The Charge of the ACC Regional Advisory Committees
According to Austin Community College Board of Trustees’ policy establishing Regional Advisory Committees, the purpose of these committees is “to strengthen the link between the College District and the community, and to enhance and provide community input for College District programs and services offered in the northern, southern, and central regions of the College District’s service area”
Per that charge, the Board and administration seek input from these committees in the following six categories:
- Identification of programs aligned with workforce needs of major employers and other public entities in the service area.
- Programmatic alignment in each region, so that students can truly get all they need to complete their degrees in their home region.
- Student-services needs related to the move to a regional structure.
- Existing facilities needs and challenges.
- The major future capital needs of each region as the college grows with the community.
- Barriers outside ACC’s control: Transportation, affordability, etc.
| Appointed By | Central | North | South |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigi Edwards Bryant | Mack Riley | Dr. Jeff Freels | Gaby Fuentes |
| Dana Walker | Kwee Lan Teo | Ignacio Baquero | Molly Quirk |
| Steve Jackobs | Alyssa Palacios Woods | Jennifer Holmes | Willie Tenorio |
| Manuel Gonzalez | Bryan Ashton | Holly Browning | Tony DeLisi |
| Stephanie Gharakhanian | Skyler Korgel | Ryan Pollock | Cynthia Wilcox |
| Sean Hassan | open | Jolsna Thomas | Jeremy Hendricks |
| Nan McRaven | Joene Grissom | Ted Siff | Mary Ann Spracher |
| Barbara Mink | David Glass | Dr. Anthony Watson | Dr. Kelly Crook |
| Julie Nitsch | Cole Wilson | Kay Trent-Pierce | Ashlee Bledsoe |
| Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart | John-Michael Cortez (Co-Chair) | Bobby Jenkins (Co-Chair) | Tam Hawkins (Co-Chair) |
| Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart | Kathleen Chen | Shaun Cranston | Randy Ortega |