Equity Action Council

Our Mission

We are happy to announce the recipients for our 2026 Equity Champion Awards.

The Equity Action Council helps meets the equity program goals at De Anza College  and is supported by the Office of Equity, Social Justice, and Multicultural Education.

The Equity Action Council is a shared governance body that helps facilitate campus wide development and support, engagement, implementation of programs, evaluations, policies and procedures that are in line with De Anza College's vision of equity, social justice, and multicultural education. The council helps meet the goals and objectives of equity at De Anza and in particular, the Office of Equity, Social Justice and Multicultural Education.

(The EAC logo was created by student alumni Megan Jerbic)

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Meetings

The Equity Action Council meets on the first and third Wednesday of each month, from 2:30-4pm. Meetings are currently being held via Zoom.

Our upcoming 2026 meeting dates are: 

• October 7
• October 21
• November 4
• November 18
• December 2

De Anza College's Equity Action Council [EAC] strives to make campus engagement and participation accessible to everyone and will provide reasonable accommodations upon request. If you need sign language interpreters or other accommodations for this activity, please contact the Office of Equity at EquityOffice@deanza.edu and or at 408-864-5636 by 12:00 p.m. the Friday before the EAC Meeting date to ensure time to review and arrange accommodations.

agendas and minutes

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2026-2027 Membership

Constituency	Title	Name	Term Ends
Student	DASG Student Rep at SRE Committee	Aidai Nurlan	June 2027
Student	DASG Student Rep	Vacant	June 2027
Student	ICC Student Rep	Vacant	June 2027
Classified Senate	Alternate Media Specialist at DSPS	Deborah Armstrong	June 2027
Classified Senate		Vacant	June 2028
Classified Senate		Vacant	June 2028
Academic Senate	Faculty at Nursing Department	Angela Winch	June 2027
Academic Senate	Faculty	Vacant	June 2028
Academic Senate	Faculty	Vacant	June 2028
Administrator	Asst. Dean, Student Affairs at Student Development	Hyon Chu Yi-Baker	June 2028
Administrator		Vacant	June 2028
Administrator		Vacant	June 2028
Board Member at Large			June 2028
Office of Equity Staff	Dean of Equity and Engagement	Michelle Hernandez	Ongoing
Office of Equity Staff	Faculty Coordination	Sarah Wilker	Ongoing
Office of Equity Staff	Program Coordinator	Adriana Garcia	Ongoing

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Our Charge

• Promote a climate of humility, equity, and appreciation for diversity and inclusiveness in all aspects of the college
• Support the work of the Equity Office
• Advise on equity and inclusion issues to the college shared governance groups
• Assist with the development of a campus climate survey every 3 to 5 years to assess the equity environment and explore opportunities for growth and development
• Advocate for the development and implementation of policies and procedures that facilitate the success of our diverse student body, faculty and staff. Specifically, the committee works to identify existing or emerging equal opportunity and equity issues, advising college leadership in the development of responsive policies, and analyzing and recommending action based on relevant research and practices.
• Advise and actively promote the development and implementation of policies, procedures and employee development that facilitates the transformation of our workforce and environment into a community that is more inclusive, socially just, knowledgeable about the diverse array of cultures which comprise our community, and skilled in facilitating the growth of the entire campus.

The Equity Action Council (EAC) helps facilitate campus wide development, engagement, support and implementation of programs, evaluations, policies and procedures that are in line with De Anza College's vision of equity, social justice, and multicultural education.  

With the supportive input and commitment of the Equity Action Council, the Equity Office strives to meet the demands of the campus and the critical charge of the office. The Equity Action Council helps facilitate campus wide development and support, engagement, implementation of programs, evaluations, policies and procedures that are in line with De Anza College's mission and vision of equity, social justice, and multicultural education. The Council helps meet the goals and objectives of equity, social justice, and multicultural education at De Anza and in particular, the Equity Office. Thus, the Equity Office works closely, and is aligned with, the larger goals and objectives of the EAC.

Equity Champion Awards