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About Us

Palomar Faculty Federation (PFF) was established at Palomar Community College in 2000 and serves both full-time and part-time faculty. As such, PFF has Co-Presidents: one full-time and one part-time. PFF operates under the charters of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the California Federation of Teachers (CFT), and is often recognized as AFT 6161.

 

1140 W Mission Road, San Marcos CA 92069

Room MD-330

 

The best way to reach PFF is to email palomarfacfed@gmail.com or an Officer, Executive Board Member, or Staff Member directly (emails below). Please stop by our MD-330 office anytime it’s open, as there’s often a staffer in there with coffee and snacks!

PFF Executive Board

Meets the 2nd & 4th Mondays at 4pm
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Lawrence

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Anastasia

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Nicole

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Will

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  • Lawrence Hamilton Lawson

    • Co-President 2024-26

    • Full-Time Faculty, ESL

    • Contact for general Union questions

  • Will Dalrymple

    • Co-President 2023-25

    • Part-Time Faculty, English

    • Contact for general Union questions

  • Joel Glassman

    • Treasurer, 2022-24

    • Full-Time Faculty, Business Administration

    • Contact for dues and financial questions

  • Barbara Baer

    • Executive Board Member 2023-25

    • Part-Time Faculty, EHPS

  • Barbara Hammons

    • Executive Board Member 2024-26

    • Part-Time Faculty, Child Development

  • Anastasia Zavodny

    • Executive Board Member 2023-25

    • Part-Time Faculty, EHPS and Business

  • Kevin Powers

    • Executive Board Member 2024-26​

    • Full-Time Faculty, Trade & Industry

  • Alyssa Vafaei

    • Executive Board Member, 2024-26

    • Part-Time Faculty, DRC

  • Shelbi Hathaway

    • Executive Board Member, 2023-25

    • Full-Time Faculty, Math

  • Alex Gomez

    • Executive Board Member, 2024-26

    • Full-Time Faculty, Ethnic Studies

  • Patrick O'Brien

    • Executive Board Member, 2023-25

    • Full-Time Faculty, Counseling

  • Lisette Lasater

    • Executive Board Member 2024-26

    • Full-Time Faculty, English

  • Kristie Hill-Cummings

    • Executive Board Member, 2024-25

    • Part-Time Faculty, Biology

  • Nicole Siminski

    • Executive Board Member, 2023-25

    • PFF Lead Negotiator

    • Full-Time Faculty, English as a Second Language

STAFF

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  • Debbie Forward

    • Executive Director/Staff (not an elected position)

    • Contact for anything and everything Union-related

  • Heather Pham

    • Committee on Committee Chair, Elections Chair/Staff (not an elected position)

    • Full-Time Faculty, Child Development

  • Patrick O’Brien

    • Grievance Officer (not an elected position)

    • Full-Time Faculty, Counseling

    • Contact for grievance issues

  • Katy Farrell

    • Co-Grievance Officer (not an elected position)

    • Full-Time Faculty, Library

    • Contact for grievance issues

PFF Committee Representatives

Accreditation Steering

  • Lisa Cecere

Benefits

  • Barbara Baer

  • Will Dalrymple

  • Katy Farrell

  • VACANT

Budget

  • Barbara Baer

  • Joel Glassman

  • Lawrence Hamilton Lawson

Catastrophic Leave

  • Marquesa Cook-Whearty

  • Katy Farrell

Distance Education

  • Russel Backman

EEO Advisory

  • Martin Japtok

Evaluations Appeals

  • Dan Clegg

  • Bill Jahnel

FSA Review

  • Tami Weintraub

TERB

  • Will Dalrymple (PT)

  • Kelly Falcone (SBS)

  • Lawrence Hamilton Lawson (LL)

  • Russ McDonald (SS)

  • Beth Pearson (MSE)

  • Ellen Weller (AMBA)

  • David Wright (CTEE)

Institutional Effectiveness, Planning, Fiscal Stewardship Council

  • Will Dalrymple

  • Nicole Siminski

  • Alyssa Vafaei

Human Resource Services Planning Council

  • Teresa Laughlin

Equity, Education, Student Success Council

  • Barbara Hammons

  • Lawrence Hamilton Lawson

  • Natalia Volodina

Employees, Community, Communication Council

  • Kenn Breeding

  • Ellen Waterman

  • Vacant

Infrastructure & Sustainability Council

  • John Armenta

  • Alyssa Vafaei

  • Vacant

PC3H

  • Abby Cory

  • Russell Sheaffer

Professional Development

  • Barbara Hammons

Safety & Security

  • Tracy Fung

College Council

  • VACANT

  • Lawrence Hamilton Lawson

  • Will Dalrymple/Patrick O’Brien (alternates)

Per the PFF CONSTITUTION, AFT LOCAL 6161, the Executive Board consists of 14 seats: five for full-time faculty, five for part-time faculty, and four at-large positions to be filled by either full-time or part-time. Each term is two years long with alternating election years to provide some consistency year-to-year. The roles of COPE President, Lead Negotiator, Elections Chair, and Grievance Officer are not tied to a particular position, but appointed by the Executive Board. The roles of the Co-Presidents and Treasurer are tied to a particular position and are elected by PFF membership during elections, or appointed when vacated midterm. The demands of the leadership roles are compensated with some release time and/or stipends. All other positions do not receive compensation. Any PFF member who has been in good standing for the 2 months prior to nominations may run for a seat on the Executive Board. Board member duties include, but are not limited to: Co-Presidents serve on all major campus committees including, but not limited to, twice monthly meetings for the Strategic Planning Committee and Budget Committee, and monthly meetings for Benefits Committee. They meet monthly with the Superintendent/President as well as the VP of Instruction. They also attend Governing Board meetings, serve as Delegates to and attend the San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council meetings, and represent at monthly meetings for the North County Labor Alliance. They are members of the Negotiations Team and participate in all negotiations sessions as well as attend planning meetings for negotiations. The Co-presidents oversee and edit all correspondence between the PFF and its members. Each of the co-presidents represent faculty whenever and wherever they are requested to assist. The Treasurer is responsible for the the union’s fiduciary management and for the financial health of the union. The Lead Negotiator develops the negotiated articles of the contract and advocates for faculty at the bargaining table and attends the annual Effective Bargaining Conference on the east coast. Grievance Officers hear faculty concerns, direct the course of action to resolve those concerns, and represent faculty in all types of investigations and other meetings. The COPE President oversees and directs the political action of PFF, including identifying, vetting, and possibly recommending Governing Board members, and is a Delegate to the San Diego-Imperial Labor Council. Each of the leaders above attend the twice-monthly meetings of PFF, where they are required to provide reports. They are also expected to attend all required CFT functions and trainings, whether in Southern or Northern California. All other Executive Board members are required to attend the regular meetings of PFF and act as campus contacts for all faculty. They are encouraged to attend the annual CFT Conference and any other CFT functions and trainings. The Executive Board and staff also meet every July for an all-day planning session.

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