Board of Trustees Meeting

Location

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

Virtual meeting access:
Zoom meeting ID: 876 8539 4977 | Zoom meeting passcode: Trustees

Time

11 a.m.

Approve minutes

Approve minutes of the regularly scheduled meeting of Dec. 11, 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

None scheduled

Standing Reports

• Highline College Education Association: Douglas Avella-Castro, Ph.D.
• Washington Public Employees Association: WPEA Shop Steward
• Faculty Senate: Cathy Cartwright for Sangeeta Sangha
• Associated Students of Highline College: Jasmine Nyabigo
• Highline College Foundation: Sharon Vail

Area reports

• Academic Affairs: Interim Dr. Rolita Ezeonu
• Administrative Services: Marco Torres-Lopez for Dr. Michael Pham
• Equity, Diversity and Transformation: Dra. Maribel Jimenez
• Human Resources: Melanie Lawson
• Information Technology Services: Tim Wrye
• Institutional Advancement: Joshua Gerstman
• Student Services: Tony Garcia

Interim 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.