Chapter Information Chapter President: Andrew Jones Lecturer Representative: Melanie Kachadoorian Faculty Rights Chair: Emily Walter Faculty Rights Co-Chair: Tomaro Scadding CFA Field Representative: Oscar Santillano Click here for Executive Board
Address 5048 N. Jackson Avenue M/S UM 106 Lab School, Room 158 Fresno, CA 93740-8022 (559) 278-4821 Phone
Join thousands of tenure-track faculty, lecturers, counselors, librarians, and coaches to protect academic freedom, faculty rights, safe workplaces, student learning, fair pay,
and fight for racial and social justice.
Chicano & Latin American Studies: Luis Fernando Macias
Child & Family Sciences: Vacant
Criminology:James Pitts
Geography and City and Regional Planning: Stuart McFeeters
History: Julia Schatz& Deanna Reese
Political Science: Naomi Bick
Sociology:William Force
Women’s Studies: Michael Lee Gardin
Accountancy: Fernando Parra
Finance & Business Law: vacant
Information Systems & Decision Sciences: Ojung Kwon
Management: Vacant
Marketing and Logistics: Vacant
Economics: Abhilasha Srivastava
Agricultural Business: Patrick Berends
Animal Sciences & Ag Education: Vacant
Food Science & Nutrition: Karen Gillian
Industrial Technology: Vacant
Plant Science: Vacant
Viticulture & Enology: Vacant
Counselor Education & Rehabilitation: Vacant
Curriculum & Instruction: Patricia Lopez
Educational Leadership: Vacant
Liberal Studies: Fred Nelson
Literacy, Early, Bilingual & Special Education: Heather Horsley
Civil & Geomatics Engineering: Fariborz Tehrani
Construction Management: Vacant
Electrical & Computer Engineering: Vacant
Mechanical Engineering: Ajith Weerasinghe
Library: Tammy Lau
Counseling Services: Dennice McAlister
All Sports: Vacant
Become a Department Representative
CFA Department Representatives are the eyes and ears of CFA for their campus department.
They are responsible for letting their colleagues know what is happening in CFA with regard to bargaining, faculty rights, the state budget and other issues.
At the same time, Department Representatives let their chapter leadership know what issues are cropping up in departments. Department Representatives typically meet three times per semester. Occasionally, representatives are invited to report out to the chapter during their Executive Board meetings to ensure the campus-based leadership can assist with dealing with concerns.
See a vacancy in your department? Would you like to become a CFA department representative? Simply fill in form below and we will be in touch.
We are your faculty rights team and we are available to assist you with:
ADVICE – you can call or email us to get advice OR we can schedule an in person or virtual meeting with you to discuss your concerns. (If emailing us regarding an issue or concern that you wish to keep confidential, please use a non-csu email address)
How to address concerns or issues informally, when possible
Your contractual rights under the Collective Bargaining Agreement between CFA and CSU
How to write effective rebuttals: evaluations, retention/tenure/promotion, reprimands
How to file a grievance, if necessary, the process and what to expect
Lecturer faculty appointment & entitlement rights
Leaves: paid, unpaid, FMLA rights & what makes the most sense for your individual situation
REPRESENTATION – Contact us & we will assist you in scheduling a time that we can be there with you to provide representation
If you are called in for a meeting with administrator(s)
If you receive a notice of investigation
If you file a grievance – we will provide representation at the level I meeting with administration
If you are experiencing discrimination, retaliation or harassment based on your protected classification we can help you navigate the grievance process, represent you in the CSU discrimination investigation process and provide additional resources to assist you
WORKSHOPS & EVENTS – at least one of the Faculty rights advocates attends every campus meeting or event. Feel free to check in with us to schedule an individual meeting or ask advice. We are here to ensure that the rights provided by our contract are upheld and to help you navigate the process of enforcing those rights.
Join thousands of instructional faculty, librarians, counselors, and coaches to protect academic freedom, faculty rights, safe workplaces, higher education, student learning, and fight for racial and social justice.
