SPST Meeting Calendar

Role and Purpose:

The Strategic Planning Steering Team (SPST) provides technical staff support to the Strategic Planning Advisory Council (SPAC).  The role of the Steering Team is to compile and disseminate the strategic planning data/information from the colleges and district offices to support the SPAC in the development and implementation of a comprehensive district-wide strategic planning process.

Responsibilities:

1. Provide technical staff support to SPAC in areas of Budget Research, Institutional Effectiveness, Maricopa Governance, Instruction, Human Resource, Technology, College and Facilities Planning.
2. Collects and disseminates accurate and timely data for the use in strategic planning activities.
3. Conducts and monitors on-going environmental (internal and external) scanning activities for SPAC.
4. Maintains on-going communication between various units of SPAC.
5. Provides support to SPAC on various projects as requested.
6. Maintains a MCCCD data warehouse of pertinent data to support strategic planning district-wide.

Reports to:

The Strategic Planning Steering Team reports directly to SPAC.

Steering Team Members

• Christine Hall, DO, Director Employee Services
• Debra Thompson, DO, VC of Business Services
• Donna Schober, DO, Executive Assistant to the Chancellor
• Earl Monsour, DO, Director Strategic Information Technology
• Gaye Murphy, DO, Associate VC of Business Services
• Jean Abel, GCC, VP Academic Affairs
• Linda Hawbaker, DO, Director Strategic Information Technologies
• Linda Thor, RSC, Rio Salado President
• Lionel Diaz, DO, Associate VC of Capital Planning & Special Programs
• Pat Case, RSC, Faculty
• Paul Dale, PVCC, VP Student Affairs
• Reyes Medrano, PVCC, Faculty
• Teresa Toney, DO, Manager Policy Governance