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October 9, 2025: General Session Agenda

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October 9, 2025: General Session Agenda

Board of Trustees Meeting

Location

Hybrid Meeting Format: offering both in-person and virtual meeting access
Highline College
District 9

In-person meeting:
Building 2
2400 South 240th Street
Des Moines, WA 98198

Virtual meeting access:
Zoom meeting ID: 818 5343 4561 | Zoom meeting passcode: Trustees

Time

10:30 a.m.

Opportunity for Public Comment

Persons wishing to testify must sign up and limit testimony to three minutes. Opportunity to testify will be offered for both in-person and virtual attendees. Speakers are encouraged to sign-up in advance of the start of the meeting using this form link: CLICK HERE TO SIGN-UP TO TESTIFY DURING PUBLIC COMMENT.

Approve minutes

Approve minutes of the regularly scheduled meeting of September 11, 2025 and the special meeting of September 29th 2025.

Standing Reports

  • Highline College Education Association: Dr. James Peyton
  • Washington Public Employees Association: Richard Cannefax
  • Faculty Senate: Dr. Sangeeta Sangha
  • Highline College Foundation: Sharon Vail

Board Report

Thunderword and Public Speaking Center Teams (10 minutes) Lisa Voso, Kara Stuart, and Colleagues

Study Abroad to Vietnam (15 minutes) Sam Kaplan and HC students

Area reports

  • Academic Affairs: Interim VP Dr. Rolita Ezeonu
  • Administrative Services: VP Dr. Michael Pham
  • Equity, Diversity and Transformation: Justin Dampeer for VP Dra. Maribel Jimenez
  • Human Resources: VP Melanie Lawson
  • Institutional Advancement: VP Josh Gerstman
  • Student Services: Ay Saechao for VP Dr. Jamilyn Penn

President’s Remarks

Unscheduled Business

Adjourn

Mission Statement: As a South King County college striving for social justice, Highline College partners with global students as they envision, plan and achieve their educational and professional goals.