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 2025-2026
| Full Name | Title | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Ball | Part-Time Senator | jball1@occ.cccd.edu | 2025-2026 |
| Carol Barnes | Counseling Senator | cbarnes@occ.cccd.edu | 2024-2027 |
| Lauren Becker | Consumer & Health Sciences Senator | lbecker@occ.cccd.edu | 2023-2026 |
| Allissa Blystone | Math and Sciences Senator | ablystone@occ.cccd.edu | 2023-2026 |
| Tyler Boogar | Parliamentarian, Senator-at-Large | tboogar@occ.cccd.edu | 2023-2026 |
| Eric Budwig | Technology Senator | ebudwig@occ.cccd.edu | 2023-2026 |
| Jenny Chaiyakal | Senator-at-Large | jchaiyakal@occ.cccd.edu | 2025-2028 |
| Jodi Della Marna | Library and Learning Support Senator | jdellamarna@occ.cccd.edu | 2023-2026 |
| Rendell Drew | President, Senator-at-Large | rdrew@occ.cccd.edu | 2023-2026 |
| Cyndee Ely | Part-Time Senator | cely@occ.cccd.edu | 2025-2026 |
| Carly Gonzalez | Senator-at-Large | cgonzalez232@occ.cccd.edu | 2024-2027 |
| Lee Gordon | Vice President, Business & Computing | lgordon@occ.cccd.edu | 2022-2025 |
| Marilyn Kennedy | Secretary, Literature and Languages Senator | mkennedy@occ.cccd.edu | 2025-2028 |
| Michael Lannom | Curriculum Chair (Non-Voting) | mlannom@occ.cccd.edu | 2024-2026 |
| Mickey Laux | Senator-at-Large | jlaux@occ.cccd.edu | 2025-2028 |
| Jodie Legaspi | Athletics and Kinesiology Senator | jlegaspi4@occ.cccd.edu | 2023-2026 |
| Kate McCarroll | Senator-at-Large | kfriedman5@occ.cccd.edu | 2024-2027 |
| Irene Naesse | Senator-at-Large | inaesse@occ.cccd.edu | 2023-2026 |
| Leland Paxton | Part-Time Senator | lpaxton@occ.cccd.edu | 2025-2026 |
| Katherine Sheehan | Visual and Performing Arts Senator | ksheehan3@occ.cccd.edu | 2024-2027 |
| Jordan Stanton | Social and Behavioral Sciences Senator | jstanton@occ.cccd.edu | 2025-2028 |
| VACANT | Senator-at-Large | VACANT | 2024-2027 |
| VACANT | Senator-at-Large | VACANT | 2023-2026 |