The Academic Senate is composed of a Senator from each Division, the Library, and Student Services; nine Full-time Senators-at-Large; and up to three voting Senators-at-Large from the Part-time Faculty. One non-voting student member is appointed by the ASOCC each fall semester.
Academic Senate Membership 2026-2027
| Name | Title | Term | |
| Carol Barnes | Division Senator, Counseling | cbarnes@occ.cccd.edu | 2024-2027 |
| Melissa Barrios | Curriculum Co-Chair; Non-Voting E-Board | mbarrios20@occ.cccd.edu | 2026-2028 |
| Mark Hamamura | Curriculum Co-Chair; Non-Voting E-Board | mhamamura@occ.cccd.edu | 2026-2028 |
| Lauren Becker | Division Senator, Business & Consumer Sciences | lbecker@occ.cccd.edu | 2026-2029 |
| Allissa Blystone | Division Senator, Math & Sciences | ablystone@occ.cccd.edu | 2026-2029 |
| Tyler Boogar | Senator-at-Large; President | tboogar@occ.cccd.edu | 2026-2029 |
| Eric Budwig | Division Senator, Technology | ebudwig@occ.cccd.edu | 2026-2029 |
| Jenny Chaiyakal | Senator-at-Large | jchaiyakal@occ.cccd.edu | 2025-2028 |
| Rendell Drew | Senator-at-Large; Immediate Past President | rdrew@occ.cccd.edu | 2026-2029 |
| Cyndee Ely | Part-Time Senator; Parliamentarian | cely@occ.cccd.edu | 2026-2027 |
| Joel "Bubba" Gonzalez | Division Senator, Athletics | jgonzalez170@occ.cccd.edu | 2026-2029 |
| Carly Gonzalez | Senator-at-Large | cgonzalez232@occ.cccd.edu | 2024-2027 |
| Lee Gordon | Division Senator, Business & Consumer Sciences; Vice President | lgordon@occ.cccd.edu | 2025-2028 |
| Erin Gratz | Division Senator, Social & Behavioral Sciences, Library | egratz@occ.cccd.edu | 2026-2029 |
| Mark Grooms | Senator-at-Large | mgrooms@occ.cccd.edu | 2024-2027 |
| Marilyn Kennedy | Division Senator, Literature & Languages; Secretary | mkennedy@occ.cccd.edu | 2025-2028 |
| John Laux | Senator-at-Large | jlaux@occ.cccd.edu | 2025-2028 |
| Kate McCarroll | Senator-at-Large | kfriedman5@occ.cccd.edu | 2024-2027 |
| Irene Naesse | Senator-at-Large | inaesse@occ.cccd.edu | 2026-2029 |
| Leland Paxton | Part-Time Senator | lpaxton@occ.cccd.edu | 2026-2027 |
| Sara Qubbaj | Part-Time Senator | squbbaj@cccd.edu | 2026-2027 |
| Katherine Sheehan | Division Senator, Visual & Performing Arts | ksheehan3@occ.cccd.edu | 2024-2027 |
| Jordan Stanton | Division Senator, Social & Behavioral Sciences, Library | jstanton@occ.cccd.edu | 2025-2028 |
| Cora Volkoff | Senator-at-Large | cvolkoff@occ.cccd.edu | 2026-2029 |
| TBD | ASOCC Representative |