In accordance with a Memorandum of Understanding between the District, Faculty Association and the CSEA, agreed upon January 11, 2005, a joint Collegewide Benefits Committee was created.

According to the MOU, the committee is composed of nine voting members and one or more resource people. Three members were to be selected from the three constituent groups: the Faculty Association, CSEA and the Administration. Constituency groups selected their representatives and each member has one vote; the resource personnel are non-voting members. The committee elected two co-chairs.

Collegewide Benefits Committee Membership

Co-Chairs
Patricia Brown, Dean, Human Resources
Sandi Burnett, Faculty Specialist, Disabled Student Services
Lenore Banders, Health Services Technician
Martin Goldstein Adjunct Professor, Communications Department
Jeanette Goolsby, Department Secretary II
Marvin Martinez, Provost Bundy Campus
Mitra Moassessi, Math Instructor
Hazel Peters, Project Manager
Anna Rojas, Administrative Assistant II

The Resource Personnel are Non-Voting Members
Leticia Kilian, Administrative Assistant III Confidential
Mimi Vaval, Benefits Coordinator

The Mission of the joint Collegewide Benefits Committee is to contain the costs of the Santa Monica Community College District’s health benefits program while maintaining the quality of the benefits available to employees, retirees and eligible dependents.

The committee has the authority to:

1. Review the current health benefit plan and recommend any changes to the current program necessary to contain costs while maintaining quality.

2. Recommend the selection or replacement of a benefits consultant to assist the committee in benefit evaluation and quotes from various providers or consortiums.

3. Evaluate and recommend a benefit plan provider(s).

4. Review and make recommendations regarding communications to faculty and staff regarding the health benefits program and their use of health care services.

5. Review and make recommendations regarding benefit booklets, descriptive literature and enrollment forms.

6. Study recurring enrollee concerns and make recommendations for their resolution.

7. Participate in an annual review of the effectiveness of the health benefits program.