Santa Monica College Faculty Association

Representative Assembly Meeting

September 4, 2003

Members Present: Maria Alavarado, Vini Angel, Sandi Burnett, Fran Chandler,Steve Contarsy, Tim Cramer, Gwen Dophna, Robert Flores, Dennis Frisch, Martin Goldstein, John Hoover, Josh Kanin, Lesley Kawaguchi, Richard LaValle, George Marcopulos, Ed Markarian, James Martin, Robert Massey, Richard McColl, Richard Mednick, Melissa Michelson, Mitra Moasessi, Brenda Ness, Lyle Nichols, Krystyna Oakes, Jim Pacchioli,  Ernest Padilla, Pauli Peter, David Phillips, Judith Remmes, Rick Russell, Michael Schwartz, Lantz Simpson, Michael Soldatenko, Michael Strathern, Kathy Sucher, Sumy Takesue, Sal Veas, Andrew Walzer, Betty Wong, David Zehr, Linda Zwang-Weissman

Members Absent: Anthony Archer, Garen Baghdasarian, Fariba Bolandhemet, Robin Briggs, Juanita Burris, Tom Chen, Jim Croxton, Becky Curtis, Nick DiCamillo, Naja El-Khoury, Don Emery, Carolyn Feruzzi, Mark Foster, Kai Ganado, Anneliese Gerl, Julie Grenfield, Craig Hammond, Carolyn Holmes, Ridgeway Knight, Jim Lemmon, Arnold Lessing, Alan Litt, Fran Manion, Ben Martin, Kym McBride, Sizanne McDonald, Jeffrey Miller,  Elaine Morton, Juan Quevedo, Paul Roberts, Mario Semere, Eleanor Singleton, Rita Soshnik, Marci Spiegler,  Lydia Strong, Denise Travis, Alicia Villapondo, Robert Ware, Mari Womack,

Members Excused:  Alan Buckley, Ann Maddox, Ken Mason, Audrey Roche, Howard Stahl 

Guests:  Espy Bolivar-Owen,Tony Diniro, Tracey Ellis, Kathy Flynn, Colleen McGraw

I.  President's Report-Lantz Simpson

A  Ken Mason is in Japan for eight weeks on a teaching assignment.

B. Board of Trustees member Pat Nichelson resigned at Tuesday’s 9/2 trustees meeting.

C. Treasurer Mitra Moassesi reported that, according to analysts with the Chancellor’s   office, the chances of any midyear budget cuts are remote and that the budget outlook for 2004/5 is optimistic.

D. Andrew Walzer and Kathy Sucher encouraged members to participate in payroll deduction and fundraisers to raise money for the FA PAC. The PAC is committed to raising money to help elect progressive board members.

II.  Approval of 2003-2004 Executive Committee

The FA Assembly unanimously approved FA president Lance Simpson’s recommendations for committee chairmanships.

III. Election of At-Large Executive Commitee Members

The FA Assembly unanimously approved Kim McBride, David Zehr and Jim Martin as at-large members to the Executive Committee of the Faculty Association.

IV.  Revival of Job Action Task Force

The Assembly voted unanimously to reconstitute and revive the job action task force.

Meeting was adjourned at 12:30 P.M.

Submitted by George Marcopulos taking notes for Ann Maddox