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President's Message: August 31, 2021

Greetings Managers,

Wishing you well on the first week of the semester. I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself. I am Shannon Quihuiz, your CDMA President for the upcoming year. I am honored to serve you all and appreciate the opportunity to work with your CDMA's board members to execute our vision and mission.

I did not imagine when I took on this role that COVID-19 would still be raging, but here we are. Thank you all for the hard work, dedication, and perseverance that you have put forth over the past 18 months. CDMA will continue to advocate for managers during this unprecedented time. With that being said, I would like to introduce CDMA's priorities and goals for the 2021-2022 academic year:

  • Communication: Improve communication channels to keep managers well informed.
  • Internal processes and structures: Build CDMA's infrastructure to outline fundamental systems and processes.
  • New initiatives: Enhance CDMA's role in restoring and building trust, develop a mentorship and/or leadership program, and onboard.

As part of CDMA's communication initiative, we scheduled an All Manager's Meeting with Chancellor Weispfenning. Our aim is to engage in a facilitated question-and-answer session, focused on the District's return to work plan, including the face-covering requirement for indoor spaces on District property and the vaccination requirement. Please save the date for Thursday, September 9, 2021 at 1:00 pm. Submit your questions here.

We also created an accessible way to provide feedback, (refer below) and we look forward to hearing from you.

In service,

Signature for Shannon Quihuiz

Shannon Quihuiz



Be Heard!

In addition to reaching out to your CDMA officers and representatives, the CDMA Feedback Form is an avenue to share your feedback, comments, and ideas with us. Thank you!

Newsworthy: CDMA'S 2021-2022 Board Members

PRESIDENT
Shannon Quihuiz

VICE-PRESIDENT
Aeron Zentner

SECRETARY
Christina Oja

TREASURER
John Taylor

PAST-PRESIDENT
Dana Emerson
SECOND-YEAR
REPRESENTATIVES

COASTLINE
Natalie Schonfeld

DISTRICT
Dana Swart

GOLDEN WEST
Carla Martinez

ORANGE COAST
Tara Giblin
FIRST-YEAR
REPRESENTATIVES

COASTLINE
Tom Neal

DISTRICT
Julie Hallsted

GOLDEN WEST
Valerie Venegas

ORANGE COAST
Nathan Jensen
 

Participatory Governance: CDMA's Representatives

CDMA represents and advocates for managers through its involvement in District participatory governance. In the future, refer to this section for routine updates from your CDMA representatives.

icon of people speaking in a group DISTRICT CONSULTATION COUNCIL
Shannon Quihuiz, squihuiz@occ.cccd.edu
icon of shaking hands MEET & CONFER
Aeron Zentner, azentner@coastline.edu
icon of shaking hands BOARD POLICY &
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE
Nathan Jensen, njensen@occ.cccd.edu
icon of shaking hands BUDGET
Tara Giblin, tgiblin@occ.cccd.edu
icon of shaking hands TECHNOLOGY
Natalie Schonfeld, nschonfeld@coastline.edu
icon of shaking hands HEALTH BENEFITS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Valerie Venegas, vvenegas@gwc.cccd.edu
Dana Emerson, demerson3@coastline.edu
 

Keeping Up To Date: District Representative Groups

Coast Federation of Classified Employees

Coast Federation of Educators

Coast Community College Association

Academic Senate, Coastline College

Academic Senate, Golden West College

Academic Senate, Orange Coast College

Associated Student Government, Coastline College

Associated Students of Golden West College

Associated Students of Orange Coast College

 

Great Managers Make Great Organizations!

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