Membership

  • Chair: Kelly Rausch, Director, Institutional Planning & Evaluation
  • Misty Rasmussen, Associate Dean, Planning & Accreditation
  • Maggie Maher, Coordinator, Accreditation, Assessment, & Planning

Advisory Members
  • Elizabeth Knight, Associate Vice Chancellor, Academic Programs
  • Brandon Whatley, Associate Vice Chancellor, Workforce Education
  • Nina Almasy, Associate Vice Chancellor, Health Sciences

Deans
  • Toño Ramirez, Dean, Liberal Arts – Humanities & Communications
  • DeShaunta Stewart, Dean, Liberal Arts – Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Carolynn Reed, Dean, Science, Engineering & Math
  • Laura Marmolejo, Dean, Advanced Manufacturing
  • Perry Crafton, Dean, Arts and Digital Media
  • Lorlie Braxton, Dean, Business
  • Venancio Ybarra, Dean, Computer Science and Information Technology
  • Troy DeFrates, Dean, Design, Manufacturing, Construction & Applied Technologies
  • Giao Phan, Dean, Public and Social Services
  • Estrella Barrera, Dean, Health Sciences

Program Review Leaders (PRL)
  • Carla Coleman and Luanne Preston, Faculty (Composition & Literary Studies)
  • Risé Lara, Department Chair, and David Kano, Faculty (Journalism)
  • Kristie Kelly, Faculty (Government)
  • Allan Purcell, Department Chair (History)
  • Cynthia Vega, Faculty (Mathematics)
  • Armando Carrasco, Faculty (Advanced Manufacturing BAT)
  • Alberto Quiñonez, Faculty (Engineering Technology)
  • Roberta Weston, Faculty (Art)
  • Ina Midkiff, Department Chair (Business Administration)
  • Fred Lover (Cybersecurity & Information Technology)
  • Manuel Duran (Software Development & Computer Science)
  • Mike Shoebroek (Automotive Technology)
  • Stephanie Long, Faculty (Geospatial Engineering)
  • James Daniels, Department Chair (Emergency Management)
  • Renee Kilbride, Faculty (Occupational Therapy Assistant)
  • Janet Barlow, Faculty (Sonography)

PRL Program Department Chairs
  • Risé Lara (Composition & Literary Studies and Journalism)
  • Yolanda Chapa (Government)
  • Allan Purcell (History)
  • Pedro Merced (Mathematics)
  • Tim Hemesath (Advanced Manufacturing BAT)
  • Rosa Carrasco (Engineering Technology)
  • Bernardo Diaz (Art)
  • Ina Midkiff (Business Administration)
  • Fred Lover (Cybersecurity & Information Technology)
  • Manuel Duran (Software Development & Computer Science)
  • Mike Shoebroek (Automotive Technology)
  • Jeffrey Muhammad (Geospatial Engineering)
  • James Daniels (Emergency Management)
  • Estrella Barrera (Occupational Therapy Assistant)
  • Jessica Hejny (Sonography)
Consultants
  • Gaye Lynn Scott, Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs
  • Jenna Cullinane Hege, Vice Chancellor, Research, Effectiveness & Grants
  • Susan Burkhauser, Director, Institutional Research
  • Neil Vickers, Executive Vice Chancellor, Finance & Administration

Charge 

Perform a structured testing process of ACC’s new Program Review Process from end-to-end, in order to identify gaps and weaknesses in content, structure, data, and processes.

Goals

To ensure that the newly created Program Review Process produces a useful Program Review, and that the process itself runs smoothly and as intended.

Objectives

  • PRLs will be able to access and interpret necessary data.
  • Deans, DCs and PRLs will work together to craft priority initiatives as a result of the Program Review process.
  • Program Review process fosters program stewardship by Deans and Department Chairs.
  • PRLs will receive necessary training to complete the review.  DCs and Deans will receive necessary training to understand the reviews and translate the information into actionable steps to caretake their programs.
  • Resulting Program Reviews offer insight into the program and identify program strengths and weaknesses.
  • Resulting Program Reviews will tie to the official ACC budget process.

Meeting Frequency

  • As needed

Committee Duration

  • Kick-Off Meeting: Friday, February 27, 2026, 1:30PM – 3:30PM
  • Meeting Two: Friday, March 6, 2026, 9:00AM – 11:00AM
  • Meeting Three: Friday, March 27, 2026, 1:00PM – 3:00PM
  • Meeting Four: Friday, April 10, 2026, 10:00AM – 12:00PM
  • Meeting Five: Friday, May 8, 10:00AM – 12:00PM
  • The work of this committee will be complete by May 2026.
  • Metric and Meeting Feedback Summary