s PSA meeting.
   • By May 1: Write the committee meeting minutes, including a summary of the year’s activities, and submit it to the PSA Secretary.

2024-2025 Committee Members

Elizabeth Bennett (25) Central New Mexico Community College
Sharon Yee (25) Chandler Gilbert Community College

2023-2024 Committee Members
Allison Hicks (24) Olympic College
Khayyam Qidwai (24) Madera Community College and Central New Mexico Community College
Elizabeth Bennett (25) Central New Mexico Community College
Sharon Yee (25) Chandler Gilbert Community College

2022-2023 Committee Members
Elizabeth Bennett (23) Central New Mexico Community College  Chair
Allison Hicks (24) Olympic College
Khayyam Qidwai (24) Madera Community College and Central New Mexico Community College
Anita Harker (22) Whatcomm Community College

2021-2022 Committee Members
Anita Harker (22) Whatcomm Community College
James Courage Singer (22) Salt Lake Community College
Reid (R.J.) Leamaster (22) Glendale Community College
Elizabeth Bennett (23) Central New Mexico Community College  Co-Chair
Sharon Yee (21) Chandler Gilbert Community College  Co-Chair

2020-2021 Committee Members
Anthony Silvaggio (21) Humboldt State University   Chair
Sharon Yee (21) Chandler Gilbert Community College
Anita Harker (22) Whatcomm Community College
James Courage Singer (22) Salt Lake Community College
Reid (R.J.) Leamaster (22) Glendale Community College

2019-2020 Committee Members
Michael Mulcahy (20) Central Washington University
Tonmar Johnson (20) Solano Community College
Anthony Silvaggio (21) Humboldt State University    Chair
Sharon Yee (21) Chandler Gilbert Community College

2018-19 Committee Members
Ami Mezahav (19) Flathead Valley Community College
Sneha Dutta (19) CSU Stanislaus
Michael Mulcahy (20) Central Washington University
Tonmar Johnson (20) Solano Community College
To begin service at the 2019 conference:
Anthony Silvaggio (21) Humboldt State University
Sharon Yee (21) Chandler Gilbert Community College

2017-18 Committee Members
Daniel Poole (17–extended) Salt Lake Community College, Co-Chair
Celene Fuller (18) College of the Canyons, Co-Chair
Harry Mersmann (18) San Joaquin Delta College
Ami Mezahav (19) Flathead Valley Community College
Sneha Dutta (19) CSU Stanislaus
To begin service at the 2018 conference:
Michael Mulcahy (20) Central Washington University
Tonmar Johnson (20) Solano Community College

2016-17 Committee Members
Elizabeth Bennett (17) Central New Mexico Community College, Co-Chair
Jackie Logg (17) Foothill College and Cabrillo College, Co-Chair
Daniel Poole (17) Salt Lake Community College
Celene Fuller (18) College of the Canyons
Harry Mersmann (18) San Joaquin Delta College
To begin service at the 2017 conference:
Ami Mezahav (19) Flathead Valley Community College
Sneha Dutta (19) CSU Stanislaus

2015-16 Committee Members
Marie Butler (16) Oxnard Community College, Chair
April Cubbage (16) Saddle Back College
Elizabeth Bennett (17) Central New Mexico Community College
Jackie Logg (17) Foothill College and Cabrillo College
Daniel Poole (17) Salt Lake Community College

2014-15 Committee Members
Vivian Varela  Mendocino (Central) Chair
Curtis Phillips  Walla Walla Community College (Northern)
Kellie J. Hagewen  College of Southern Nevada (Central)
Debjani Chakrabarti  Columbia Basin College (Northern)
April Cubbage   Saddleback College (Southern)
Marie Butler  Oxnard Community College (Southern)