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Mesa Student Services Council
Mesa Student Services Council

Mesa Student Services Council

Purpose

Mesa Student Services Council serves as the primary forum through which information is shared and dialogue is fostered around:

• Student Services issues, programs, and services.
• Best Student Services practices that promote student success, equity, and learning outcomes.
• College goals and Student Services’ role in accomplishing them.

Type: Operational

Reports to: President's Cabinet (PCAB), Student Services

Meets: The Mesa Student Services Council meets on the third Wednesday of every month from 2:00pm to 4:00pm  |  View Agendas & Minutes

Goals

  1. Strengthen pathways in Student Services to promote access, learning, success, and engagement for our diverse student population.
  2. Systematically use data to inform decision-making in Student Services.
  3. Advance innovative methods of service delivery to students, including the use of technology.
  4. Enhance the effectiveness of partnerships and collaborations.
  5. Promote and support professional development opportunities for faculty and staff.
  6. Promote a safe learning environment for students and employees.

Membership 2020-2021

  • (1) Vice President, Student Services
  • Ashanti Hands, Ed.D.
    Vice President, Student Services
  • (1) Dean, Student Affairs
    (1) Dean, Student Development
    (1) Dean, Student Success & Equity
  • Ailene Crakes
    Dean, Student Development
  • Larry Maxey
    Dean, Student Success & Equity
  • Victoria Miller
    Dean, Student Affairs
  • (3) Representatives
  • Leticia Diaz
    Manager, Extended Opportunity Programs & Services
  • Suzanne Khambata
    Director, Student Health Services
  • Claudia Perkins
    Disciplinary, Site Compliancee, 504 Officer
  • (7) Representatives
       
  • Ivonne Alvarez
    Supervisor II, Admissions, Veterans, Records
  • Raquel Aparico
    Supervisor I, Admissions
  • Pilar Ezeta
    Supervisor, Financial Aid
  • Lynn Dang
    Supervisor, Accounting
  • Victoria Hernandez
    Supervisor, Veterans and Records
  • Charlie Lieu
    College Technical Analyst
  • Olivia Picolla
    Acting Supervisor, Transfer, Career, Evaluations
  • Andrew Tanjuaquio
    Supervisor, Counseling
  • (5) Representatives
  • Marisa Alioto
    Faculty, Counseling; Co-Coordinator, Mesa Pathways
  • Nellie Dougherty
    Chair, EOPS & Special Programs
  • Linda Gibbons-Croft
    Coordinator, Mental Health
  • Anne Hedekin
    Faculty Coordinator, Transfer
  • Erika Higginbotham
    Faculty Coordinator, DSPS
  • Cynthia Rico
    Chair, Counseling
  • Karla Trutna
    Coordinator, Outreach & Assessment, Promise, Testing & Assessment
  • Sasha Verastegui
    Coordinator, CalWORKs
  • (2) Representatives
  • Johanna Aleman
    Officer, Student Support Services
  • Agustin Rivera, Jr.
    Officer, Student Support Services
  • Gilda Maldonado
    Officer, Financial Aid
  • (1) President, Associated Students
    (1) Vice President, Associated Students
  • Taylor Carpenter
    President, Associated Students
  • Karla Tirado
    Vice President, Associated Students
  • (1) Academic Senate Representative
    (1) Classified Senate Representative
  • VACANT
    Representative, Academic Senate
  • VACANT
    Representative, Classified Senate
  • (1) Representative
  • Ryan Shumaker
    Dean, Exercise Sciences, Health Education, Dance, and Athletics
  • (3) Representatives
  • Catherine Cannock 
    IA, HSI
  • Kyung Ae Jun
    Research and Planning Analyst
  • Leticia Lopez,
    Manager, Title III & V
  • Mark Manasse
    Faculty Coordinator, Tutoring/MT2C
  • Charles Shimazaki
    Project Assistant, Mesa Journeys

Additional Information

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* MSSC Webpage Representative:  Trina Larson