SPAC Meeting Calendar

Role and Purpose:

The Strategic Planning Advisory Council (SPAC) is the primary body responsible for coordinating MCCCD's district-wide strategic planning process with the following purposes:

• Establish and maintain a collaborative, comprehensive and integrative approach to strategic planning within the District.
• Establish district-wide directions, goals and priorities.
• Provide strategic direction to decision-making at all levels within the District.
• Serve as an advisory council to the Chancellor's Executive Council (CEC), Chancellor and the Governing Board.

Responsibilities:

1. Establish and maintain a collaborative, comprehensive and integrative approach to strategic planning within the District.
2. Revisit and/or make recommendations to revise MCCCD vision, mission and core values.
3. Provide recommendations to CEC, Chancellor and Governing Board regarding internal and external strategic issues and/or trends that may impact the District as a whole.
4. Provide recommendations to CEC, Chancellor and Governing Board regarding emerging issues and/or challenges that require change in district-wide directions, goals, priorities, administrative regulations and/or policies.
5. Establish and prioritize district-wide directions, goals and priorities that support MCCCD's mission, core values and Governing Board goals.
6. Ensure that the district-wide processes for on-going planning and assessment are in place and communicated regularly throughout the district.
7. Provide recommendations to CEC, Chancellor and Governing Board regarding improvements to strategic directions and/or organizational plans to ensure district-wide effectiveness.
8. Develop recommendations for allocations of financial resources in line with district-wide strategic directions.

Reports to:

The Strategic Planning Advisory Council reports directly to the Chancellor's Executive Council.

Advisory Council Members 

• Alyssa Barnhart, SMCC, Student
• Christine Hall, DO, Director Employee Services
• Christine Hoeffler, PSA Executive President
• Debra Thompson, DO, VC of Business Services
• Donna Schober, DO, Executive Assistant to the Chancellor
• Doug Sawyer, SCC, Faculty
• Earl Monsour, DO, Director Strategic Information Technology
• Gaye Murphy, DO, Associate VC of Business Services
• Jamie Moore, SCC, Faculty
• Jean Abel, GCC, VP Academic Affairs
• Jeanne Christen, RSC, Adjunct Faculty
• John Seims, MCC, Faculty
• John Snelling, CGCC, Institutional Research Analyst
• Linda Hawbaker, DO, Director Strategic Information Technologies
• Linda Rosenthal, DO, Governing Board Member
• Linda Thor, RSC, Rio Salado President
• Lionel Diaz, DO, Associate VC of Capital Planning & Special Programs
• Maria Harper-Marinick, DO, VC of Academic Affairs
• Mary Day, CGCC, Dir. Research Planning and Development
• Michael Metzgar, MSC, Director Instruction
• Mike Trier, DO, Financial Planning and Budget
• Monica Wadsworth, GWCC, Faculty
• Naomi Story, MCC, Faculty
• Olivia Karr, GCC, Student
• Pat Case, RSC, Faculty
• Paul Dale, PVCC, VP Student Affairs
• Pedro Rodriguez, RSC, Student
• Reyes Medrano, PVCC, Faculty
• Ronnie Elliott, PC, VP Admin Services
• Rory Gilbert, DO, Manager of Diversity Initiatives
• Rufus Glasper, DO, Chancellor
• Ruth Unks, DO, Risk Manager
• Steven Helfgot, DO, VC Student Development & Community Affairs
• Steven Schenk, DO, Director Development
• Sue Tavakoli, EMCC, Director College Business Services
• Teresa Toney, DO, Manager Policy Governance
• Tom Gariepy, DO, Director Marketing & Public Relations