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​​​​​​​​​​​​Established in 2007 by the Office of College Compliance, the Pierce Diversity Committee (PDC) has a diverse membership of administrators, faculty, staff, and student members. PDC seeks to accomplish its mission by recommending, developing, planning, and implementing programs, services, and activities that expose our college community to diverse backgrounds. 

 

​VOTING MEMBERS:​ ​ ​ ​

​​​Michael Habata, Co-Chair, Associate Professor, Library

AFT Faculty Rep.

Meagan Truxal, Co-Chair,
International Students

AFT Staff Rep.

​Mary Anne Gavarra 

Teamsters Rep.

Dean of Academic Affairs		Pauline Pham

Senate Rep.

Associate Professor, Math​​


Mita Desai 

Senate Rep.

Counselor

​appointed in Spring 2015 as AFT Faculty Rep; appointed in Fall 2017 as Co-Chair
appointed in fall 2019appointed in Fall 2019  appointed in Fall 2018appointed in Fall 2014 ​
Claudia Velasco
​Manager, Cal Works

UMCE Rep
Abigail Sandico-Watson, ​
Team Leader, International Students
AFT Faculty Rep.
International Student Counselor		Geremy Mason
AFT Staff Rep. 

Sierra Bledsoe,

ASO Rep.

ASO Senator

 

Marcela Portillo     Team Leader: First Year-Experience/ Student Success 

Student Success Couseling Rep.



appointed in Fall 2020​

appointed in Fall 2014

​appointed in spring 2019​appointed in spring 2020​​Student Success Counseling Rep; appointed in Fall 2016​
[unassigned], Supervisory 721 Rep​



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NON VOTING MEMBERS:​​​​​

Lara-Conrady Wong, Team Leader: BRAVE

Student Engagement Rep


Maria Bates, 
Team Leader, Newsletter
AFT Faculty Rep.
Full Professor, English
​Mary Kay Moran, 

Professor, Nursing​

Judy Bagg,         

Professor, English

​Angelita Rovero, 

Professor, Chicano Studies

​Member since Spring 2017​​appointed in October 2012 as AFT voting member; appointed co-chair from spring 2012-fall 2017​

​Voting member Fall 2016-Spring 2018Member since Fall 2014​​Member since Fall 2020
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Moriah Van Norman,
Guest/Editing Team
Professor of English​​
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Sally Kassamarian,
Member
Professor of Communications		​
Candy Van,
Member 
Supervisor of Bookstore		​
Shaheen Vaz,
Member
Theatre Arts Professor
Lisa Valdez,
Team Leader, One Book-One Campus Project
Librarian​

Visitor since Spring 2015​


Member since Spring 2016Voting Member from 2015-Spring 2017; guest beginning in Fall 2017 (pending approved changes to charter in Fall 2017)​Member since Spring 2017Guest since Fall 2015
​​Casey Grigg,
​Member 
Professor, Business Administration		​​​​
Member since Fall 2018​​​​
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