Minutes - November 19, 2009

Members Present: Terrin Adair-Lynch, Espy Bolivar-Owen, Greg Brookins, Chuck brinkman, Sandi Burnett, Katarina Cerovic, Tom Chen, Steve Contarsy, Ian Culbertson, Rebecca Curtis, Abbas Dehkhoda, Guilio Dellarocca, Gail Edinger, Tracey Ellis, Dennis Frisch, Elena Garate, Martin Goldstein, Keith Graziadei, Matt Hotsinpiller, Ed Markarian, Mario Martinez, Suzanne McDonald, Colleen McGraw, Mitra Moassessi, Feresteh Mobasheri, Kym McBride, Nick Pernisco, Eric Oifer, Jim Pacchioli, Tom Peters, Franklyn Phillips, Paris Poirier, Audrey Sandoval, Jackie Scott, Lantz Simpson, Howard Stahl, Jim Smith, Odemaris Valdivia, Alicia Villapando, Brigitta Walton, Lisa Williams, Carol Womack, Anne York-Herjeczki.

Excused: Rebecca Anderson, Laura Cambell, Fran Chandler, Pauli Peter, Saul Rubin, Judith Remmes, Michael Strathearn, Kathy Sucher, Joy Tucker, David Zehr.

Absent: Eve Adler, Javid Afrasiabi, Maria Alvarado, Vini Angel, Garen Baghdasarian, Ken Buckner, Troy Cardenas, Gayle Davis Culp, Anna Collier, George Davison, Michael Dixon, Jim Downs, Brian Dunniway, Heather Eisenhardt, Blue Fier, Mark Foster,  Claudia Garcia, Ben Jimenez,  Josh Kanin,  Steven Kaufman, Lesley Kawaguchi, John Kennedy, Richard Lavallee, Jim Martin,  Ken Mason, Marilyn McGrath, Joan Mills, Ming Lu, Sue Moisin, Bill Price, Juan Quevedo, Jenny Resnick,  Michelle Scholefield, Christine Schultz, Michael Schwartz, Elisha Shapiro, Richard Tahvildaran-Jesswein, Nina Theiss, Holly Thiercof, Sal Veas, Kayli Weatherford, Ventris Woods.

Guests: Cameron Henton, Audrey Roche.

The meeting was called to order at 11:25; a quorum was present.

I.               Approval of Minutes, November 5, 2009
Correction to minutes: Terrin Adair-Lynch should be marked present.
The minutes were approved as corrected http://www.smcfa.org/index.php/meetings/66-minutes-and-agendas-fall-2009/1188-draft-minutes-november-5-2009

II.             Special Guest, Jonathan Lightman, Executive Director of FACCC  Jonathan’s presentation was videotaped by Nick Pernisco, Faculty Association’s webmaster and is currently available on the Faculty Association website: www.smcfa.org/

III.           Contract Quiz Prize Drawing – Sandi Burnett

Congratulations to Abbas Dehkhoda winner of two tickets to AMC Theater.

IV.           President’s Report – deferred.

V.             Negotiating Council Report – Howard Stahl – deferred.

Respectfully Submitted,

Becky Curtis

Recording Secretary