Shasta College Academic Senate

The purpose of the Academic Senate of Shasta College is to consult with and make recommendations to the administration and the governing board with respect to academic and professional matters. Our primary function is to provide a formal means whereby college faculty can make recommendations to the administration and governing board or their representatives and meet and confer with the administration and governing board or their representatives regarding these recommendations. These areas would include any district policy or procedure relating to academic and professional matters, such as curriculum, student relations, selection of administrators, professional relations, and any other matter not specifically within the scope of the employee collective bargaining agreements under California law or any area specifically excluded by California law.

Academic Senate meetings are the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month at 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm in Room 1101.

Academic Senate Executive Committee 2026 – 2027 Representatives

SLAM – Science, Language Arts & Math: 3 Representatives

  • Scott Croes - Sciences
  • Leo Fong - Language Arts
  • Jun Ma - Math

ACSS – Arts, Communications and Social Sciences: 2 Representatives

  • Jacquelyn Horton - Arts, Communications, and World Languages
  • Erick Calderon - Social Sciences

BACTE – Business, Agriculture, & CTE: 2 Representatives

  • Chelsea Hendershot - Business and Technology
  • Jason Judd - Agriculture and Industry

DAPS – Development, Athletics, Physical Education, & Safety: 1 Representative

  • Jennifer Costillo

HSUP – Health Sciences and University Programs: 1 Representative

  • Kari Aranbul

Non-Instructional Faculty, ESL, STU: 2 Representatives

  • Chase Brown - Counseling, EOPS/PACE, and Wellness
  • Cheryl Cruse - Library, ESL, and STU

At-Large: 7 Representatives

  • Robert Waldren (F25-S27)
  • Chris Rodriguez (F25-S27)
  • Lisa Riggs (F26-S28)
  • Joanne Tippin (F26-S28)
  • Bethany Davis (F26-S28)
  • David Cooper (F25-S27)

Part Time Faculty: 3 Representatives

  • Alan Spivey
  • Leslie Hyatt
  • Andrew Nail

2026 – 2027 Officers and Committee Co-Chairs

Academic Senate Committee Officers

  • Cathy Anderson - President
  • Chase Brown - Vice President
  • Leo Fong - Secretary

Standing Subcommittees Co-Chairs

  • Scott Yates and Mike Mari - Curriculum Committee
  • Rebecka Renfer and Stacey Bartlett - General Education Committee
  • Lenore Watson and Jamie Spielmann - Scholastic Standards Committee
  • Kimberly Carlson, and Will Breitbach - SLO Committee 
  • Valerie Ambrose and Will Breitbach - Faculty Excellence Committee

Joint Committees Tri-Chairs

  • Kate Mahar - Student Success Committee

Coordinators

  • Valerie Ambrose - Professional Development