Meet Your ASO Officers
Executive Officers
The Executive Officers are closely modeled after the administrative organization on campus. Most officers have an administrative counterpart and meets with them on a regular schedule. You can find the duties of all officers by clicking on the following: Officer Duties
Title: President
Name: Steve Benitez
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You can email them at asopresident@avc.edu
Title: Vice President of Academic Affairs
Name: Ahre Ramos
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You can email them at asovpaa@avc.edu
Title: Vice President of Student Services
Name: Jessie Delgado
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You can email them at asovpss@avc.edu
Title: Vice President of Club Affairs
Name: Christine Sipin
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You can email them at asovpca@avc.edu
Title: Executive Director of Public Relations
Name: Yohan "John" Cariaga
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You can email them at asoedpr@avc.edu
Title: Executive Director of Special Programs
Name: Isabel Martinez
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You can email them at asoedsp@avc.edu
Title: Treasurer
Name: Gem DeJesus
Academic Major: Business Administration
Involved in Activities and Clubs: Alpha Iota, English Club
Goal for Term in Office: To maintain funds and create a strategic plan for a budget, also to provide financial reporting's.
You can email them at asotreasurer@avc.edu.
Title: Secretary
Name: Bobby Bennet
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You can email them at asosecretary@avc.edu
Senators
The Senators are modeled after the Dean structure at AVC. Each senator meets with their respective dean on a regular basis.
Title: Senator of Counseling and Matriculation
Name: Vacant
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You can email them at asosenatorcm@avc.edu
If you wish to apply for this position please fill out this form (Links to an external site.)
All questions regarding this position should be sent to asopresident@avc.edu until an officer is appointed.
Title: Senator of Enrollment
Name: Kimberly Lopez
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You can email them at asosenatoren@avc.edu
Title: Senator of Student Life
Name: Emmanuella "Ella" Agyeman
Academic Major: Registered Nursing
Involved in Activities and Clubs: Second year Experience, Umoja
Goal for Term in Office: To create more awareness about what the school has for students and help know more about the resources the school has.
You can email them at asosenatorsl@avc.edu
Title: Senator of Math, Science, and Engineering
Name: Kleio Ramadosi
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You can email them at asosenator1@avc.edu
Title: Senator of Health and Safety
Name: Leslie Salivar
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You can email them at asosenator2@avc.edu
Title: Senator of Arts and Humanities
Name: Colton Beardsley
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You can email them at asosenator3@avc.edu
Title: Senator of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Name: Zinia Hernandez
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You can email them at asosenator4@avc.edu
Title: Senator of Language and Communication Arts
Name: Vacant
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You can email them at asosenator5@avc.edu
If you wish to apply for this position please fill out this form (Links to an external site.)
All questions regarding this position should be sent to asopresident@avc.edu until an officer is appointed.
Title: Senator of Career Technology Education
Name: Rita Jarbanda
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You can email them at asosenator6@avc.edu
Title: Senator of Palmdale Center and Extended Learning
Name: Alan Filion
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You can email them at asosenator7@avc.edu
Student Trustee
The Student Trustee is your voice on the Board of Trustees. Meetings announcements and the agenda are emailed to you by Patty McClure, Director of Board & Executive Services
The Student Trustee reports to ASO on decisions by the Board of Trustees that affect students. The Student Trustee is a non voting member of ASO.
Title: Student Trustee
Name: Anthony Rivera
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You can email them at student_trustee@avc.edu