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

11 a.m.

Approve minutes

Approve minutes of the regularly scheduled meeting of November 13, 2025.

Opportunity for Public Comment

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. Persons wishing to testify must sign up and limit testimony to three minutes. The Board may limit the total amount of time available for public comment when agenda time is limited.

Action Items

Action item a. Approval of the 2026 Highline College Board of Trustee Meeting Calendar

Action item b. Tenure approval

Action item c. Student fee and waiver

Standing Reports

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

Area reports

• Academic Affairs: Interim VP Dr. Rolita Ezeonu
• Administrative Services: VP Dr. Michael Pham
• Equity, Diversity and Transformation: VP Dra. Maribel Jimenez
• Human Resources: VP Melanie Lawson
• Information Technology Services: CIO Tim Wrye
• Institutional Advancement: VP Josh Gerstman
• Student Services: VP Dr. Jamilyn Penn

Acting 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.