General Meeting Information

Date: May 14, 2025
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Location: Student Council Chambers and Zoom

Zoom Information

  • Meeting ID: 826 0620 3899
  • Passcode: 680968
  • Meeting URL: https://fhda-edu.zoom.us/j/82606203899?pwd=FbLAn0Pymu3Uc5awenpx4yO4HsUGVe.1
  • Link: Click Here for the Zoom Meeting

  • Agenda

    Time Topic Purpose Discussion Leader

    4:00 PM

    Call to Order

    I/D
    • Luca Paliska

    4:00 PM

    Roll Call

    I/D/A
    • Maliah Kenoly

    4:01 PM

    Approval of Minutes

    • May 7, 2025

    I/D/A
    • Senators

    4:02 PM

    Public Comments

    I
    • All

    4:07 PM

    Advisor Announcements

    I
    • Advisors

    4:12 PM

    Senate Announcements

    I
    • Senators

    4:17 PM

    Student Trustee Announcements

    I
    • Iris Li

    4:22 PM

    External Shared Governance Committee Reports

    I
    • Senators

    4:27 PM

    Internal DASG Committee Reports

    I 
    • Senators

    4:32 PM

    Consent Calendar

    D/A
    • Senators

    4:35 PM

    Business Item 1

    Certify the 2025-2026 De Anza College Student Trustee Election

    This item is to certify the 2025-2026 De Anza College Student Trustee Election and announce the results.

    Time: 5 minutes

    		 I/D/A
    • Tracy Chang
    • Wadi Lin Lei

    4:40 PM

    Business Item 2

    Marketing Code Approval

    This item is to discuss potential changes for the 2025-2026 Marketing Code.

    2025-2026 DASG Marketing Code Draft

    Time: 10 minutes

    		 I/D/A
    • Victor Pham

    4:50 PM

    Business Item 3

    2024–2025 DASG Internal Officer Elections

    This item is to elect 2024–2025 DASG Internal Officers.

    Student Rights and Equity (SRE)

    Student Rights and Equity (SRE) Voter's Guide

    Student Rights Officer
    • Ellie Isaeva
    • Chan Myae Naing
    • Salvador Pedroza

    Equity and Diversity Officer
    • Christina Asegedom
    • Om Bathija
    • Dali Guerrero Fernandez
    • Nen Li Garcia
    • Nishita Mekala
    Marketing
    Social Media Officer
    • Yu Min Chiang
    • Aisyah Faisal
    • Tram Lieng
    • Kelvin Shein
    • Lexie Wang
    Public Relations Officer
    • Jacob Chen
    • Esther Kim
    • Martina Ng
    • Anthony Parra
     

    Time: 3 hours

    		 I/D/A
    • Wadi Lin Lei
    • Tracy Chang
    7:50 PM

    Public Comments

    I
    • All
    7:55 PM

    Advisor Announcements 

    I
    • Advisors
    8:00 PM

    Introduction of Prospective Senators

    I
    • Prospective Senators
    8:05 PM

    Adjournment

    A
    • Luca Paliska

    A = Action
    D = Discussion
    I = Information

  • Minutes

    Call to Order

    • Luca called the meeting to order at 4:06 PM. 

    Roll Call

    # Last  First Present Late Absent Online Left Early Excused
    1 Paliska Luca X          
    2 Sharma Aditya X          
    3 Bravo Katia X          
    4 Ozaki  Michi X          
    5 Huang Jin X          
    6 Li Iris X          
    7 Abukhater Rami X          
    8 Burkhanova Dariga           X
    9 Chu Ryan X          
    10 Hartono Lauren X           
    11 Kim Minseo X          
    12 Lei Wadi Lin X          
    13 Madrid Joshua X          
    14 Min Jin Gi X           
    15 Nguyen Van Loc X          
    16 Pham Victor X           
    17 Shaikh Fatima Zehra X          
    18 Shamarao Anish X           
    19 Teng Yan Ming X          
    20 Estrada Nakamatsu Matsuko   X        
    21 Aklilu Mahder X          
    22 Washington  Lia  X          
    23 Truong Nhi     X      
    24 Yung Yin Wa X          
    25 Krawez Kyle X          
    26 Chang Tracy X          
    27 Tram Lieng X          
    28 Fiona Chang   X (4:41 PM)        

    Incoming DASG Executives

    First Name

    Last Name

    Present

    Absent

    Late

    Excused

    Alan

    Ma

    X

    Dang Anh Thu (Chrissy)

    Ho

     X

    Hoang Anh Thu 

    Tran

     X

    Suyash 

    Jevaria

    X

    James

    Nguyen 

     X

    Jayven 

    Huang

     X

    Joseph (Joey)

    Hua

     X

    Min 

    Pyae

     X

    Myles

    Vongnakhone

    X

    Thin

    Soe

     X

    Jacob 

    Kao

    X

    Francesca Pia

    Cacchione

    X (Online)

    Approval of Minutes

    • Katia moved to approve the minutes, Joshua seconded the motion, no objections. 

    Public Comments

    • Health Services: Rosafel Nogra presented on the Health Services fees. 
    • Dalia: Inquired about reimbursements for elections. 

    Advisor Announcements

    • Maritza: A reminder to those of you who are newly elected senators and candidates, attendance needs to be in person in order for it to count for the training checklist. Will go over again in the May Trainings. Please submit check requests as soon as possible. 

    Senate Announcements

    • Aditya: First day of the entire year of not approving the minutes, thank you to Katia for doing so! 
    • Jin Huang: ICC updates. 
    • Victor: Talent Show this Friday at 2PM in the VPAC building. 


    Student Trustee Announcements

    • None

    External Shared Governance Committee Reports

    • Reports and updates were made. 

    Internal DASG Committee Reports

    • Reports and updates were made. 

    Consent Calendar

    • None

    Business Item 1

    Marketing Code Approval

    • Victor presented the item. 
    • Rami moved to approve, motion passed. 

    Business Item 2

    DASG Marketing Code Revisions

    • Victor presented the item. 
    • Rami moved to approve, motion passed. 

    Business Item 3

    2024–2025 DASG Internal Officer Elections

    • Discussion over whether to include follow up questions took place. 
    • Fatima motioned to call a vote on whether to eliminate follow up questions or be in favor of follow up questions. 
    Motion to  yes - eliminate follow up qs, No - if in favor of follow up questions
    # Last  First Present
    1 Paliska Luca - 
    2 Sharma Aditya N
    3 Bravo Katia N
    4 Ozaki  Michi Y
    5 Huang Jin Y
    6 Li Iris N
    7 Abukhater Rami Y
    9 Chu Ryan Y
    10 Hartono Lauren N
    11 Kim Minseo N
    12 Lei Wadi Lin Y
    13 Madrid Joshua N
    14 Min Jin Gi N
    15 Nguyen Van Loc N
    16 Pham Victor Y
    17 Shaikh Fatima Zehra N
    18 Shamarao Anish Y
    19 Teng Yan Ming Y
    20 Estrada Nakamatsu Matsuko Absent
    21 Aklilu Mahder Y
    22 Washington  Lia  N
    23 Yung Yin Wa Y
    24 Krawez Kyle Y
    25 Chang Tracy N
    26 Tram Lieng N
    27 Fiona Chang N
    28 Alan Ma Y
    29 Chrissy Ho N
    30 Suyash Jevaria NA
    31 Francesca Cacchione NA
    32 James  Nguyen Y
    33 Jayven  Huang Y
    34 Joey Hua Y
    35 Min  Pyae Y
    36 Jacob Kao NA
    37 Hoang Anh Thu Tran N
    No - 15 Yes - 16
    Motion to eliminate follow up questions passed. 
    • Motion for a super majority vote took place. 
    Motion to do a super majority vote pertaining to follow up questions (Needs a 2/3 majority)
    Yes - Do it, No - No super majority vote and move on. 
    # Last  First Present
    1 Paliska Luca - 
    2 Sharma Aditya Yes
    3 Bravo Katia Yes
    4 Ozaki  Michi No
    5 Huang Jin Yes
    6 Li Iris Yes
    7 Abukhater Rami No
    9 Chu Ryan Yes
    10 Hartono Lauren Yes
    11 Kim Minseo Yes
    12 Lei Wadi Lin No
    13 Madrid Joshua Yes
    14 Min Jin Gi No
    15 Nguyen Van Loc Yes
    16 Pham Victor Yes
    17 Shaikh Fatima Zehra Yes
    18 Shamarao Anish No
    19 Teng Yan Ming No
    20 Aklilu Mahder No
    21 Washington  Lia  Yes
    22 Yung Yin Wa No
    23 Krawez Kyle No
    24 Chang Tracy No
    25 Tram Lieng Yes
    26 Fiona Chang Yes
    27 Alan Ma No
    28 Chrissy Ho Yes
    29 James  Nguyen No
    30 Jayven  Huang No
    31 Joey Hua No
    32 Min  Pyae No
    33 Hoang Anh Thu (Thu) Tran Yes
    No - 15 Yes - 16
    Motion to do the super majority vote passed. 
    • Mahder motioned to mandate only 1 follow up question per candidate, motion failed. 
    • Matsuko motioned to extend recess by 10 minutes, Aditya seconded the motion, no objections. 
    • Jayven motioned to have committee members the permission to ask 1 follow up question per candidate after their election time, motion passed. 
    • Eddie (Chan Myae), Ellie Isaeva and Salvador Pedroza participated in an introduction, Q&A and Closing Statement. 
    • Katia motioned to make the thinking time for candidates up to 30 seconds, motion passed. 


    Student Rights Officer 

    • Ellie Isaeva, Chan Myae Naing and Salvador Pedroza all participated in provided a 1 minute introduction, participated in a Q&A as well as a closing Statement (no limit).
    • Discussion took place on each of the statements given by each of the candidates based on the selected questions. The senators focused on each of the traits in discussion. 
    • All senators participated in a vote for the Student Rights Officer position. 
    2025-2026 Student Rights Officer Voting Results
    Name # of Votes Senator Votes
    Ellie Isaeva 12
    • Katia Bravo
    • Fiona Chang
    • Alan Ma
    • Dang Anh Thu Ho
    • Van Loc Nguyen
    • Minseo Kim
    • James Nguyen
    • Jayven Huang
    • Lauren Hartono
    • Victor Pham
    • Hoang Anh Thu Tran
    • Min Pyae
    Chan Myae Naing 0 N/A
    Salvador Pedroza 16
    • Joshua Madrid-pelayo
    • Rami Abukhater
    • Talia Washington
    • Yinwa Yung
    • Jin Huang
    • Michi Ozaki
    • Tram Lieng
    • Kyle Krawez
    • Tracy Chang
    • Aditya Sharma
    • Rami Abukhater
    • Wadi Lin Lei
    • Fatima Zehra Shaikh
    • Joseph Hua
    • Jin Gi Min
    • Ryan Chu
    Abstain 2
    • Yan Ming Teng
    • Iris Li
    Salvador Pedroza is the 2025-2026 Student Rights Officer.
    • Luca called a 15 minute recess. 



    Equity & Diversity Officer Elections 

    • Christina Asegedom, Om Bathija, Nen Li Garcia, Nishita Mekala and Dali Fernandez all participated in provided a 1 minute introduction, participated in a Q&A as well as a closing Statement (no limit).
    • Discussion took place on each of the statements given by each of the candidates based on the selected questions. The senators focused on each of the traits in discussion. 
    • Katia motioned to call for a vote, Aditya seconded the motion, motion passed. 
    2025-2026 Equity & Diversity Officer Voting Results
    Name # of Votes Senator Votes
    Christina Asegedom 0
    • N/A
    Om Bathija 0
    • N/A
    Dali Guerrero Fernandez 11
    • Dang Anh Thu Ho
    • Yan Ming Teng
    • Victor Pham
    • Talia Washington
    • Yinwa Yung
    • Katia Bravo
    • Wadi Lin Lei
    • Fatima Zehra Shaikh
    • Tracy Chang
    • Tram Lieng
    • Jin Huang
    Nen Li Garcia 10
    • James Nguyen
    • Aditya Sharma
    • Rami Abukhater
    • Minseo Kim
    • Alan Ma
    • Kyle Krawez
    • Min Pyae
    • Yan Ming Teng
    • Jayven Huang
    • Victor Pham
    Nishita Mekala 4
    • Ryan Chu
    • Jin Gi Min
    • Joseph Hua
    • Katia Bravo
    Abstain 1
    • Lauren Hartono
    Dali Guerrero Fernandez is the 2025-2026 Equity & Diversity Officer.
    • Katia moved to a 2 min recess, motion passed. 


    PR Officer Elections 

    • Jacob Chen, Esther Kim and Martina Ng all participated in provided a 1 minute introduction, participated in a Q&A as well as a closing Statement (no limit).
    • Discussion took place on each of the statements given by each of the candidates based on the selected questions. The senators focused on each of the traits in discussion. 
    • Aditya moved to vote for a candidate, motion passed. 
    2025-2026 PR Officer Voting Results
    Name # of Votes Senator Votes
    Jacob Chen 13
    • Joseph Hua
    • Yan Ming Teng
    • Alan Ma
    • Jayven Huang
    • Tram Lieng
    • Lauren Hartono
    • Wadi Lin Lei
    • Victor Pham
    • Jin Huang
    • Jin Gi Min
    • Fatima Zehra Shaikh
    • Katia Bravo
    • Iris Li
    Esther Kim 1
    • Ryan Chu
    Martina Ng 5
    • Aditya Sharma
    • Victor Pham
    • Katia Bravo
    • Talia Washington
    • Van Loc Nguyen
    Abstain 4
    • Minseo Kim
    • Tracy Chang
    • Yinwa Yung
    • Min Pyae
    Jacob Chen is the 2025-2026 PR Officer.

    The social media officer elections were postoned until the next senate meeting. 

    Public Comments

    • None

    Advisor Announcements

    • None

    Prospective Senators

    • Yoon Po - 2nd

    Adjournment

    • Luca adjourned the meeting at 10:13 PM. 

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