Faculty Association
Faculty Association members have two categories in which to join.
- Full Membership: All personnel with full-time faculty contracts shall be eligible for membership in the FA.
- Associate Membership: Full-time employees with teaching as their primary duty but not classified by HR as faculty.
Mission
The YC FA works to support the Mission of Yavapai College: to ensure that Yavapai College is a premier place to learn, work, and live. In addition, we work to ensure that Yavapai College meets the HLC requirement that faculty have oversight in Academic Matters by creating a forum to give faculty a voice with regard to curriculum, methods and evaluation of instruction, facilities and materials for instruction, standards for admission and retention of students, and criteria for the granting of degrees. This may also include those aspects of student life that relate to the educational process.
| 2025-2026 Officers | |
|---|---|
| President | Heather Leavitt |
| Vice President Internal Affairs | Bambi Pish-Derr |
| Vice President External Affairs | Megan Hanna |
| Treasurer | Philip Reid |
| Secretary | Brandelyn Andres |
| Past-President | Alex Barber |
| Academic Division | Senator |
|---|---|
| Academic Division 1 | Allen Magarrell, Robert Smith, Douglas Harsh |
| Academic Division 2 | Randy Derr, Jerald Monahan, Gillian Troxel |
| Academic Division 3/4 | Chris Tenney, Mark Whitely, Maureen Costa |
| Academic Division 5 | Gino Romeo, Kyle Russ-Navarro, Remi Adedokun |
| Adjunct Faculty Representative | Thomas Leavitt |
| Standing Committee | Chairs |
|---|---|
| College Standards | Randy Derr |
| Faculty Affairs | Bill Swenson |
| Peer Faculty Mentor Oversight | Tiffany Kragnes |
| Professional Growth | Fahim Mazumdar |
The Faculty Association collects donations through payroll deduction and gives to a variety of local charities. In addition, faculty donations have directly supported YC students through the Foundation and the IamYC student support organization. 100% of donated funds go to deserving organizations. Past recipients include:
- YC Foundation – since 2010, over $7,800 has been donated to Foundation for scholarships in honor of retiring/deceased faculty members and other fundraising campaigns.
- YC Foundation – gift cards for Evening of Recognition award recipients, $2,341.
- IamYC – since 2017, $4,150 has been donated for the student emergency and food bank funds.
- Friends of the Library
- Yavapai County Food Bank
- Central Arizona Food Bank (Cottonwood)
- Imagination Library, Prescott and Verde Valley
- Boys & Girls Club