Safety Committee

Upcoming:  September 15, 2026
Last:  April 14, 2026

Composition

• The membership of the Safety Committee is composed of fifteen members which reflects a relevant cross-section of the WNC community and consists of:
  • Environmental Health and Safety Coordinator
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs
  • Director of Facilities
  • Organizational Resilience Coordinator
  • Director of Workforce, Career, Technical Education, Instruction and Student Services
  • Director of Liberal Arts, Instruction and Student Services
  • Director of Fallon Campus and Rural Outreach, Instruction and Student Services
  • Director of Nursing
  • Director of the Child Development Center
  • University Police Department Northern Command (UPDNC) representative
  • Classified Staff Representative
  • Academic Faculty Members, one from WCTE and one from Liberal Arts or Nursing
  • Student Representative

• Membership may be reduced temporarily due to external constraints, e.g., funding reductions for personnel, etc.
• The WNC President formally appoints members to committees. If requested by the President, current committee members may be asked to assist in identifying and recruiting new members.
• Committee members are appointed to committees each spring and begin serving in late spring or the following fall depending on the remaining committee meeting schedule. Members serve staggered two-year terms. Committee members may serve more than one term.
• Committee members are expected to contribute to the activities and goal attainment of the committee.
• Attendance at committee meetings is required. Any committee member who misses three unexcused meetings in an academic year is subject to recall by the committee.
• If a committee member is unable to serve out the full term, the WNC President will appoint a replacement member within thirty working days of the individual’s resignation. If requested by the President, the committee will assist in identifying and recruiting a replacement.

Membership

• Kathy Strain - Environmental Health and Safety Coordinator - Chair
• Coral Lopez - Vice President of Finance and Administration
• Dana Ryan - Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs
• Jim Feser - Director of Facilities
• Matt Williams - Organizational Resilience Coordinator
• Paul Seybold - Director of Workforce, Career and Technical Education (Interim)
• Rebecca Gates - Director of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Interim)
• Lisa Gallo Swan - Director of the Fallon Campus and Rural Outreach
• Audrey Auer - Director of Nursing and Allied Health
• Anna Lisa Acosta Rogers - Director of Child Development Center
• Michael Nakamura - University Police Department Northern Command
• Vacant - Classified Staff Representative
• Ron Beller - Academic Faculty Member, WCTE
• Joseph Bell - Academic Faculty Member, LAS
• Vacant - Student Representative

1. Chair Duties include:
   • Preside over committee meetings;
   • Solicit agenda items for upcoming meetings from committee members and create agendas for upcoming meetings. Agendas should be shared with committee members at least three days prior to meetings;
   • Set committee meeting times and dates for the academic year;
   • Share major updates and bring questions/concerns to College Council, other committees, and WNC offices as relevant and necessary;
   • Complete and submit committee’s annual goals in the fall and annual assessment of goals in the spring to College Council and IRE Planning and Assessment Coordinator;
   • Serve as a tie-breaker for all votes taken by committee requiring a majority
     
     
2. Recorder Duties include:
   • Maintain a record of information items, action items and their outcomes, and public comments by recording meeting minutes using the standard meeting minutes template;
   • Share meeting minutes in a timely manner with committee members following each meeting;
   • Maintain committee website by regularly posting approved meeting minutes, agendas, bylaws, annual goals, upcoming meeting times and dates, current committee membership, and any other relevant committee documents or information