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All Staff 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Program, January 24, 2025

 
Time Topic Location
8:00 - 8:30 am 

Casual Meet and Greet 

Coffee and Snacks

Faculty sign in for attendance records. 

Steinbeck Hall

8:30 -8:35 a.m.

Session Title: 

“I Am” speech by Saimone Penisini

Session host:

Dr. Jason Hough

Common Area – Student Center

8:35 - 9:05 am 

Welcome/State of the College

Superintendent/President 
Michael Gutierrez

Theme “Unidos: United as ONE”

Common Area – Student Center

9:05 -9:20 a.m.

“Employees for Student Success”

Session Host:  Celeste DeWald and Kristine Edmunds

Common Area – Student Center

9:20 - 9:25 a.m.

Session Title: 

“I Am” speech by Lana Del Real

Session host:

Dr. Jason Hough

Common Area – Student Center

9:25 - 9:45 a.m.

Academic Senate/Union Presidents (HCFA, CSEA) 

Kelly Locke, Nancy Schur-Beymer, Shawn Pullum

Common Area – Student Center

9:45 - 10:00 a.m.

Break

 

10:00 - 10:15 am

Keynote Speaker: Chris López, District 3 Supervisor

Supervisor Lopez will discuss key issues impacting residents in our communities, particularly in South County, with an eye towards the role Hartnell College can play in addressing these issues.

Common Area – Student Center

10:15 - 10:45 am

Title: Unidos for Economic Mobility 

The President will moderate a conversation with key leaders in our region who are Uniting efforts to uplift economic mobility in our communities

Panelists: 

Cynthia Larive, UCSC Chancellor, 

Danny Bernstein, Founder of The Reservoir, VC and On Farm Robotics Incubator

Carla Spencer, Chief Nursing Officer, Salinas Valley Health

Maria Elena Manzo, Executive Director Mujeres en Acción 

 

Common Area – Student Center

10:45 - 11:00 am

Table discussions

Common Area – Student Center

11:00 - 11:15 am Break

 

11:15 - 11:30am

Welcome New Employees 

Common Area – Student Center

11:30 -11:35 am

Session Title: 

“I Am” speech by Kelly Yancy

Session host:

Dr. Jason Hough

Common Area – Student Center

11:35 - 11:45 am

Supporting, Protecting & Uplifting our Students & Staff

Session Host: Dr. Ram Subramaniam and Kayla Valentine 

Common Area – Student Center

11:45 - 12:45 pm

LUNCH

Steinbeck Center & Steinbeck Hall

12:50 p.m. - 1:50 p.m.

Faculty:

Session – Intro to the PPA for Faculty

Session Host: Dr. Gayle Pitman & David Beymer  

Staff:

Session – Caring Campus - Buddy Program and New Hire Orientation

Session Host:Nancy Scholink, Vanessa Meldahl, Steve Otero

Common Area – Student Center

1:50 – 2:00 p.m.

Break

 

2:00 - 3:30 p.m

Area Meetings:

Faculty:

Dean: Dan Teresa

 LOCATION: Building F Room 136

Dean: Dr. Debra Kaczmar

LOCATION: Building O - Room 103

Dean: Dr. Marianne Fontes

LOCATION: Building A - Room 113 

Dean: Mohammed (Mo) Yahdi

LOCATION: Building S - Room 131

Dean: Joy Cowden

LOCATION: Building S - Room 111

Dean: Carla Johnson

LOCATION: Building B - Room 110

Dean: Ana Gonzalez

LOCATION:  Building D - Room 361

Dean: Guy Hanna

LOCATION: Building D - Room 385

Dean : Juan Gonzalez

LOCATION: Building A - Room 105

Staff: 
Various Locations

Area meetings where assigned

3:30 pm

Adjourn