College of Marin Classified Senate

The Classified Senate represents the voice of the classified staff in participatory governance matters.

Meeting Times:
The Classified Senate meets the 1st Wednesday of the Month during the Academic Calendar year from 1:00 to 2:00 in LC 53/ISC 201.

All meetings are open to the public. Please feel free to contact any of the Classified Senators listed below to ask questions or get information about the Senate. Senate agendas and minutes are posted in Outlook Public Folders.

2011 Classified Senators

Constitution & Bylaws

In November 2010, the Classified Senate recommended a revision to the Classified Senate Constitution and Bylaws that updated the documents to clarified procedures and updated the documents to reflect current practice. The revised Constitution and Bylaws were approved by a majority vote of the Classified Staff on November 29, 2010.

Minutes & Agendas Minutes/Agendas

FormsClassified Senate Payroll Deduction Form ( PDF 19 KB)*

Classified Senate Newsletters

Fall 2011 Volume 2

Spring 2011 Volume 1

Awards & Recognition

2011 Classified Senate Awards

The Classified Senate formalized a process to recognize our outstanding classified staff on an annual basis. Based on the criteria of:

• Quality of work
• Extra effort
• Positive attitude
• Dependability
• Collaboration and
• Commitment

and the number of nominations received, the following individuals and departments were selected to be honored:

Individual Classified Staff Appreciation Award Nicole Cruz, Administrative assistant to the Director of Communications and Community Relations Department.

If you look up this person’s name in the staff directory and then look under philosophy you will see two words, It's do-able. That really says it all. This person is someone who gets things done. In the words of one of her nominators “She always goes extra lengths when assigned a project. She demonstrates initiative and strong effort for every project/task.” In addition to doing her own job, this person was also a valuable member of the Accreditation Self-Study Production Team and was said to have worked many extra hours to compile, edit and format our Accreditation Self-Study Report.

Unsung Hero Classified Staff Appreciation Award Juan Obregozo, Custodial Supervisor

This person has worked for the College of Marin for over twenty-one years, most of the time behind the scenes.  He has an amazingly positive attitude and work ethic and steps in wherever and whenever needed.  With a small crew, that is tasked with keeping both of our campuses clean, he is often called upon to help and many times at the last minute.  We’ve all asked for something at the last minute and he helps willingly and with a smile on his face.  He takes great pride in his work and in the College and will do whatever it takes to get the job done.

Department Classified Staff Appreciation Award Grounds Department

We are so fortunate to live in this very beautiful area of Northern California, thanks to this wonderful department we are also very fortunate to work on two very beautiful campuses. This department works diligently to keep our campuses beautiful.  The Kentfield Campus, with views of Mount Tam, is greatly enhanced by an amazing showcase of unique and well cared for trees, plants, lawns and flowers. The Indian Valley Campus is also uniquely beautiful.  Surrounded by trees in a natural setting, the grounds crew works hard to keep the lawns green and the weeds under control.  Attention to fire control is an enormous undertaking at this campus and the crew works hard to keep the campus safe.

In the past the Classified Staff has honored other Classified Members for the Staff Appreciation awards. This year the Senate decided to honor someone outside the Classified Staff for their exceptional contribution to the college.

Exceptional Service Award Classified Senate Appreciation Award Yolanda Bellisimo, Faculty Member

Although it is always difficult to choose one individual out of so many who are so deserving, this person was in the forefront of our minds. This luncheon is not long enough for me to list all amazing feats this person accomplished in that last few years so I will name just a few:

This person has represented the Academic Senate on numerous governance committees, given presentations at State Academic Senate meetings, is largely responsible for the development of a Student Learning Outcomes process, provided leadership in participatory governance, program review, policies and procedures and a myriad of other areas affecting COM’s accreditation.

Awards were presented at the annual Faculty and Staff Luncheon in May.

State Resources

California Community College Classified Senate (4CS)

4CS Facebook Page

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