Strong Workforce Advisory Committee (SWAC)
The Strong Workforce Advisory Committee (SWAC) is the primary advisory group for investigating and recommending options and strategies
to the Instruction Team and the Academic Senate in implementing the Strong Workforce
Initiative including related college work plans and budget process.
Function
- Review regional labor market information for potential labor market demand and training
supply shortages that could be addressed. Provide advice on actions to be considered
through our existing participatory governance process for the proposal of courses
and programs to meet those workforce needs, professional development, facilities,
and budget.
- Review local Strong Workforce applications, work plans, budgets, including labor market
needs and skills gaps, for the Strong Workforce Initiative. Provide advice on actions
to be considered.
- Review proposed and ongoing college implementation of the Strong Workforce Initiative.
Provide advice on actions to be considered.
Membership
This committee will have an Administrator Co-Chair and a Faculty Co-Chair, appointed
by Academic Senate, which can be any faculty member.
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- Members
Meghan Chen |
Associate Vice President, Instruction |
Ongoing |
Administration |
Tami Pearson |
Dean, School of Continuing Education |
Ongoing |
Administration |
Dejah, Swingle |
Director, Career Education |
Ongoing |
Administration |
Sarah Pleasetz |
Dean, Technology & Health |
Ongoing |
Associate Vice President, Instruction |
Jennifer Galbraith |
Dean, Business/Co-chair |
Ongoing |
Associate Vice President, Instruction |
Denise Bailey |
Dean, Natural Sciences |
Ongoing |
Associate Vice President, Instruction |
Mark Lowentrout |
Dean, Arts |
Ongoing |
Associate Vice President, Instruction |
Lina Soto |
Associate Dean, Counseling |
Ongoing |
Administration |
Malcolm Rickard |
Curriculum Liaison |
Ongoing |
Academic Senate |
Chris Benoe |
Faculty, Career Education Credit |
2022-25 |
Academic Senate |
Joshua Christ |
Faculty, Theater/Co-Chair |
Ongoing |
Academic Senate |
Chaz Perea |
Faculty, Career Education Credit |
2020-23 |
Academic Senate |
Susan Chavez |
Faculty, Career Education Credit |
2022-25 |
Academic Senate |
Jonathan Hymer |
Faculty, Career Education Credit |
2021-24 |
Academic Senate |
L.E. Foisia |
Faculty, Noncredit |
2022-25 |
Academic Senate |
Mary Beth Barrios |
Faculty, Counselor |
2021-24 |
Academic Senate |
Monika Chavez |
Faculty, Librarian |
2022-25 |
Academic Senate |
Vacant |
Faculty, At-Large |
Vacant |
Academic Senate |
Jun Shi |
Student |
2022-23 |
Associated Students |
Wei Shi |
Student |
2022-23 |
Associated Students |
Stephanie Lopez |
Classified CSEA 262 |
2022-25 |
Union 262 |
- Agenda
- Minutes