MHCC Board of Education Session 1124 Minutes

• Members Present: Diane McKeel, board chair, Annette Mattson, Marie Teune, ShaToyia Bentley, Diane Noriega
• Members Absent: Andrew Speer, board vice chair, Dana Stroud
• College Representatives: Dr. Skari, president, Roxanne Richardson, board executive assistant, Tina Redd, vice president, Instruction, John Hamblin, vice president, Student Development, Jennifer Boehmer, vice president, Advancement and Community Engagement, Jennifer DeMent, vice president, Finance and Administration, Sara Williams, Full Time Faculty Association (FTFA) President, Marilyn Pitts, Part Time Faculty and Tutors Association (PFTA) President, Kim Hyatt, dean, Health Physical Education (HPE), Athletics, Aquatics and Recreation, John Hasegawa, faculty, Visual Arts and Ceramics, Anna Johnson, faculty, Business and Information Systems, Lori Wamsley, faculty librarian, Charles Wainaina, academic affairs representative, ASMHCC, Traci Simmons, associate vice president, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• Additional Attendees: None

Chair Diane McKeel called the meeting to order at 6:29 p.m. and declared a quorum was present.

1.1 Approval of Agenda
Chair Diane McKeel called for a motion to approve the May 21, 2025 agenda. Annette Mattson motioned to approve the agenda and Diane Noriega seconded the motion. The motion carried by the following vote:

• Andrew Speer – Absent
• Annette Mattson – Yes
• Marie Teune – Yes
• ShaToyia Bentley – Yes
• Diane McKeel – Yes
• Diane Noriega – Yes
• Dana Stroud – Absent

There was no public comment.

3.1 Correspondence
There was no correspondence.

3.2 Bond Update
President Skari provided an update on the current status of the bond.

3.3 Student Recognition
The student recognitions for Rho Theta, Advocate, Forensics, Co Curriculars, and Associated Students (ASHCC) of MHCC Report and ASMHCC Year-End report has been postponed and will be reported through written correspondence to the Board at a later date.

Charles Wainaina, ASMHCC Academic Affairs Representative, highlighted several events and exciting things happening in their area including the Annual Global Breakfast, May day Event hosted by Barney’s Pantry, Cinco de Mayo event, MHCC Board Student Networking event, swearing in of new ASMHCC leaders, Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Night, Barney’s Pantry Food Drive, Mental Health Awareness event, and the annual Barney Bash which will take place May 22, 2025.

Kim Hyatt presented highlights of student and coach accomplishments in MHCC Athletics, and recognized outstanding student athletes in volleyball, basketball, cross country, track and field, softball, and baseball.

3.5 Faculty DEI Committee Update
John Hasegawa, Lori Wamsley, and Anna Johnson provided a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee Update, discussing their goals, work, and impact of their work on students’ lives.

4.1 Consent Agenda:  Approvals & Information                                            

• Minutes – Board Budget - Work Session 1121, April 2, 2025
• Minutes – Board Budget - Regular Session 1122, April 23, 2025
• Monthly Personnel Report
• Monthly Financial Report
• Monthly Head Start Report
• Resolution to Transfer Budgeted Appropriations

Chair Diane McKeel called for a motion to approve the May 21, 2025 consent agenda. Diane Noriega motioned to approve the agenda and ShaToyia Bentley seconded the motion. The motion carried by the following vote:

• Andrew Speer – Absent
• Annette Mattson – Yes
• Marie Teune – Yes
• ShaToyia Bentley – Yes
• Diane McKeel – Yes
• Diane Noriega – Yes
• Dana Stroud – Absent 

4.2 President’s Goals for 2025-2026                                                 
President Skari provided a brief update on the status of their President’s Goals for 2025-2026. Feedback on the goals has been incorporated, therefore, the goals went forth for approval from the Board.
 

Chair Diane McKeel called for a motion to approve the President’s Goals for 2025-2026. Diane Noriega motioned to approve the President’s Goals for 2025-2026 and Annette Mattson seconded the motion. The motion carried by the following vote:

• Andrew Speer – Absent
• Annette Mattson – Yes
• Marie Teune – Yes
• ShaToyia Bentley – Yes
• Diane McKeel – Yes
• Diane Noriega – Yes
• Dana Stroud – Absent                                                                 

4.3 Board Policy Rescission                                                                                         
President Skari presented Board Policy 3433 for rescission, in order to be to be consistent with current Title IX law we need to rescind this policy and reinstitute the original policy from 2020.

Chair Diane McKeel called for a motion to approve the rescission of Board Policy 3433. Diane Noriega motioned to approve the rescission of Board Policy 3433 and Marie Teune seconded the motion. The motion carried by the following vote:

• Andrew Speer – Absent
• Annette Mattson – Yes
• Marie Teune – Yes
• ShaToyia Bentley – Yes
• Diane McKeel – Yes
• Diane Noriega – Yes
• Dana Stroud – Absent

Board members discussed and provided feedback on the next month’s regular session and the coming board meeting agenda for June 2025 and shared their reports of board committee and liaison activity since the last board meeting. 

6.1 ASMHCC Representative
Charles Wainaina (ASMHCC Academic Affairs Representative) – Wainaina provided their report earlier in the meeting during item 3.3.    

6.2 Advisory Representatives

• Sara Williams (FTFA) – Williams recognized Pualani Derman for their hard work on the bond, that John Hasegawa was given a presidential citation from the Oregon Education Association (OEA), for excellence in creating welcoming and inclusive unions, and the DEI Committee for their impactful work, which will continue. Williams also discussed that the association is working with the Human Resources (HR) Department for faculty to get help with recent retirement incentive options.
• Michael Flores (CEA) – Did not attend.
• Marilyn Pitts (PTFA) – Pitts thanked the Board and President Skari for their hard work on the bond.

6.3 Executive Leadership

• John Hamblin (Student Development) – Hamblin shared that graduation is coming next month and that the Board and local Legislators have been invited and thanked board members and staff for their work on the bond.
• Tina Redd (Instruction) – Redd shared that the proposed Physical Therapy Aid pathway has been approved by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) and will start fall 2025.
• Jennifer DeMent (Administrative Services) – DeMent had no additional updates to report.
• Jennifer Boehmer (Advancement & Community Engagement) –Boehmer thanked everyone for the continued bond efforts and thanked the Board for their attendance at the recent Foundation Auction and work on reviewing Foundation scholarship applications. Boehmer also announced the Heroes for Education Event on June 4^th and Foundation end of year board dinner on June 25^th for those wishing to participate.

6.4 President’s Report
President Skari provided their President’s Report to the board and opened stating that
last Friday, Representative Zach Hudson and Representative Ricki Ruiz held a Student Town Hall at the college and that the MHCC Marketing Team spent time with them making videos about what community college means to them and also recognized Jennifer Boehmer and their team for their hard work at the Foundation Auction and for their leadership at the Head Start Fiesta celebration event held May 3, 2025. President Skari discussed enrollment stating that the college is up 5.2 % for spring term and that adds to a total increase of 4.4% for the year, and looking ahead to summer 22% that registered so far are new to the college and applications are up 96%.

To close the report, President Skari thanked Traci Simmons for all their hard work and contributions to the college over the past five years.

There being no further business, Chair Diane McKeel called for a motion to adjourn the meeting. Annette Mattson motioned to adjourn. ShaToyia Bentley seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 7:56 p.m.

• Andrew Speer – Absent
• Annette Mattson – Yes
• Marie Teune – Yes
• ShaToyia Bentley – Yes
• Diane McKeel – Yes
• Diane Noriega – Yes
• Dana Stroud – Absent

Prepared by:
Roxanne Richardson, Board Executive Assistant
Minutes approved on June 18, 2025 - RR