Committees & Councils

Members are appointed by the Chapter President and ratified by the E-Board as representatives to committees and councils, as special advisors, as MBCLC representatives, or as Site Representatives. Elected positions include E-Board Officers and additional Union Stewards (the number, if any, is determined by the President).

*Link to the District or non-Chapter website.
**CSEA Representative(s) are current as of 11/5/2026.

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County/Regional

CSEA (Association)

  • Annual Conference*
    • Typically the Chapter President (or their designee) plus one other elected member attends.
    • Attending Representative(s)**:
      • 2026
        • Shawn Pullum
      • 2025
        • Brenda Jones
      • 2024
        • Jess Green
        • Shawn Pullum

Hartnell College (District)

  • Employer-Employee Relations Committee
    • Typically the Labor Relations Representative, the President, the Chief Steward, and up to three elected members attend.
      • 2026:
        • Shawn Pullum (President)
        • Marlene Hernandez (Vice President)
        • Brenda Jones (Chief Union Steward)
        • Isabela Telles (LRR)
      • 2025:
        • Shawn Pullum (President)
        • Fanny Salgado (Vice-President)
        • Brenda Jones (Chief Union Steward)
        • Marlene Hernandez (Treasurer)
        • Isabela Telles (LRR)
  • Hartnell College Governance Councils* (any classified staff member may serve as representative)
    • There is an intent to stagger terms to reduce burnout and increase opportunity for classified staff. However, there are no term limits, and representatives may continue serving if re-appointed by the Tri-Chair.
    • Hartnell College Council*
      • CSEA President, Tri-Chair (permanent)
      • 2025-2027 Term
        • Adair McCall Ortega, CSEA
        • Delia Edeza, CSEA
        • Lucy Serrano, Conf.
      • 2024-2026 Term
        • VACANT, CSEA
    • Equity Assurance Council*
      • 2025-2027 Term
        • David Jones, Tri-Chair, L-39
        • Maria De Leon, CSEA
        • Shastina Sanchez, CSEA
        • Julia Silveira, CSEA
      • 2023-2025 Term
        • Jacqueline Flores, Confidential
    • Institutional Resources Council*
      • 2025-2027 Term
        • Marlene Hernandez, Tri-Chair, CSEA
        • Dina Hiyashi, Conf.
        • Daniel Oviedo, L-39
        • Dina Uribe, CSEA
        • VACANT
    • Student Success Council*
      • 2025-2027 Term
        • Vinita Tiwari, Tri-Chair, CSEA
        • Fatima Barron Vargas, CSEA
        • Jess Green, CSEA
        • Frank Henderson, CSEA
        • Fanny Salgado, CSEA
        • VACANT
    • Technology Learning Support Council*
      • 2025-2027 Term
        • Nicholas Vasquez, Tri-Chair, CSEA
        • Miriam Contreras, Confidential
        • Jacob Jun, CSEA
        • Cecilia Vazquez, CSEA
      • 2024-2026 Term
        • Ana Valles, CSEA
  • Hartnell College Committees* and Task Forces
    • Governance bodies under the Councils may appoint from within or request representatives from the constiuency Tri-Chairs of the HCC (constituency appointments). We will post known classified appointments here.

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Councils

  • Permanent (bylaws)
    • Site Council
      • When needed, a Site Council meeting is called with all elected Stewards and appointed Site Representatives in attendance.
        • Vice President, Co-Chair (ongoing)
        • Chief Union Steward, Co-Chair (ongoing)
  • Proposed
    • College Labor Council
    • Union Council (aka Chapter Council or CSEA Council)
      • When needed, a Union Council meeting is called with all elected and appointed Officers, Site Representatives, Union Stewards, and Council/Committee Representatives, in attendance.
        • President, Chair (ongoing)

Committees

  • Chapter Standing Committees
    (permanent/bylaws)
    • “With the exception of Auditing and Elections, the Chapter President is an ex-officio member of all Committees.”
      • Auditing
        • Treasurer, Chair (ongoing)
        • As needed, Chief Auditor
        • As needed, Auditors
      • Elections (Chapter)
        • Secretary, Chair (ongoing)
        • Chief Teller
          • Secretary or designee
        • As needed, Tellers
      • Governance
        • President and Tri-Chair, Hartnell College Council*, Chair (ongoing)
        • Vice President
        • (Other Staff Labor/Confidential Leaders of Similar/Equal Rank)
      • Grievance
        • Chief Union Steward, Chair (ongoing)
      • Membership
        • Vice President, Chair (ongoing)
        • (All members of the Executive Board per bylaws)
      • Negotiating**
      • Political Action
        • Secretary, Chair (ongoing)
  • Ad Hoc Committees
    • Event Planning
      • Classified School Employees Week (CSEW or “CSEA Week”) Committee
        • 2027 Committee
          • TBD, Chair
        • 2026 Committee
          • Edward Bueno, Chair
          • …
        • 2025 Committee
          • Celia Anderson, Chair
          • Edward Bueno
          • …