Together We Can Continue To Build a Strong Union

Andrew Carnegie once defined teamwork as “The ability to work together toward a common vision, the ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives, and the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.” To that end, we have assembled a great team we know can work well together. A team of seasoned campus leaders with institutional knowledge and the same shared goal of a strong union representing all faculty.

Please vote for the following candidates:
Solomon Namala for President

My leadership & experience you can count on:

  • Full-time faculty member for 20 years
  • Economics Department Chair for 7 years
  • CCFF President for 4 years
  • CCFF Treasurer for 2 years
  • CCFF Negotiating team for 6 years
  • Former Faculty Senator for 4 years
  • Planning & Budget Committee member for 10 years
  • Outstanding Faculty of the Year 2005 and 2013.

 My goals: 

  • To lead a union that is inclusive, democratic and serves the interests of all faculty be they part-time or full-time, non-instructional or instructional
  • To create a work environment that is fulfilling for all faculty as well as one that is a transformative learning environment for our students.
Angela Hoppe-Nagao for Member-at-Large Full-Time

My leadership & experience you can count on:

  • Full-time faculty member for over 20 years
  • Speech Department Chair
  • Faculty Senator for over 10  years, including serving as Senate Vice-President
  • Campus leadership through the years includes Learning Communities Coordinator, Chair of Technology-Based Learning Committee, Faculty Hiring Prioritization task-force, Program Review, Curriculum Committee
  • Certified Conflict Mediator, Cultural Intelligence Trainer, and Unconscious Bias Trainer
  • Outstanding Senator of the Year 2009, 2017, and 2018
  • Most Outstanding Faculty of the Year 2012 and 2019.
Kimberly Rosenfeld for Vice President Full-Time

My leadership & experience you can count on:

  • Full-time faculty member for 20 years
  • CCFF Chief Negotiator, Vice President, & Contract Development Chair for 6 years
  • Department Chair for Speech and Education for 15 years combined
  • Faculty Senate representative and Chair, Sabbatical Committee for 6 years
  • Leadership Team Member Teacher TRAC and Learning Communities for 15 years
  • Outstanding Faculty Member 2012 and 2019.
Martin Salgado for Member-at-Large Part-Time

My leadership & experience you can count on: 

  • Proud part-time instructor at Cerritos and Cypress College
  • Faculty Senator representing part-time faculty and ensuring part-time experiences and concerns are heard.
  • Planning and Budget Committee member
  • Elected Delegate for the past two California Federation of Teachers Conferences representing our CCFF Local
  • Twice elected delegate to the Democratic State Central Committee for Assembly District 74. 

I would be honored to continue to serve and represent part-time faculty as your Member-At-Large Part-Time representative. VOTE FOR MARTIN SALGADO!

Amanda Reyes for Vice President Part-Time

My leadership & experience you can count on:

  • Part-time faculty for over 5 years (Cerritos, Compton, Long Beach City and CSUDH)
  • West Coast Adjunct Representative English Council of Two-Year Colleges (ECCTYC)  
  • Adjunct Liaison for the Young Rhetoricians’ Conference (YRC)
  • Committee Member for National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Position Statement on Part-Time & Adjunct Faculty Revision.


Brittany Lundeen for Member-at-Large Non-Instructional

My leadership & experience you can count on:

  • Faculty member for 18 years (3 years part-time and 15 years full-time)
  • Co-Director Cerritos College Transfer Center for 15 years
  • Chair of Transfer Center Directors (region 8) and Regional Representative to the Chancellor's Office for 4 years
  • Faculty Senator for over 3 years
  • Faculty Senate representative on Student Equity committee and Enrollment Management committee
  • Advisory Committee member Guided Pathways
  • Advisory Committee member Guided Pathways Exploratory Committee.
Susan McDonald for Secretary

My leadership & experience you can count on:

  • Full-Time faculty member for 8 years
  • Department Chair & Program Director for the Speech-Language Pathology Assistant (SLPA) Program for  8 years:
    • Advisory committee meetings (includes taking meeting minutes and disseminating information to members)
    • Coordination of information events
    • Representation at state and national consortiums and conferences
    • Working with curriculum, counseling, ASCC, SLO, Program Review, HR, and other relevant administrative departments
  • Acting Medical Assistant Department Chair
  • CTE representative on the Developmental Education Committee for 2 years
  • Proud union member. 
Walter Fernández for Communications Chair

My leadership & experience you can count on:

  • Full-time faculty member for 24 years
  • Chair of the History Department
  • CCFF Membership Chair during the founding years of the union:
    • Helped organized the first union rally (included the presence of media and local officials)
    • CCFF received a CFT award for membership recruitment
    • Former Faculty Senator for 10 years
    • Twice awarded Outstanding Faculty
    • Dedicated rank and file CCFF member participating in preparations for rallies, informational picketing, and speaking at the Board of Trustees meetings for our part-time faculty.

    If elected you can expect prompt information, improved relations with allied organizations, and my energetic commitment to our faculty union.

    Teresa Alenikov, CPA for Treasurer

    My leadership & experience you can count on:

    • Certified Public Accountant (CPA), 28 years
    • Full-time faculty member for 17 years
    • Accounting/Finance Department Chair
    • Former Faculty Senator
    • Previously served as CCFF Treasurer for 6 years
    • During my tenure as treasurer:
      • No errors or omissions to our accounting records or financial statements were noted in the annual audits by the AFT
      • CCFF cash reserves increased 218%, from $72,000 to over $290,000.
    Terrance Mullins for Committee on Political Ed.Chair

    My leadership & experience you can count on:

    • Political science faculty member for 13 years (5 yrs part-time and 8 yrs full-time)
    • Faculty Senator for 5 years
    • Former CCFF President, Vice President FT, COPE Chair, Negotiations Team Member and Chief Negotiator
    • During my tenure as COPE Chair:
      • Created and maintained lines of communication with individual members of the Board of Trustees
      • Successfully lobbied anti-sabbatical Trustees to support sabbaticals and increased pay for all faculty
    • Authored several successful Senate resolutions on lecture/lab parity, increased part-time pay, sabbaticals, and academic freedom
    • Outstanding Faculty of the year 2013, 2014 and 2016.