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CSEA member appointed to Community College Board of Governors
Last Month, CSEA member Danny Hawkins was appointed as the new classified employee representative on the California Community Colleges Board of Governors by Gov. Jerry Brown.
"I am honored to be representing classified employees on the Board of Governors," said Hawkins, a senior systems administrator for the San Jose/Evergreen Community College District. "I'm hoping I will be able to inform or educate the board that classified employees are an equal part of the community college system."
Hawkins has been a member of CSEA's San Jose/Evergreen Colleges Chapter 363 for nearly 15 years and serves as a job steward and member of his chapter's negotiating team. He has also served as chair of CSEA's Community College Committee since 2009.
"I've been part of the community college system for almost 30 years," said Hawkins, who has attended community college as a student, taught classes as an adjunct instructor and worked as a classified employee. "I have a first-hand perspective of all positions, except administrators."
As part of the 17-member board, Hawkins will help develop and implement policy for California's 110 community colleges. Hawkins believes that it is critical to keep classified employees involved in the decision-making process, regardless of the issue.
"I'm of the opinion that everything in the community college system is a classified issue," he said.
Hawkins replaced Tanna Thomas as the classified representative on the Board of Governors. Thomas, also a CSEA member, retired from Yuba College last year.
