Mission
The Faculty of Color Coalition (FOC) is dedicated to cultivating a welcoming community that elevates the voices of faculty and staff to build an empowering environment for sustained professional and personal growth.
Vision
The FOC strives to foster a sense of belonging, inspiration, empowerment, and to support TMCC faculty and staff of color, promote inclusivity, and ensure success and retention.
Goals
- Provide a forum for exchanging ideas and discussing relevant topics amongst faculty and staff of color at TMCC.
- Further professional development and educational opportunities for personal and professional growth.
- Serve as a recommending body for employee recruitment.
- Through collaboration, serve as a resource to guide the campus community on topics related to, but not limited to, multicultural thriving, cultural competence, combating bias, and addressing racial discrimination through equity and cultural innovation activities.
Meetings
All meetings will take place in person unless otherwise noted. For meeting dates and locations for 2023 please contact Faculty of Color Coalition.
Chairs
John Galicia, Maria Sandra Jimenez
Committee Members
- Ayodeke Akinola, Assistant Director, Facilities Operations and Capital Planning
- YeVonne Allen, Program Director, Equity, Inclusion, and Sustainability
- Nicole Barnes, Financial Aid Coordinator, Financial Aid, Scholarships and Student Employment
- Gabriela Brochu, Chair/Professor, Humanities
- Gabriel Chavez, Professor, Foreign Languages
- Yuli Chavez Camarena, Program Director, Recruitment and Access Center (RAC)
- Vanina Coudriet, Hospitality & Tourism Instructor & Coordinator, Social Sciences and Business
- Melissa Deadmond, Associate Dean, Assessment and Planning
- Felipe Gutierrez De Alba, Veterans Program Coordinator, Admissions and Records
- John Galicia, Lieutenant, University Police Department
- Blisin Hestiyas, Professor, Mathematics
- Andy Hughes, Director, Admissions and Records
- James Kuzhippala, CHS Professor Biology and Community Health Science
- Jonathan Lam, Professor, Mathematics
- Miguel Martinez, Coordinator, Equity, Inclusion, and Sustainability
- Olga Mesina, Specialist, Disability Resource Center
- LaTara Misher, Financial Aid Coordinator, Financial Aid, Scholarships and Student Employment
- Elizabeth Ortiz, Specialist, Career Hub
- Brendan Patin, Pre Admissions Associate, Admissions and Records
- Cynthia Pierrott, Program Director, Adult Basic Education
- Kofi Poku, Professor, Business, History, and Political Science
- Lee Raubolt, Assistant Director, Admissions and Records
- Micaela Rubalcava, Professor of Education, Social Sciences and Business
- Maria Sandra Jimenez, TRIO SSS Director, Vice President of Student Services and Diversity
- Megan Van, Executive Assistant, Vice President of Student Services and Diversity
- Cecilia Vigil, Professor, Biology
- Sione Lavaka, TRIO Coordinator
- Melody Mehrabi, TRIO Coordinator
- Jaime Sandoval, Professor, Psychology
FOC Email List
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