Employee Matters
We are pleased to share the fourth edition of our online Employee Matters 2025 Fiscal Update for MC Employees. The following pages highlight many of the College’s total rewards for the 2025 fiscal year. Topics include compensation updates, ESH rates, educational and professional development allowances, travel funds, required training, and more.
For questions on the information in this year's fiscal update, please email the Office of Human Resources and Strategic Talent Managementnew window or visit HRSTM Points of Contactnew window for a detailed listing of staff.
For the most recent communications from HRSTM, please visit the HRSTM news pagenew window.
FY25
Explore the latest collective bargaining updates.
Our union members regularly engage with the College in several capacities, and teams annually engage in discussions on the existing collective bargaining agreements. Please check the HRSTM Collective Bargaining page for the latest versions of the contracts and Memoranda of Agreement. If you have any questions, please contact anyone on the Employee and Labor Relations Team.
Don’t forget that the Good Faith Consideration application process for Part-Time Faculty
has changed under the latest SEIU contract (PDF, 
) (See Section 7.3). Applications now only need to be submitted once per year.
An anonymous reporting solution for a culture of integrity and accountability at Montgomery College.
Montgomery College is an organization with strong values of accountability and integrity.
Our Code of Ethics and Employee Conduct (PDF, ) (PDF, ) contains general guidelines for conducting business with the highest standards of
ethics.
Montgomery College is committed to an environment where open, honest communications are the expectation, not the exception. We want you to feel comfortable approaching your supervisor or management in instances where you believe violations of policies or procedures have occurred.
If you prefer to submit an anonymous report, use EthicsPoint, a trusted third-party
hotline provider that ensures confidentiality. You are encouraged to submit reports
relating to violations stated in our Code of Ethics and Employee Conduct (PDF, ) . You may also submit reports asking for guidance related to policies and procedures
and sharing positive suggestions and stories demonstrating decisions and actions that
meet our ethical standards.
EthicsPoint is intended for employee use. In addition, regarding suspected wrongdoing
or abuse in the administration or conduct of the College’s athletic programs and activities,
students or employees may submit concerns through EthicsPoint. Students may visit
our Student Complaint Resolution webpagenew window for policies and procedures about reporting their concerns.
EthicsPoint is accessible via phone at 1-844-572-2198 or at EthicsPoint for MCnew window.
FY25 Performance Evaluation for administrators, department chairs, supervisors, and staff.
FY25 Goals due: Friday, September 27, 2024
HRSTM issue performance evaluations in Workday: Monday, May 19, 2024
Self-evaluations due to supervisors: Friday, June 27, 2025
Supervisor evaluations due: Friday, August 15, 2025
FY25 Required Training obligations for Montgomery College employees.
The details for the FY25 required training are currently under review and will be available soon.
Each year, there are college-wide training classes or online modules that are required for all or select employees, depending on their role. Additionally, supervisors may require additional training for employees within their area to meet discipline, departmental, and/or unit needs and requirements. A communication will be sent to the College community once the required training for FY25 is approved.
Please join us in recognizing and celebrating the College’s exemplary employees who have received Outstanding and Employee of the year awards for 2024. Each of these individuals reflects the highest standards of excellence in their fields.
Dr. Katya Salmi
Dr. Paul Miller
Professor Valerie Tanner
Outstanding Faculty Award Recipients
Excellence in Teaching
Full-time Faculty
- Professor Sean Fay, Humanities and Social Science
- Professor Megan Howard, English and Reading
- Professor Shelley Jones, Humanities
- Dr. Elizabeth (Liz) Melanson, Visual and Performing Arts
- Dr. Rebin Muhammad, Mathematics
- Dr. Stephen Wheatley, Mathematics
- Dr. David Youngberg, Business/Computer Applications
Part-time Faculty
- Professor Mary Brennan, Workforce Development and Continuing Education
- Professor Bonard Molina Garcia, Humanities
- Professor Richard Nalley, Workforce Development and Continuing Education
- Dr. Deborah Sterner-Krizman, Biology, Biotechnology, and Chemistry
Excellence in Counseling/Academic Advising
Full-time Faculty
- Ms. Amanda Darr
- Ms. Zenobia Garrison
- Mr. Tim Kirkner
- Ms. Natalie Martinez
- Ms. Tamesha Robinson
Full-time Faculty
- Dr. Yeve Montgomery, English and Reading
- Mr. Edward Riggs, Visual and Performing Arts
- Dr. Esther Schwartz-McKinzie, English and Reading
Full-time Faculty
- Dr. Laura Anna, Biology and Chemistry
Part-time Faculty
- Ms. Pauline Kelly, English and Reading
- Dr. Abdirisak Mohamed, Mathematics and Statistics
Outstanding Staff Award Recipients
- Dr. Akhter Chowdhury, Lab Manager
- Mr. Jeff Chuang, Learning Center Manager
- Ms. Yanira Rodriguez David, Community Engagement Manager
- Ms. Beth Thoms, Librarian
- Dr. Elysse Meredith, Learning Center Manager
- Mr. Andres Maldonado, ACES Associate Director
- Ms. Geraldine (GiGi) Papillero, Executive Associate
- Ms. Miho Shimizu, Student Services Supervisor
- Mintesnot Weldemariam, Community Engagement Specialist
Explore how the Your Voice, Your MC Survey drives positive change by uncovering insights that fuel engagement, equity, and ethics that are at the heart of our MC's progress.
Guided by the Your Voice, Your MC (YVYMC) Survey Committee, ModernThink new windoworchestrated a comprehensive survey that incorporated the topics of employee engagement, equity and inclusion, and ethics and compliance. The survey yielded a response rate of 34%, securing a total of 1,151 respondents. It is noteworthy that upon exclusion of part-time credit and non-credit faculty from the computation, the participation rate escalates to 53%.
Subsequent to collating the responses, ModernThink, in collaboration with the YVYMC
Survey Committee, analyzed the data and shared the results with the College community
in April and May. For an in-depth exploration of these findings, one is invited to
visit the Your Voice, Your MC: Employee Experience Culture Survey.
The leadership team conducted a review of the gathered data and, in cooperation with
the entire administrator team at the June Administrator Leadership Conference (ALC),
pinpointed strategies to propel the revitalized strategic plan based on the survey
data.
In order to further share results and collect employee input for draft proposed collegewide action plans, open sessions and forums will be convened in the fall semester of 2023. A unique feature of this survey cycle is the partnership of the HRSTM Organizational Development and HR Outreach teams with divisional and area teams to formulate localized action plans. These action plan recommendations were presented to the President's Cabinet in spring 2024.