Executive Council

The Executive Council of the FA is the policy-making body of our union. It consists of the six at-large officers as well as 35 representatives elected by the membership every two years, as shown below. 

In accordance with the the FA Constitution and Bylaws, in addition to meeting monthly to discuss the ongoing issues facing our members, EC reps make union policy; uphold the terms and condition of our contract and constitution & bylaws; authorize formal negotiations with the administration and county; approve various FA positions as well as committee appointments and committee charges; determine the number of delegates at local, state, and national conferences and conventions; approve the FA budget; certify election results; and so much more.

EC reps also help serve as the "eyes and ears" of the FA. Given the size of the institution, we need these leaders and activitists to stay in regular, frequent contact with the membership that drives our organization. EC reps should be speaking with and emailing their constituents several times a semester so they can bring issues and concerns to the fore during our monthly EC meetings and report results back to their constituents as needed as well as to share the monthly EC meeting notes with their constituency. 

Serving as an EC rep is important college-wide service and counts toward college service for your promotion. 

Contact FA Secretary Cynthia Eaton if you are interested in filling a vacancy on the EC and/or running for election. Half of the EC is up for election in even-numbered years, and the other half is up for election in odd-numbered years—as listed below for each position. All six FA officer positions and all three delegate positions are up for election in odd-numbered years. 

 

Ammerman Campus Representatives

Area Representative
Nursing, Health & Human Services, Physical Education (elected in even-numbered years) Marlene Kellner
Music, Visual Arts, Theater, Philosophy, Women's Studies (elected in even-numbered years) Alex Nohai-Seaman
Library, Central (elected in odd-numbered years) Deb Provenzano
Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Criminal Justice (elected in odd-numbered years) Christina Bosco
English (elected in even-numbered years) David Clark
Accounting, Business Admin, Business Info Systems, Legal Studies (elected in even-numbered years) John Capurso
Biology and Physical Sciences (elected in odd-numbered years) Matt Pappas
Counseling (elected in odd-numbered years) Ben Laudicina
Engineering, Computer Science, Industrial Technology (elected in even-numbered years) vacant
Math (elected in odd-numbered years) Alexander Atwood
Communication, Languages, Reading, TV/Radio/Film (elected in odd-numbered years) Rich Lauria

 

Grant Campus Representatives

Area Representative
Business, HVAC, CIS, Technology, ETU Coordinator (elected in odd-numbered years) Eric Weinstein
Nursing, Health Science, PE, Veterinary Science (elected in even-numbered years) Josh Wolfson
Social Sciences (elected in odd-numbered years) vacant
Library, Counseling, Media (elected in even-numbered years) Tara Fagan
Natural Sciences and Math (elected in odd-numbered years) Anabel Darini
Humanities (elected in even-numbered years) Naomi Edwards

 

Eastern Campus Representatives

Area Representative
Science, Math, Social Science, Business, Nursing, Culinary, PE (elected in odd-numbered years) Nic Pestieau
Library, Humanities, Counseling (elected in even-numbered years) Mary Sierra
   

PA/Specialist Representatives

Area Representative
Programmatic (elected in odd-numbered years) Lisa Behnke
Instructional Labs (elected in odd-numbered years) Madeeha Rahat
Technical Areas and Instructional Centers (elected in even-numbered years) Kevin Wirth

Adjunct Representatives

Area Representative
PAs & Specialists - Skills Centers (elected in even-numbered years) Kailyn Giaccone
Counseling, Education, Freshmen & College Seminar (elected in odd-numbered years) Debra Handel
Sciences, Engineering, Automotive (elected in odd-numbered years) vacant
Math (elected in odd-numbered years) vacant
Social Sciences (elected in even-numbered years) Jim Rooney
PAs & Specialists - Instructional Labs (elected in even-numbered years) Laura Stone
Foreign Languages, ESL, ASL, Reading (elected in even-numbered years) Sallie Bruno
Retiree, Guild, PAs & Specialists - Programmatic (elected in odd-numbered years) Stephen Clark
Nursing, Health Science, and PE (elected in even-numbered years) Jen Champagne
English (elected in odd-numbered years) Robert Schmidt
Humanities (elected in odd-numbered years) Dean Karahalis
Culinary, Fire Science, Library, Electrical Tech, Drafting, Interior Design (elected in odd-numbered years) Patricia Bergel
Business, Accounting, Communication, and Telecom (elected in even-numbered years) Christopher Pascale