About Faculty Development
Faculty Development Goals
- To increase subject matter expertise and innovate instructional methods
- To improve instructional skills with all students, especially academically and culturally diverse students
- To foster collaboration among colleagues throughout the district
- To encourage lifelong learning
Staff
Committees
Members of the Faculty Development Committee - 2024-2025
- Shireen Deebo
- Melissa Grinley
- Hugo Alamillo
- David Quintero
- Asefeh Houshyari
- Paige Talbot
- Albert Engel
- Carolina Forero (Chair)
Vacancies: Faculty, please contact your campus senator if you are interested in joining this committee.
- Seattle Central: 1 faculty representative
- South Seattle: 1 faculty representative and 1 admin representative
- North Seattle: 1 admin representative
Members of the Curriculum Development Grant Committee - 2024-2025
- Kevin Bowersox-Johnson (chair and at-large admin)
- Greg Bachar (Seattle Central faculty)
- VACANT (North Seattle faculty)
- VACANT (at-large faculty)
- Emily Castillo (Seattle Central admin)
- Mayra Delanda (South Seattle admin)
- VACANT (North Seattle admin)
- Carolina Forero (District faculty development coordinator)
Vacancies: Faculty, please get in touch with your campus senator if you are interested in joining this committee.
- South Seattle: 1 faculty representative
- North Seattle: 1 faculty and admin representatives
- At-large faculty
Members of the Professional Leave Committee - 2024-2025
- Tatiana Garmendia (Seattle Central faculty)
- Page Talbot (South Seattle faculty)
- Elizabeth Goulet (North Seattle faculty)
- Stephen Coates-White (at-large faculty)
- Melana Yanos (North Seattle admin)
- Niraj Wagh (Seattle Central admin)
- Alison Pugh (South Seattle admin)
- Brian Palmer (at-large admin)