SSC Charter
| Group Name | Student Services Council (SSC) |
| Type of Group | Council |
| Description/Purpose/Charge | Student Service Council (SSC) reviews matters and shares information concerning Student Services and makes recommendations to the Vice President of Student Services and President’s Staff. |
| Reporting Relationships | SSC functions under the leadership of the Vice President of Student Services. |
| Decision-Making Authority | Recommend student support strategies to enhance student access, equity, and success. Recommend and advise on long-range and short-term plans for the Student Services. |
| Membership Composition | Vice President, Student Services (Chair) Bursar Communications Specialist, Campus Communications Coordinator, Career Planning and Workforce Development Center Coordinator, Financial Aid Coordinator, International Students Program Counselor/Coordinator, Veterans Resource Center Dean, Counseling and Student Development Dean, Student Support Services Dean, Library and Learning Resource Center Dean, Language Arts Director, Admissions & Records Director, Charger Experience Program Department Coordinator, Counseling Director, Campus Safety Director, Disability Support Services Director, Dual Enrollment Director, Extended Opportunity Program and Services Director, Financial Aid Director, STEM2/MESA Director, Student Equity and Success Director, Student Health Services Director, Student Life and Leadership Director, Transfer Center Executive Assistant, Vice President of Student Services Manager, International Student Program MIS Analyst, Student Services Senior Research Analyst, Institutional Research and Planning Student Services Specialist, Student Life and Leadership |
| Terms of Membership | Membership is ongoing, and is subject to the employee’s continuation in their position. |
| Membership Process | Members are appointed by job function. |
| Meeting Dates/Times | SSC meets on the Third Thursdays of each month from 9 – 10:30 a.m. |
| Meeting Procedures | Meeting agendas are issued prior to the meeting. Chair facilitates discussion and decision-making. |
| Consensus Process, Decision-Making, and Documentation | Members will be asked to seek consensus by a green check in support or red x for non-support of agenda item(s). Decision is documented in meeting recorded notes by the Executive Assistant to the Vice President of Student Services. |
| Communication and Distribution of Materials | Email communication is coordinated by the Executive Assistant under the direction of the Vice President of Student Services (agendas, minutes, supporting documents, etc.). |
| Charter Established/Revised Dates | Charter established in: November 2023 Charter last reviewed in: November 2023 Charter last revised/approved on: March 15, 2024 |
| Website | www.cypresscollege.edu/student-services-council/ |
| Current Roster | Paul de Dios – Vice President, Student Services (Chair) Lynn Le – Interim Manager, Bursar Marcie Kagawa – Communications Specialist, Campus Communications Angela Sardan – Coordinator, Career Planning and Workforce Development Center Lili Perez – Coordinator, Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education Nai Hilo/Nishad Marathe – Coordinator, Financial Aid Vivian Kim – International Students Program Juan Carlos Garcia – Counselor/Coordinator, Veterans Resource Center Vacant – Dean, Counseling and Student Development Celeste Phelps – Dean, Student Support Services Treisa Cassens – Dean, Library and Learning Resource Center Janet Vera – Dean, Language Arts David Mosely Booze – Director, Admissions & Records Brittany Hamer – Director, Charger Experience Program Robert Grantham/Jacky Rangel – Department Coordinator, Counseling Craig Lee – Director, Campus Safety Matthew Dawood – Director, Disability Support Services Stephanie Teer – Director, Dual Enrollment AnnMarie Ruelas – Director, Extended Opportunity Program and Services Gabriela De La Cruz – Director, Financial Aid Yanet Padilla – Director, STEM2/MESA Vacant – Director, Student Equity and Success Marla McBride – Director, Student Health Services David Okawa – Director, Student Life and Leadership Moises Del Real Viramontes – Director, Transfer Center Gloria Ortega – Executive Assistant, Vice President of Student Services Ryan O’Connell – Manager, International Student Program Nydia Sandoval – MIS Analyst, Student Services Eileen Haddad – Senior Research Analyst, Institutional Research & Planning Jay Shonkwiler – Student Services Specialist, Student Life and Leadership Belinda Allan – Caring Campus, Co-Chair Lela Beck – Administrative Assistant, Counseling & Student Development Marylou Garibaldi – Student Services Coordinator (Interim), Disability Support Services Center Nicholas Gutierrez – Student Services Coordinator, Veterans Resource Center Liana Koeppel – Guided Pathways Andrea Laguna Morales – Special Projects Manager, Dual Enrollment Brady Miller-Wakeham – Director, Guided Pathways Dani Morgan – Coordinator, Basic Needs Eva Palomares – Counselor, EOPS/CARE/CalWORKs Vanila Pulu-Suliafu – Professional Expert, APIDA Resource Center Joey Quenga – Coordinator, APIDA Resource Center Alan Reza – Counselor, EOPS/CARE/CalWORKs Sandra Rocha – Interim Director, MESA |
| Brown Act | No |