OCCA Committees
Member Services Committee
Purpose: This committee works on issues regarding how OCCA can best serve the needs of the 17 local community colleges and engages in strategic planning. The committee reviews and makes recommendations to staff about OCCA educational programs, including administrator, president, and board training events and the annual OCCA convention. The committee will also assist the Member Services Director with the development of new training opportunities such as webinars and administrator and leadership development.
Jane Reid, Chair – Clackamas CC Board, OCCA VP
Randy Weber – RCC President
Jessica Howard – Chemeketa President, OCCA Secretary
Marcia Jensen – SWOCC Board
Vacant, Board Member
Vacant, Board Member
Pat Fahey – RCC Board
Ross Tomlin – TBCC President
Dana Young – TVCC President
Lori Hall – Clackamas CC Staff
Vacant, Community College Staff
Nominating Committee
Purpose: The Nominating Committee shall prepare a slate of officers for the 2021-22 executive committee consisting of the vice-president, treasurer and at-large members (and, if necessary, the president or secretary) to be presented to the OCCA board at the meeting prior to the meeting where the election of officers is to occur. Additional nominations may be made.
Ed Dodson, Chair – Chemeketa Board
Patty Scott – SWOCC President
Richard Emery – OCCC Board
Stephanie Bulger – LCC President
Kim Morgan – CGCC Board & OCCA President
Budget Committee
Purpose: The committee reviews and makes recommendations to OCCA staff about the OCCA budget. The committee will also review, with staff, the annual audit of the OCCA financial statements.
Ross Tomlin, Chair – TBCC President & OCCA Treasurer
Tim Cook – Clackamas President
Stephen Crow – TVCC Board, OCCA Past-President
Alan Unger – COCC Board, OCCA At-Large Member
Vacant, Elected Board Member
Jess Jacobs – LBCC Staff
Jessica Howard – Chemeketa President, OCCA Secretary
Legislative Committee
Annette Mattson, Chair – MHCC Board
Tim Cook – Clackamas President, OCCA Ex-Officio (OPC Chair)
Austin Folnagy – LCC Board Member
Steve Loosley – UCC Board
Kim Morgan – CGCC Board, OCCA President
Jane Reid – Clackamas CC Board, OCCA VP
Lisa Skari – MHCC President
Ross Tomlin – TBCC President, OCCA Treasurer
Dana Young – TVCC President
Sage Learn – PCC Staff
Elise Hamner – SWOCC Staff
Chris Groener – Clackamas CC Board*
Howard Cherry Nominating Committee*
Purpose: Reviews award nominations and selects winners for the annual Howard Cherry Awards.
*Pending appointment by OCCA President
Jane Reid, Chair – Clackamas CC Board Member & OCCA VP
Jessica Howard – Chemeketa CC President & OCCA Secretary
Tim Cook – Clackamas President, OCCA Ex-Officio Member
Patty Scott – SWOCC President
Kate Marquez – KCC Board Member
Chris Brown – BMCC Board Member
Pat Fahey – RCC Board Member, OCCA At-Large Member
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Committee
Purpose: Works to provide tools to community colleges to actively engage and recruit people of color in our communities to increase their participation and representation on our boards of education, support OCCA, all community college board members, and all community colleges in their individual and collective learning around racism and bias within our institutions and society, and recommend all Oregon community college boards consider adoption of the ACCT Equity Action Agenda.
*Pending Board approval
Traci Simmons, Co-Chair – MHCC Chief Diversity Officer
Marta Yera Cronin, Co-Chair – CGCC President
Michael Sonnleitner – PCC Board Member
Marco Vasquez – RCC Chief Diversity Officer
Alan Unger – COCC Board Member, OCCA At-Large Member
Dana Young – TVCC President
Kate Marquez – KCC Board Member
Chris Breitmeyer – Clatsop CC President
Debbie Kilduff – OCCC Board Member
Betsy McMahon – TBCC Board Member
Traci Fordham – PCC Interim Chief Diversity Officer
Christy Walker – COCC Chief Diversity Officer
Annette Mattson – MHCC Board Member
Kristi Wilson – PCC Board Member
Tim Cook – Clackamas President, OCCA Ex-Officio Member
Stephen Crow – TVCC Board Member, OCCA Past-President
Diane Watson – Chemeketa CC Board Member
Lauren Riddle – PCC Board
Casey Layton – Clackamas Chief Diversity Officer*
