Department Leadership Council (DLC)

The DLC is a standing committee of the Riverside City College Academic Senate (RCCAS), a strategic and operational input to the Teaching and Learning Leadership Council (TLLC) and the Resource Development and Administrative Services Leadership Council (RDAS), to the Senate, to the College administration, to the Riverside Community College Faculty Association (Association).

Meeting Dates and Times

  • Fall Semester: 2nd Thursdays of the month from 12:50 - 1:50 pm
  • Spring Semester: 4th Thursday of the month from 12:50 -1:50 pm

Constitution and Bylaws

The Departmental Leadership Committee shall be tasked with: 

  1. Facilitating communication among RCC’s 24 academic departments. 
  2. Facilitating open dialogue between chairs and the Administration on planning, policies, procedures, and other issues. 
  3. Improving consistency in interpretation and implementation of policies and procedures that impact the work of chairs. 
  4. Facilitating discussions regarding how our disciplines/ departments can best address matters of equity and inclusion. 
  5. Maintaining a repository for all of these best practices.
  6. Conducting an annual assessment that considers the effectiveness of the work of the DLC over the past year.
  7. Identifying key areas of focus for the upcoming year’s work. 

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2022-23 Membership

Faculty Co-Chair: Kathleen Sell
Kathleen.Sell@rcc.edu

Administrative Co-Chair: Lynn Wright
Lynn.Wright@rcc.edu

Department Department Chair
Applied Technology Paul.OConnel@rcc.edu
Applied Technology James.Knieriem@rcc.edu
Art and Art History Rhonda.Taube@rcc.edu
Behavioral Sciences Eduardo.Perez@rcc.edu
BusAd/CIS/OfcAd Janet.Lehr@rcc.edu (Co-Chair)
BusAd/CIS/OfcAd Laneshia.Judon@rcc.edu (Co-Chair)
Chemistry Stacie.Eldridge@rccd.edu
Communication Studies Clifford.Ruth@rcc.edu
Cosmetology Peter.Westbrook@rcc.edu
Counseling Garth.Schultz@rcc.edu (Co-Chair)
Counseling Sal.Soto@rcc.edu (Co-Chair)
Early Childhood Education Debbie.Cazares@rcc.edu
Econ/Geog/Pol Dariush.Haghighat@rcc.edu
English & Media Studies Kathleen.Sell@rcc.edu
English & Media Studies Star.Taylor@rcc.edu
English & Media Studies Jo.Scott-Coe@rcc.edu
His/Hum/Phi Kirsten.Gerdes@rcc.edu
Kinesiology Steven.Sigloch@rcc.edu
Kinesiology Clara.Lowden@rcc.edu
Library/ Learning Resources Jacqueline.Lesch@rcc.edu (Co-Chair)
Library/ Learning Resources Shannon.Hammock@rcc.edu (Co-Chair)
Life Sciences Scott.Herrick@rcc.edu
Mathematics Amanda.Brown@rcc.edu (Co-Chair)
Mathematics Marc.Sanchez@rcc.edu (Co-Chair)
Nursing- CNA Amy.Cowart@rcc.edu (Co-Chair)
Nursing- LVN Gina.Weeks@rcc.edu (Co-Chair)
Nursing- RN Kimberly.Reimer@rcc.edu (Co-Chair)
Perform. Arts/Music Kevin.Mayse@rcc.edu
Perform. Arts/Theater Jodi.Julian@rcc.edu (Co-Chair)
Perform. Arts/Dance Mark.Haines@rcc.edu (Co-Chair)
Physical Science James.Cheney@rcc.edu
World Languages Araceli.Calderon@rcc.edu

Agendas and Minutes

2022-23
February 23, 2023 Agenda / Minutes
December 8, 2022 Agenda / Minutes
November 10, 2022 Agenda / Minutes
October 13, 2022 Agenda / Minutes
September 8, 2022 Agenda / Minutes