We currently have vacant positions in the Classified Senate that need to be filled. Detailed position descriptions for these roles can be found on our Classified Senate Elections page. Should you be interested in any of these positions, please contact the Classified Senate at classifiedsenate@deanza.edu.
2026-2027 Elected Classified Senators
The Classified Senate is comprised of five Officers, a DASG representative, and Senators, with each Senator representing an area of focus. In addition, the Classified Senate supports other committees and shared governance needs by recruiting, nominating, and confirming volunteers that may or may not be part of the Classified Senate.
The Classified Senate meets once a month on Wednesday from 12 PM-1 PM in a hybrid format.
Members of Classified Senate
| Position | Name | Term Ends June | |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Satinder Kaur | kaursatinder@fhda.edu | 2027 |
| President-Elect | Lidia Burlanescu | burlanesculidia@fhda.edu | 2028 |
| Secretary | Katrina Tran | 2027 | |
| Treasurer | Margarita Hawthorn | hawthornmargarita@fhda.edu | 2027 |
| Communications Officer | Bailey Weiss | weissbailey@fhda.edu | 2027 |
| Equity and Engagement (Area of Focus) |
Sugandh Chadha (Senator Lead) | chadhasugandh@fhda.edu | 2028 |
| Senator Lead | VACANT | ||
| Shaila Ramos-Garcia (Senator Designee) | 2027 | ||
| Adrianna Garcia (Senator Designee) | garciaadriana@fhda.edu | 2028 | |
| Planning and Budget |
Senator Lead | VACANT | |
| Senator Lead | VACANT | ||
| Stacey Carrasco (Senator Designee) | 2028 | ||
| Senator Designee | VACANT | ||
| Operations and Facilities |
Adam Contreras (Senator Lead) | contrerasadam@fhda.edu | 2027 |
| Tracy Chung-Tabangcura (Interim Senator Lead) | chungtabangcuratracy@fhda.edu | 2027 | |
| Andre Meggerson (Senator Lead) | meggersonandre@fhda.edu | 2028 (On SDL 2026-27) | |
| Wu Jiang (Senator Designee) | jiangwu@fhda.edu | 2028 | |
| Leah Riley (Senator Designee) | rileyleah@fhda.edu | 2028 | |
| Student Services and Technology |
Debbie Armstrong (Senator Lead) | armstrongdeborah@fhda.edu | 2027 |
| Mary Medrano (Senator Lead) | medranomary@fhda.edu | 2028 | |
| Patricia Del Rio (Senator Designee) | delriopatricia@fhda.edu | 2027 | |
| Gulzhan Alieva (Senator Designee) | 2028 |
Standing Subcommittees
| Committee Name | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Events and Engagement | Claudia Guzman | guzmanclaudia@fhda.edu |
| Mary Medrano | medranomary@fhda.edu | |
| Nathaly Aguilar | aguilarnathaly@fhda.edu | |
| Professional Development | Claudia Guzman | guzmanclaudia@fhda.edu |
| Adriana Garcia | garciaadriana@fhda.edu | |
| Ninh Thi Chi Nguyen | nguyenninh@fhda.edu | |
| Communications | Bailey Weiss | weissbailey@fhda.edu |
| Joie Rahn | rahnjoie@fhda.edu | |
| Connor McGill | mcgillconnor@fhda.edu | |
| Sumith Shresha | shresthasumith@fhda.edu | |
| Joanna Hu | hujoanna@fhda.edu | |
| Mazetta Campbell | campbellmazetta@fhda.edu | |
| Classified Spotlight | Satinder Kaur | kaursatinder@fhda.edu |
| Gwen Jourdonnais | jourdonnaisgwen@fhda.edu |