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	Denise Reilly	Dec. 2025
President Elect	Kelly O'Keefe	Dec. 2025
Vice President	Dennis Just	Dec. 2025
Past President	Rita Lennon	Dec. 2025
Secretary	Vacant
All College Council Representative	Denise Reilly	May 2026
Faculty Board of Governors Representative	Rita Lennon	Dec. 2025
Adjunct Faculty Board of Governors Representative	Sean Mendoza	Dec. 2025
Adjunct Faculty Sub-Committee Chair	Sean Mendoza	Dec. 2025

Faculty Senators

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

Faculty Senators
Adult Education
Mark Frederick	Adult Basic Education	mfrederick3@pima.edu	FT	Dec 2025
Manal Tafish	Adult Basic Education	mmtafish@pima.edu	FT	Dec 2025
Trina Nuno	Adult Basic Education	tnuno1@pima.edu	PT	Dec 2025
Applied Technology
John Gerard	Building & Construction	jjgerard@pima.edu	FT	Dec 2026
Sarah Kirchoff	Automated Industrial Technology	skirchoff@pima.edu	FT	Dec 2026
Adrian Snellgrove	Aviation	asnellgrove@pima.edu	FT	Dec 2026
Arts
Raymond T. Ryder	Music	rryder@pima.edu	FT	Dec 2026
Greg Loumeau	Digital Arts	gjloumeau@pima.edu	PT	Dec 2026
Business, Information Technology & Hospitality Leadership
Vivian Knight	Business	jwu@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
Denise Reilly	Student Success	dreilly1@pima.edu	FT	Dec 2025
Communications
Brooke Anderson	Writing & Literature	bdanderson@pima.edu	FT	Dec 2025
Cynthia Howe	English Second Language	chowe@pima.edu	FT	Dec 2025
Vacant
Maggie Golston	Writing & Humanities	msgolston@pima.edu	FT	Dec 2025
Mayra Cortes-Torres	Spanish	mcortestorres@pima.edu	FT	Dec 2025
Health Professions & Biomedical Sciences
Rita Lennon	Clinical Research Coordinator	rlennon1@pima.edu	FT	Dec 2025
Nikki Robinson	Nursing	nlburzloff@pima.edu	FT	Dec 2025
Christina Schemp	Dental Studies	cschemp@pima.edu	FT	Dec 2026
Stacy Cousins	Nursing	scousins1@pima.edu	PT	Dec 2026
Library
Sol Gomez	Library	sgomez37@pima.edu	FT	Dec 2026
Vacant
Mathematics
Caroline Torres	Business Calculus and Pre-Calculus	ctorres@pima.edu	FT	Dec 2026
Diane Lussier	Algebra and Calculus	dlussier@pima.edu	FT	Dec 2026
Matej Boguszak	Discrete Math and Calculus	mboguszak@pima.edu	FT	Dec 2026
Allison Stacey	Trig & Calculus	astacey@pima.edu	FT	Dec 2026
PimaOnline
Liz Rangel-Arriola	Spanish	lrangel1@pima.edu	FT	Dec 2026
Sciences
Alex Armstrong	Biology	aeamstrong@pima.edu	FT	Dec 2026
Dennis Just	Physics & Astronomy	djust@pima.edu	FT	Dec 2026
Crystal McKenna	Climate Action and Sustainability	cmckenna3@pima.edu	FT	Dec 2026
Padma Nair	Chemistry	pnair@pima.edu	FT	Dec 2026
Social Sciences, Humanities, & Education
Kimlisa Duchicela	History	kduchicela@pima.edu	FT	Dec 2025
Vacant
Sarah Robinson	K12 Education	sandrews11@pima.edu	FT	Dec 2025
Workforce Development
Kelly O'Keefe	Health Information Technology	kokeefe1@pima.edu	FT	Dec 2025
Wright Randolph	Emergency Medical Tech	wrandolph@pima.edu	FT	Dec 2025

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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