Student Success and Equity Council (SSEC)
The Student Success and Equity Council (SSEC) is the participatory governance council responsible for planning, assessing, and supporting student success and equity initiatives, efforts, and programming. The SSEC develops internal and state-mandated equity plans; engages in equity-minded inquiry; monitors and assesses equity gaps and efforts to eliminate equity gaps; monitors and assesses campus climate and efforts to improve campus climate; guides and facilitates racial equity and social justice efforts; monitors and provides guidance related to the efficacy of grants and grant-funded programs and services focused on student equity, and other success and equity projects and initiatives; advises on equity-minded professional development programming; provides racial equity and social justice expertise and guidance related to validation and engagement programming and efforts; and provides guidance and resources to committees and councils to facilitate policy and procedure review with an equity lens.
Meeting Schedule
Student Success & Equity Council
Sep 11, 2026
Student Success & Equity Council
Sep 25, 2026
Student Success & Equity Council
Oct 9, 2026
Meeting Frequency
Meeting Frequency: 2nd & 4th Friday
9:00 - 10:45 a.m.
Zoom
Meetings
Members
Brianna Hays,
Co-Chair, Sr. Dean, Institutional Effectiveness, Success, & Equity (Spring 2026)
Dr. Theresa Carlson,
Co-Chair, Faculty (Elected by Committee, Fall 2024)
Victoria Marron, Vice President of Student Services
(2024)
Brianna Hays,
Interim Co-Vice President, Instruction
Natalia Sigala
Adjunct Faculty at Large
Ashley Maier
Assistant Professor, Social Work; Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences (Fall 2025 -
Spring 2027)
Christopher Benard
Adjunct Faculty, Exercise Science/Health Education; Athletics, Kinesiology & Health
Education
Dr. Theresa Carlson,
Assistant Professor, Chemistry, Math, Science & Engineering (Fall 2024 - Spring 2028)
Vacant
Career Education Faculty
Vacant
Categorical Counseling Faculty Rep.
Angel Ramirez,
Adjunct Counselor; Counseling (Spring 2026 - Fall 2027)
Scott Stambach,
Associate Professor, Physics; Teaching & Learning Faculty Co-Coordinator (Fall 2025
- Spring 2027)
Vacant
Kumeeyaay / Ethnic Studies Rep.
Vacant
Instructional Classified Rep.
Zefora Ortiz,
Student Services Classified Representative (Fall 2024 - Spring 2026)
Katie Cabral,
Research & Planning Analyst (Fall 2017 - Present)
Miguel Alvarez
Dean, Career Education (2026)
Lauren Vaknin
Dean, Student Engagement and Belonging
Brieanna Cuellar
Dean, Counseling Services (Fall 2025 - Present)
Vacant
Disabled Students Programs and Services Representative
Rita Alaswad
Associated Student Government Representative