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

Rowena Tomaneng
Deputy Chancellor, California Community Colleges
CA Community Colleges Chancellor's Office

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

Marci Sanchez
Assistant Director, Undergraduate Transfer Programs
California State University, Office of the 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

Alisha Nagpal
Regional Affairs Director Region II
Student Senate for the California Community Colleges

(vii) The California State Student Association

Iese Esera
President
Cal State Student Association

(viii) The University of California Student Association

Carlos Rodriguez
Transfer Student Affairs Officer
University of California Student Association

(ix) The Academic Senate for the California Community Colleges

Cheryl Aschenbach
President
Academic Senate for California Community Colleges

(x) The Academic Senate of the California State University

Beth Steffel
Immediate Past Chair
Academic Senate of the California State University

(xi) The Academic Senate of the University of California

Ahmet Palazoglu
Vice 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.

Darla Cooper
Executive Director
The RP Group

(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
President
Campaign for College Opportunity

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

David Ramirez
Recent Graduate
University of California, Los Angeles