For 18 years, I served as president of AVCFCE, and for approximately 25 years I worked directly with grievances and employee representation. My service has extended beyond the bargaining table. I participated for three years in the Chancellor’s Consultation Council, served on a California Department of Education workgroup addressing classified staffing ratios, and worked with CalWORKs students—many of them parents receiving public assistance while pursuing vocational education or transfer. I have served on most of AVC’s participatory governance committees and on administrative hiring committees for at least three college presidents.

~ Pam Ford