Contact Information & Open Positions
If you would like to reach out to the executive board, you may contact us at lccssa-board@lclark.edu.
Private or Confidential Emails:
If you have information or a problem you do not want the College to have access to, contact us using our private email account admin@lccssa.org.
Be sure to use your personal email account (not an lclark.edu account) so your email remains inaccessible to the College. Remember, anything sent or saved on an lclark server can be accessed and used by the College at any time.
Vacant Positions
If you are interested in any of the positions below, please send an email to Chel Pennock (mpennock@lclark.edu) or to the board (lccssa-board@lclark.edu) with any questions you may have, or to request more information.
First Vice President
Duties: Fulfill all duties and responsibilities of the President in their absence; chair the Position Description Questionnaire committee; act as an ex-officio member of all standing committees with the exception of the Audit Committee.
Requires leadership capability, negotiation and mediation skills, good organizational skills, and good understanding of the unit’s contract and some basic labor law. (3-year term, honorarium of $50 per month.) Must be a full member in good standing.
Vice President for Membership Services
Duties: Be responsible for membership organizing efforts; monitor and inform members about member and employee benefits and programs; be chief Area Representative and coordinate training programs; plan events coordinating closely with other board members. (3-year term, honorarium of $50 per month.) Must be a full member in good standing.
Vacant Area Representative (Steward) Positions:
Duties: Be a local resource as liaison between the executive board and your local membership.
- CAS: Watzek Library and Information Technology
- CAS: Templeton Student Center
- CAS: McAfee, Facilities, Odell
Executive Board
President, Chel Pennock
Contact Info:
Technical Support Coordinator, Information Technology
Watzek Library, MSC 97
mpennock@lclark.edu, 503-768-7028
Duties: Preside over the membership of LCCSSA, call meetings, co-ordinate events, coordinate with the College regarding membership issues.
First Vice President, Vacant
Contact Info: Vacant
Duties: Fulfill all duties and responsibilities of the President in their absence; chair the Position Description Questionnaire committee; act as an ex-officio member of all standing committees with the exception of the Audit Committee.
Requires leadership capability, negotiation and mediation skills, good organizational skills, and good understanding of the unit’s contract and some basic labor law. (3-year term, honorarium of $50 per month.) Must be a full member in good standing.
Vice President for Contract Enforcement, Alison Walcott
Contact Info:
Administrative Assistant IV/Director Pamplin Society
College of Arts & Science, Fields Center, Office: 214, MSC 92
awalcott@lclark.edu, 503-768-7390
Duties: Oversee members’ rights according to the contract and labor laws. Handles grievance and arbitration issues.
Vice President for Communications, Marissa Behringer
Contact Info:
Grad School Marketing Manager
Graduate School, Ctr. for Community Engagement, Rogers Hall, MSC 85
mbehringer@lclark.edu, 503-768-6222
Duties: Responsible for producing regular publications and public relations for the Union. Responsible for webpage and Moodle account. Keeps all non-financial records, takes minutes at meetings and distributes minutes. Reports on official correspondence the Union has received.
Vice President for Membership Services, Vacant
Contact Info: Vacant
Duties: Oversees membership recruitment program including monitoring and informing about member and employee benefits and programs.
Treasurer, Margaret Salstrom
Contact Info:
Administrative Assistant, CAS Office of the Dean
Albany Quadrangle, MSC 47
msalstrom@lclark.edu, 503-768-7100
Duties: Responsible for receipt and distribution of union funds, operates the budget, and makes annual financial reports and deals with the annual audit.
Area Representatives
If you have questions regarding your work situation, contract questions, wage issues, etc. please contact the Area Representative assigned to your building. If that person is unavailable or the position is currently vacant feel free to contact a member of the Executive Board or one of the other Area Reps.
Campus Safety: Aidan Niven
Contact Info:
Campus Safety Officer
Campus Safety, MSC 107
nivena@lclark.edu
CAS (McAfee, Facilities, Odell):
Contact Info:
Vacant
CAS (Howard): Sara Asberry
Contact Info:
Administrative Coordinator
John R. Howard Hall, 343B, MSC 60
sasberry@lclark.edu
CAS (Albany): Carolin Thompson
Contact Info:
Administrative Specialist
Student Support Services, MSC 112
Carolin@lclark.edu, 503-768-7192
CAS (Watzek Library and Information Technology): Vacant
Contact Info:
Vacant
CAS (Evans, Bodine, Bio-Psych, Olin, Fields, Pamplin, Theater): Amy Timmins
Contact Info:
Administrative Specialist I, Physics Department
Olin Center, MSC 55 & 15
timmins@lclark.edu, 503-768-7530
CAS (Templeton Student Center): Vacant
Contact Info: Vacant
CAS (Frank Manor House, Miller, Gatehouse): Dawn Wilson
Contact Info:
Administrative Specialist, Core Curriculum
Miller, MSC 83
dawnlw@lclark.edu, 503-768-7208
Graduate School (Rogers, Sequoia): Shanta Calem
Contact Info:
Administrative Specialist and Adjunct Faculty, Teacher Education
Rogers Hall, MSC 14
scalem@lclark.edu, 503-768-6104
Law School (Off-campus Legal Clinics): Adam Geisler
Contact Info:
Administrative Coordinator
Small Business Legal Clinic, MSC 51
ageisler@lclark.edu, 503-768-6940
Law School (Legal Research Center): Ronna Craig
Contact Info:
Legal Assistant I
Law School, MSC 51
ronnac@lclark.edu, 503-768-6716
Law School (Gantenbein, Boley Library, Wood Hall): Vacant
Contact Info: Vacant
Other Representatives
Audit Committee: Shanta Calem, Margaret Salstrom, Ronna Craig
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Audit Reports (for more than five years, contact the Board):
2017-18 Audit Report
2018-19 Audit Report
2019-20 Audit Report
2020-21 Audit Report
2021-22 Audit Report
Career Development Fund: Michelle Pennock, Margaret Salstrom, Tyler Bearden
Labor-Management Committee (per BA Article 22):
- President - Chel Pennock
- VP Contract Enforcement - Alison Walcott
- Grad School - Shanta Calem
- Law School - Ronna Craig
- AFT Field Representative - Rob Glase
Northwest Oregon Labor Council (NOLC): Chel Pennock, Alison Walcott
PDQ Review Committee: Adam Geisler, Becky Guderian
Student Debt Clinics: Pending
L&C Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee: Gabe Lorca
L&C 403b Committee: Shanta Calem
L&C Employee Benefits Committee: Chel Pennock
Transportation and Parking Committee: Chel Pennock
LCCSSA President
See the Representatives page for contact information.
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