Members of the Executive Committee of the Academic Senate
| Position/Division/Group | Name | Term Ends June | |
|---|---|---|---|
| President* | Erik Woodbury | woodburyerik@deanza.edu | 2027 |
| Vice-President | Shagun Kaur | kaurshagun@fhda.edu | 2028 |
| Executive Secretary | Denica Kelley | kellydenica@fhda.edu | 2027 |
| Part-time Faculty Representatives (2) | Mary Donahue | donahuemary@deanza.edu | 2027 |
| Mark Landefeld | landefeldmark@fhda.edu | 2028 | |
| Academic Services & Learning Resources (1) | James Perla-Adams | adamsjames@fhda.edu | 2028 |
| Asian Pacific American Staff Association - APASA | Noemi Teppang | teppangnoemi@fhda.edu | 2028 |
| Biological, Health & Environmental Sciences (2) | Gayatri Pal | palgayatri@fhda.edu | 2028 |
| Angela Winch | winchangela@fhda.edu | 2027 | |
| Black Faculty and Staff Association - BFSA | Leah Smith | smithleah@fhda.edu | 2028 |
| Business, Computer Science & Applied Technologies (2) |
Mary Pape | papemary@deanza.edu | 2028 |
| Michele Fritz | fritzmichele@fhda.edu | 2028 | |
| Career Technical Education & Workforce Development (2) | Dave Capitolo | capitolodave@fhda.edu | 2027 |
| Mirsaeid Abolghasemi | abolghasemimirsaeid@fhda.edu | 2028 | |
| Counseling - General (2) | Barbara Dahlke | dahlkebarbara@deanza.edu | 2028 |
| Lisa Castro | castrolisa@fhda.edu | 2027 | |
| Counseling - Embedded** (2) | Christian Rodriguez | rodriguezchristian@deanza.edu | 2026 |
| Jesus Ruelas | ruelasjesus@fhda.edu | 2028 | |
| Creative Arts (2) | Mark Hamer | hamermark@deanza.edu | 2027 |
| Yuri Chang | changyuri@fhda.edu | 2027 | |
| De Anza Latinx Association - DALA (1) | VACANT | ||
| De Anza Pride Association - DAPA (1) | VACANT | ||
| Disability Support Programs & Services and Adapted PE (2) | VACANT | ||
| VACANT | |||
| Equity & Engagement (1) | Umar Douglas | douglasumar@fhda.edu | 2028 |
| Intercultural/International Studies (2) | VACANT | ||
| Angélica Esquivel-Moreno | esquivelmorenoangelica@fhda.edu | 2027 | |
| Language Arts (2) | Lauren Gordon | gordonlauren@deanza.edu | 2027 |
| Veronica Avila Acevedo | avilaveronica@deanza.edu | 2027 | |
| Physical Education & Athletics (2) | Rusty Johnson | johnsonmark@deanza.edu | 2027 |
| VACANT | |||
Physical Sciences, Mathematics & Engineering (2) |
VACANT | ||
| VACANT | |||
| Social Sciences & Humanities (2) | Ravjeet Singh | singhravjeet@fhda.edu | 2027 |
| Jayanti Roy | royjayanti@fhda.edu | 2027 | |
| Student Development & EOPS (1) | Wil Firmender |
firmenderwilliam@fhda.edu | 2028 |
| Curriculum Committee | Sukhjit Singh | singhsukhjit@deanza.edu | ex-officio |
| COOL Committee | James Capurso | capursojames@deanza.edu | ex-officio |
Associate Members of the Academic Senate (Non-Voting)
| Position/Division/Group | Name | Term Ends June | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DASG Representatives (2) | Jesslyn Lukius | 2027 | |
| VACANT | |||
| Office of Instruction | Ram Subramaniam, VPI | subramaniamram@deanza.edu | 2027 |
| Classified Staff Representative | Deborah Armstrong | armstrongdeborah@deanza.edu | 2026 |
| Faculty Association (FA) Representative | Mary Donahue | donahuemary@deanza.edu | 2026 |
| RAPP Faculty Tri-Chair | Veronica Avila Acevedo | avilaveronica@deanza.edu | 2026 |
* Tie-breaking vote
** Area includes: Student Success & Retention Services; First Year Experience ; Puente/
LEAD; UMOJA; IMPACT AAPI; International Students Program; English Performance Success
– including Adult Ed consortium; Math Performance Success; Men of Color; College Promise
/ Outreach; Career Training; Veterans; REACH; Biological, Health & Environmental Sciences
Previous Officers of the Executive Committee
| Position/Division/Group | Name | Term Served |
|---|---|---|
| President* |
Cheryl Balm |
22-24 |
| Vice-President |
Patty Guitron Erik Woodbury Mary Pape |
23-25 22-23 |
| Executive Secretary |
So Kam Lee |
2019-Present |