
Classified Senate
Chair: Christy Montenegro
Chair Contact: cmontengro@cypresscollege.edu
Co-Chair: Kristina Oganesian
Co-Chair Contact: koganesian@cypresscollege.edu
Meeting Dates: 1st and 4th Wednesday of every month
Meeting Time: 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Meeting Location: Zoom
Purpose
Classified Senate’s mission is to provide classified professionals with a participatory voice in supporting the college’s mission, vision, core values, and promoting a successful learning environment for students. As an integral part of the college community, Classified Senate shall actively contribute to the growth and success of the college.
Reporting Relationships
The Classified Senate is a representative body comprised of Classified employees at Cypress College. As part of the structure of this group, the executive leadership meets with the President of Cypress College on a monthly basis throughout primary semesters and senators attend the Guided Pathways, PAC, Accreditation, and additional committee meetings on an as needed basis to provide reports.
Membership Composition
- President
- Vice President
- Secretary
- Treasurer
- Senator #1
- Senator #2
- Senator #3
- Senator #4
- Senator #5
- Senator #6
- Senator #7
- Senator #8
Current Membership
- President – Christy Montenegro, cmontenegro@cypresscollege.edu
- Vice President – Kristina Oganesian, koganesian@cypresscollege.edu
- Secretary – Regina Russell, rrussell@cypresscollege.edu
- Treasurer – Tayler Thomas, tthomas@cypresscollege.edu
- Senator – Alisha Watts, awatts@cypresscollege.edu
- Senator – Ayman Gadalla, agadalla@cypresscollege.edu
- Senator – Cindy Lopez, cindylopez@cypresscollege.edu
- Senator – Diana Domingo, ddomingo@cypresscollege.edu
- Senator – Lesley-Anne Loon, lloon@cypresscollege.edu
- Senator – Lisa Hoang, lhoang@cypresscollege.edu
- Senator – Nicholas Gutierrez, ngutierrez@cypresscollege.edu
- Senator – Teresa Chevalier, tchevalier@cypresscollege.edu
All senators may also be reached at classifiedsenate@cypresscollege.edu.
Terms of Membership
All members of the Classified Senate are elected to serve one-year terms. Members may apply for reelection or apply for a different role the following academic year.
Classified Senate Events
Classified Winter Retreat
To request copies of archived agendas and minutes, please contact the committee chair.