IT systems will be unavailable tomorrow, May 23 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. due to unplanned maintenance.

Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate is the representative body of all faculty (full-time and adjunct) that participates in the governance processes of Pima Community College.  Our objectives include:

  • Strengthening the concept of the faculty as a College entity;
  • Promoting the gathering, exchanging, and disseminating of faculty views and concerns regarding College matters;
  • Promoting mutual accountability between the College faculty and the faculty representative to any College committee;
  • Advising the Chancellor and other administrators of faculty views on College matters;
  • Bringing the concerns of the Chancellor and other administrators on College matters to the faculty;
  • Promoting the involvement of all faculty members in the establishing, staffing, and functioning of College committees, task forces, or other initiatives; and
  • Participating in the policy review process of the College.

Contact

  • Questions, comments, and/or concerns should be emailed to the Faculty Senate Officer team at pcc-facultysenateofficers@pima.edu 
  • To request presentation time at a future Faculty Senate meeting please complete this form.

Faculty Senate Officers

Officer Name End-of-Term
President Kelly O'Keefe Dec. 2026
President Elect Dennis Just Dec. 2026
Vice President Vivian Knight Dec. 2026
Past President Denise Reilly Dec. 2026
Secretary Jane Hall Dec. 2026
All College Council Representative Kelly O'Keefe Dec. 2026
Faculty Board of Governors Representative Sarah Kirchoff Dec. 2027
Adjunct Faculty Board of Governors Representative Sean Mendoza Dec. 2027
Adjunct Faculty Sub-Committee Chair Sean Mendoza Dec. 2027

Faculty Senators

Within each Division is listed each Senator's name, department, email address and full- or part-time status, and end-of-term.

Name Department Email Status End of Term
Adult Education
Mark Frederick Adult Basic Education mfrederick3@pima.edu FT May 2027
Manal Tafish Adult Basic Education mmtafish@pima.edu  FT May 2027
Applied Technology
John Gerard Building & Construction  jjgerard@pima.edu FT May 2028
Sarah Kirchoff Automated Industrial Technology skirchoff@pima.edu  FT Dec 2027
Eric Winkleblack Aviation edwinkleblack@pima.edu FT May 2028
Arts
Michael Nolan Visual Arts mnolan@pima.edu   FT May 2028
Greg Loumeau Digital Arts gjloumeau@pima.edu FT May 2028
Business, Information Technology & Hospitality Leadership
Vivian Knight Business vknight2@pima.edu  FT Dec 2026
Jane Hall Human Resources chall@pima.edu  FT Dec 2026
Sean Mendoza Computer Software Applications smendoza@pima.edu  PT Dec 2026
College Readiness & Student Success
Sarah Robinson sandrews11@pima.edu
Communications
Elliot Mead Reading emead2@pima.edu  FT May 2027
Brooke Anderson Writing & Literature bdanderson@pima.edu FT May 2027
Cynthia Howe English Second Language chowe@pima.edu FT May 2027
Mayra Cortés-Torres Spanish mcortestorres@pima.edu FT May 2027
Maggie Golston Writing & Humanities msgolston@pima.edu FT May 2027
Anna Nedlin Spanish anedlin@pima.edu  PT May 2027
Health Professions
Trish (Patricia) Krebs Medical Assistant pmgrasinski@pima.edu FT May 2028
Nikki Robinson Nursing nlburzloff@pima.edu   FT May 2028
Christina Schemp Dental Studies cschemp@pima.edu  FT May 2028
Stacy Cousins Nursing scousins1@pima.edu PT May 2028
Library
Sol Gomez Library sgomez37@pima.edu FT May 2027
Emily Besich Library ebesich@pima.edu  FT May 2027
Mathematics
Caroline Torres Business Calculus and Pre-Calculus ctorres@pima.edu  FT May 2028
Yvonne Sandoval STEM Math ysandoval@pima.edu FT May 2028
Jennifer Switzer Liberal Arts Math and Calculus jswitzer3@pima.edu FT May 2028
Allison Stacey Trig & Calculus astacey@pima.edu FT May 2028
PimaOnline
Liz Rangel-Arriola Spanish lrangel1@pima.edu FT May 2028
Sciences
Alex Armstrong Life Sciences aeamstrong@pima.edu FT May 2028
Dennis Just Physics & Astronomy djust@pima.edu  FT Dec 2026
Lisa Werner Life Sciences lwerner@pima.edu   FT May 2028
Cora Varas-Nelson Life Sciences avarasnelson@pima.edu FT May 2028
Social Sciences, Humanities, & Education
Julie Andrews Education jandrews@pima.edu  FT May 2027
Aaron Kostko Philosophy akostko@pima.edu  FT May 2027
Sarah Robinson K12 Education sandrews11@pima.edu FT May 2027
Workforce Development
Kelly O'Keefe Health Information Technology kokeefe1@pima.edu FT May 2027
Patrick Moore Building & Construction pmoore17@pima.edu  PT May 2027

Meetings are on the 1st Friday of every month from 1:00pm - 3:00pm while school is in session.

2026

  • Jan. 13, 2026: All Faculty Day at West Campus - Logistics will be posted with the upcoming agenda. 8:00 am to Noon. In-person only.
  • Feb. 6, 2026: Faculty Senate, 1 pm to 3 pm. Online only - Zoom information below.
  • Mar. 6, 2026: Faculty Senate, 1 pm to 3 pm. In-person only - at West Campus in Room HG-10, Saguaro Room.
  • Apr. 3, 2026: Faculty Senate, 1 pm to 3 pm. Online only - Zoom information below.
  • May 1, 2026: Faculty Senate, 1 pm to 3 pm. In-person only - at the Downtown Campus in Room CC-180, Amethyst Room

Faculty Senate Monthly Meetings

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