Officers and Senators

CCAHE officers and instructional unit Senators meet on the first and third Thursday of each month.                                    

If you ever have a question about the contrct or about your rights as a union represented faculty member, contact your instructional unit Senator or a CCAHE officer by clicking on their name below. 

President: Suzanne Southerland Vice President: Yusufu Kamara Secretary Sydney Brahmavar  Treasurer: Aaron Bingham	BEECH Senators: Nancy Novak Alexis Nelson Tyler Frank	BHS Senators: Lisa Aepfelbacher   Yusufu Kamara Mike Arnold	Senators-at-Large: Cara Cocchiarella  Hannah Jackson
SOFA Senators: Don Appert Michael Ceriello   Senseney Stokes	CLASS Senator: Shayna Collins	WPTE/STEM Senators: Carol Hsu Aaron Bingham   Dwight Hughes	Adjunct Senators: Sydney Brahmavar  Ellen Rogers Siri Wickramaratne Greg Finley

As a CCAHE member, your able to vote for your representatives and/or run for a seat: 

• Full-time Senators are elected every other year and adjunct Senators are elected annually by their unit CCAHE faculty members. 
  • BEECH (3), SOFA (3) & STEM (2) Senators are elected in odd-numbered years.  
  • BHS (3), CLASS (1) & WPTE (2) Senators are elected in even-numbered years.
  • Adjunct Senators are elected each year. 
  • Contact Suzanne Southerland if you're interested in running for Senate. 
• President and vice president are elected every two years by the general membership. 
• Treasurer and Secretary are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate every two years.
• Adjunct Outreach Officer is appointed by the Senate and is Sydney Brahmavar.  

2023 Negotiation Team

The negotiation team for 2023 is made up of faculty from each instructional unit:

Tyler Frank - BEECH

Sarah Kuzera - BHS

Laura Nagel - CLASS

Kushlani DeSoyza - SOFA

Dwight Hughes - WPTE/STEM

Sydney Brahmavar - representing adjunct faculty

Suzanne Southerland - Captain (per CCAHE bylaws, the CCAHE president serves as captain of the team)