Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate

The primary functions of the Senate shall be to:

1. Serve as a communication channel among the PVCC Faculty, the PVCC Administration, the Faculty Executive Council, the MCCCD Administration, and the MCCCD Governing Board.

2. Serve as an arbiter of professional rights and responsibilities for PVCC Faculty.

3. Serve as the exclusive representative of PVCC Faculty to the PVCC Administration, the Faculty Executive Council, the MCCCD Administration, and to the MCCCD Governing Board with respect to academic and professional matters.

4. Select representatives to serve on administrative councils and on coordinating committees of Paradise Valley Community College and the Maricopa County Community College District.

5. Participate in the formation and implementation of education policies for Paradise Valley Community College and the Maricopa County Community College District.

Please find below a list of PVCC’s Faculty Senate Representatives, feel free to contact any of them for further information and support: 

PVCC Faculty Senate Leadership Academic Year   
Kathy Miller President 2025-2026 Contact Info
Tatum Bailey President-Elect  2025-2026 Contact Info
Barbara Morris Secretary  2025-2026 Contact Info

 

Faculty Senator Division  
Tom Schmidt Behavioral Sciences Contact Info
Robert McCanless Business and Information Technology Contact Info
Reese Pierceall Communication and Liberal Arts Contact Info
Mary L. Bankhead Counseling and Personal Development Contact Info
Vicki Brandenburg English Contact Info
Tomi Johnston Fine and Performing Arts Contact Info
Mike Gaffney Health and Exercise Science Contact Info
Sami Lang Library Contact Info
Christine Freeman Mathematics Contact Info
Barbara Morris Nursing Contact Info
Jaimee Corbet Life Sciences Contact Info
Casey Durandet Physical Sciences Contact Info
Kurt Hill Social Sciences Contact Info

Meeting Info

Faculty Senate Meeting Times for Academic Year 2025-2026

  1. Aug. 21, 2025: In-person only, Location: TBD, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
  2. Sep. 4, 2025: Virtual only, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  3. Oct. 2, 2025: Virtual only, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  4. Nov. 6 , 2025: Virtual only, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  5. Dec. 4, 2025: Virtual only, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  6. Jan. 12, 2026: In-Person only, Location: TBD, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  7. Feb. 5 , 2026: Virtual only, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  8. Mar. 5, 2026: Virtual only, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  9. Apr. 2, 2026: Virtual only, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  10. May 7, 2026: Old Senate Meeting (2025-2026 Faculty Senate): In-person only, Location: TBD, 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
  11. May 7, 2026: New Senate Meeting (2026-2027 Faculty Senate): In-person only, Location: TBD, 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
     

For non-members of the Faculty Senate interested in observing a Senate meeting, at least eight hours prior to the meeting, please send an e-mail to either the Faculty Senate President or the President-Elect requesting a link to the meeting you wish to observe.
 

All Residential Faculty Meetings (2025-2026)

  1. 1st Academic Year Residential Faculty Meeting and Luncheon:
    August 21, 2025, Location: TBD, 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
  2. 2nd Academic Year Residential Faculty Meeting and Luncheon:
    May 8, 2026, Location: TBD, 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Faculty Elections:

Election for the 2026-2027 PVCC Faculty Senate President-Elect:

  1. A Nomination/Election Committee composed of three non-officer Senate members and/or non-Senate Residential Faculty, and shall be established by Feb. 15, 2026.
  2. The President-Elect shall be elected between April 1 and April 30 of each year at dates to be determined by the Nomination/Election Committee.
  3. Nomination/Election Committee charged with this election will communicate further information about the nomination and  election process in a timely manner, and in accord with the PVCC Faculty Senate Constitution of 2024.
  4. Any residential faculty member who has completed one academic year of instruction or service at PVCC may self-nominate to be a candidate for the office of PVCC Faculty Senate President-Elect.
  5. For the sake of transparency and full disclosure, nominees shall disclose and
  6. share with the electorate whether or not they are members of the MCCFA, due to requirements noted in Article XVII, Section 2.B. of this Constitution.
     

Faculty (Division) Chair Elections in Spring 2026 (For three-year terms starting on July 1, 2027 through June 30, 2030):

  1. The following divisions will have elections in Spring of 2026 to determine their faculty chair who will serve during the term of office starting on July 1, 2027 and ending on June 30, 2030:
    • Counseling and Personal Development
    • Fine and Performing Arts
    • Library
  2. The faculty senate shall conduct these elections as prescribed by the PVCC College Plan of 2024.  Procedures for these elections will be communicated in a timely manner by the election committee(s) appointed for these elections.
  3. If a person elected as division chair (starting on July 1, 2027) is not the current chair, the chair-elect will “shadow” the current chair for the purposes of training during academic year 2026-2027.

Senate Policy-Related Documents:

  1. Residential Faculty Agreement
  2. PVCC College Plan
  3. PVCC Faculty Senate Constitution
  4. PVCC Faculty Senate Minutes:
    2023-2024 Senate Minutes
    2024-2025 Senate Minutes
    2025-2026 Senate Minutes
  5. Division Charters

Past Presidents of the PVCC Faculty Senate

Name Term of Office:
David C. Rubí 1/2024-5/2025
Jon Storslee 5/2023-1/2024
Versha Anderson 2022-2023
Raji Lauffer 2021-2022
Jon Storslee 2020-2021
Dale Heuser 2019-2020
Keith Kelly 2018-2019
Jon Storslee 2017-2018
Jon Storslee 2016-2017
Gary Smith 2015-2016
David Rubi 2014-2015
Gary Smith 2013-2014
Mike Mitchell 2012-2013
Dan Donahue 2011-2012
Patti Marsh 2010-2011
Rick Vaughn 2009-2010
Sue Van Boven 2008-2009
Jeff Lace 2007-2008
Jim Patterson 2006-2007
Reyes Medrano 2005-2006
Jon Storslee 2004-2005
Scott Massey 2003-2004
Hank Mancini 2002-2003
Jane Marks 2001-2002
John Nelson 2000-2001
Tom Butler 1999-2000
Steve Platte 1998-1999
Sally Rings 1997-1998
Jeanne Franco 1996-1997
Marilyn Cristiano 1995-1996
Marilyn Cristiano 1994-1995
Bob Bendotti 1993-1994
Jack Sexton 1992-1993
Larry Burgess 1991-1992
John Henderson 1990-1991
Freddie Anttila 1989-1990
Freddie Anttila 1988-1989