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)