May 13, 2026

Call to Order

• Jayven called the meeting to order at 4:04 PM.

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Roll Call

#	Last	First	Present	Late	Absent	Online	Left Early	Excused
1	Huang	Jayven	x
2	Ma	Alan	x
3	Ho	Chrissy	x
4	Vongnakhone	Myles	x
5	Pyae	Min						x
6	Manglona	Gabe	x
7	Lam	Caitlin		x(4:14)
8	Tai	Audrey	x
9	Yi	Ryan	x
11	Krawez	Kyle	x
12	Kao	Jacob	x
13	Soe	Thin Thida	x
14	Faisal	Aisyah	ex
15	Guerrero Fernandez	Dali	x
16	Pedroza	Salvador	x
17	Ashebr	Blen	x
18	Serrano	Brandon	x
19	Blackman	Zander	x
20	Bremner	Jasmine		x(4:14)
21	Chen	Kaitlin	x
22	Qian	Lisa			x
23	Lo	Allissa	x
24	Dang	Tran	x
25	Suarez	Galilea	x
26	Kumar	Arin	x
27	Lukius	Jesslyn	x
28	Sharma	Ridhi		x
29	Agarwal	Ashwika	x	left 7:34
30	Chiang	Yumin	x
31	Cung	Lena		x
32	Balaji	Madhumitha	x	left @ 5:34
33	Singh	Shreya	x

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Approval of Minutes

May 6th, 2026

• Salvador motions to approve minutes of May 6th, 2026, Zander seconds, no objection, motion passed.

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Public Comments

None

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Advisor Announcements

• Dennis- Scholarships will be available in a few weeks
• Maritza- Training is this Friday.

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Senate Announcements

• Dali- New Resource on campus called Mobile Health Clinic- Every Wednesday 9-3 near Flint Garage.

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Student Trustee Announcements

• Vacant

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External Shared Governance Group Reports

• Jacob- Canvas was down, COOL (committee of online learning) committee, noted everything is up and running.
• Finance committee presented to the Board of Trustees

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Internal DASG Committee Reports

• No Internal DASG Committee Reports

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Consent Calendar

• No Consent Calendar Items

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Business Item # 1

College Brand Research and

This item is to discuss the Overview of spring/summer 2026 college brand research to garner prospective students/external audiences' perception of De Anza.

Presentation Slides 

Zander Motions to move Business item 1 to after Business item 6. Kyle seconds

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Business Item # 2

College Vision, Mission, and Values

This item is to discuss part of the college's planning cycle, the college vision needs to be reviewed and approved. A timeline with milestone will be shared.

Zander Motions to move Business item 1 to after Business item 6. Kyle seconds. Motion passed. 

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Business Item # 3

DASG Events Committee Funding Request

This item is to discuss and possibly approve up to $800 for Food (4015) for Spring Mini Flea Market to provide approximately 150 attendees with complimentary ice cream tickets. This will be facilitated through the Mister Softee food truck.

Spring Mini Flea Market Funding Request

Ryan motions to approve funding request for DASG Events Committee for up to $800 for Food (4015). Zander Seconds. Motion passed.

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Business Item # 4

De Anza ICC Funding Request for Spring Carnival

Spring Carnival Funding Request Form 

Jacob motions to approve Funding Request for Spring Carnival for up to $1000 for Equipment Rental (5310). Thin seconds. Motion passed.

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Business Item # 5

Program Liaisons Bylaws Amendment

This item is to review, discuss, and approve proposed amendments to the DASG Bylaws regarding the Program Liaison selection process.

• DASG Bylaws Article V Proposed Amendments Spring 2026
• DASG Bylaws

• No change since last meeting.
• Discussion on how many meetings are required.
• Jayven called for a Blind Vote 
• Motion to approve program liaisons must "attend (3)/majority of committee meetings per month" (as stated in the amended Bylaws)
  • Yes- 13
  • No-9
  • Motion did not pass
• Jayven called for a Blind Vote
• Motion to approve program liaisons must "attend all of committee meetings per month”

Blen Ashebr	No
Dali Guerrero Fernandez	No
Dang Anh Thu Ho	No
Jasmine Bremner	No
Salvador	No
Zander Blackman	No
Alan Ma	Yes
Audrey Tai	Yes
Brandon Serrano Rodriguez	Yes
Caitlin Lam	Yes
Gabe Manglona	Yes
Garam Yi	Yes
Jayven Huang	Yes
Kaitlynn Chen	Yes
Kyle Krawez	Yes
Madhumitha Balaji	Yes
Myles Vongnakhone	Yes
Thin Thida Soe	Yes
Wenyu Qian	Yes
Yu Min Chiang	Yes
Kaitlynn Chen	Yes

• Yes-15
• No-5
• Motion passes

Time: 10 minutes

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Business Item # 6

Review Events Code

This item is to review, discuss and approve proposed amendments to the DASG Events Code.

• DASG Events Code Proposed Amendments

Salvador motion to approve the amendments of the events code. Thin seconds. Approved.

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Business Item # 7

2026–2027 DASG Internal Officer Elections

This item is to elect 2026–2027 DASG Internal Officers.

Zander motions to have Events Committee go first. Salvador seconds. Motion passes.

Finance Committee Election

Budget Analyst

2026-2027 Budget Analyst Voters Guide

• Discussion took place regarding interview questions for the Budget Analyst.
• Questions were confirmed
• Candidates participated and provided a 2 minute introduction, participated in a 5 min Q&A as well as a 1 minute closing statement.
• Discussion took place statement given by the candidates based on the selected questions. The senators focused on each of the traits in discussion.
• Senators participated in a vote for the Internal officer for Budget Analyst

• Salvador motions to extend time by 5 minutes. Thin seconds. Motion Passed
• Kyle motions to extend by 25 minutes. Thin seconds. Motion Passed
• Jayven motions to ending the discussion. Shreya seconds. Motion Passed

Voting results

Dang Anh Thu Ho	Arman Alasvandian;Brandon Serrano;Ravi Purnama;
Garam Yi	Arman Alasvandian;Ka Chun Wong;Ravi Purnama;
Dali Guerrero Fernandez	Arman Alasvandian;Michael Katsnelson;Ravi Purnama;
Wenyu Qian	Arman Alasvandian;Ka Chun Wong;Zeal Lee;
Shreya Singh	Arman Alasvandian;Kayla Khangaldy;Michael Katsnelson;
Gabe Manglona	Arman Alasvandian;Kayla Khangaldy;Ravi Purnama;
Blen Ashebr	Arman Alasvandian;Ravi Purnama;Kayla Khangaldy;
Salvador Pedroza	Arman Alasvandian;Ravi Purnama;Kayla Khangaldy;
Galilea Suarez	Arman Alasvandian;Kayla Khangaldy;Ravi Purnama;
Audrey Tai	Arman Alasvandian;Ka Chun Wong;Kayla Khangaldy;
Jesslyn Lukius	Ravi Purnama;Brandon Serrano;Ka Chun Wong;
Zander Blackman	Minahil Kizilbash;Ravi Purnama;Caeden Pa Espiritu;
Alan Ma	Ka Chun Wong;Brandon Serrano;Kayla Khangaldy;
Nguyen Bao Dang	Arman Alasvandian;Ka Chun Wong;Kayla Khangaldy;
Kyle Krawez	Brandon Serrano;Ka Chun Wong;Kayla Khangaldy;
Caitlin Lam	Arman Alasvandian;Brandon Serrano;Ka Chun Wong;
Sing Kao	Arman Alasvandian;Kayla Khangaldy;Brandon Serrano;
Arin Kumar	Arman Alasvandian;Kayla Khangaldy;Ka Chun Wong;
Thin Thida Soe	Ka Chun Wong;Arman Alasvandian;Brandon Serrano;
Jayven Huang	Arman Alasvandian;Brandon Serrano;Ravi Purnama;
Allissa Lo	Arman Alasvandian;Brandon Serrano;Kayla Khangaldy;

Candidate	Votes
Andrew Ordonez	0
Arman Alasvandian	17
Brandon Serrano	9
Caeden Pa Espiritu	1
Dianjun Zhang	0
Ka Chun Wong	10
Kanyeki Burkhanova	0
Kayla Khangaldy	12
Moon Khan	0
Michael Katsnelson	2
Minahil Kizilbash	1
Khanh Le	0
Ravi Purnama	10
Shao Jiayi	0
Zhen Cheng Li	0
Zeal Lee	1
None of the Above	0

Kayla and Arman selected for 2 Positions for Budget Analyst

Run Off needed for 3rd seat.

Run off vote results for 3rd seat. 

Garam Yi	Ravi Purnama
Wenyu Qian	Zeal Lee
Galilea Suarez	Ravi Purnama
Dali Guerrero Fernandez	Ravi Purnama
Salvador Pedroza	Ravi Purnama
Jayven Huang	Brandon Serrano
Blen Ashebr	Ravi Purnama
Arin Kumar	Ka Chun Wong
Dang Anh Thu Ho	Brandon Serrano
Zander Blackman	Ravi Purnama
Jesslyn Lukius	Ravi Purnama
Thin Thida Soe	Ka Chun Wong
Allissa Lo	Brandon Serrano
Kyle Krawez	Ka Chun Wong
Shreya Singh	Brandon Serrano
Alan Ma	Ka Chun Wong
Gabe Manglona	Ravi Purnama
Sing Kao	Brandon Serrano
Nguyen Bao Dang	Ka Chun Wong
Audrey Tai	Ka Chun Wong
Caitlin Lam	Ka Chun Wong
Wenyu Qian	Ka Chun Wong

Candidate	Votes
Andrew Ordonez	0
Brandon Serrano	5
Caeden Pa Espiritu	0
Dianjun Zhang	0
Ka Chun Wong	8
Kanyeki Burkhanova	0
Kayla Khangaldy	0
Moon Khan	0
Michael Katsnelson	0
Minahil Kizilbash	0
Khanh Le	0
Ravi Purnama	8
Shao Jiayi	0
Zhen Cheng Li	0
Zeal Lee	0
None of the Above	0

Run off needed between 2 candidiates

Galilea Suarez	Ravi Purnama
Garam Yi	Ravi Purnama
Audrey Tai	Ka Chun Wong
Zander Blackman	Ravi Purnama
Salvador Pedroza	Ka Chun Wong
Gabe Manglona	Ravi Purnama
Shreya Singh	Ka Chun Wong
Jesslyn Lukius	Ravi Purnama
Thin Thida Soe	Ka Chun Wong
Dali Guerrero Fernandez	Ravi Purnama
Blen Ashebr	Ravi Purnama
Sing Kao	Ravi Purnama
Kyle Krawez	Ka Chun Wong
Wenyu Qian	Ka Chun Wong
Arin Kumar	Ka Chun Wong
Allissa Lo	Ka Chun Wong
Alan Ma	Ka Chun Wong
Jayven Huang	Ka Chun Wong
Nguyen Bao Dang	Ka Chun Wong
Caitlin Lam	Ka Chun Wong

Candidate	Votes
Ka Chun Wong	12
Ravi Purnama	8
None of the Above	0

Ka Chun Wong declared winner of 3rd spot of Budget Analyst position

Events Committee Election

2026-2027 Events Coordinator Voters Guide

Events Coordinator

• Discussion took place regarding interview questions for the Events Coordinator.
• Questions were confirmed
• Candidates participated and provided a 2 minute introduction, participated in a 5 min Q&A as well as a 1 minute closing statement.
• Discussion took place statement given by the candidates based on the selected questions. The senators focused on each of the traits in discussion.
• Senators participated in a vote for the Internal officer for Events Coordinator

Voting results

Arin Kumar	Arnav Junday;
Jasmine Bremner	Timothy Nguyen;
Sing Kao	Timothy Nguyen;
Audrey Tai	Timothy Nguyen;
Galilea Suarez	Arnav Junday;
Jayven Huang	None of the Above;
Shreya Singh	Arnav Junday;
Dali Guerrero Fernandez	Vincent Galdamez;
Salvador Pedroza	Vincent Galdamez;
Wenyu Qian	Timothy Nguyen;
Alan Ma	Ella Yang;
Thin Thida Soe	Arnav Junday;
Gabe Manglona	Arnav Junday;
Zander Blackman	Vincent Galdamez;
Blen Ashebr	Arnav Junday;
Ashwika Agarwal	Arnav Junday;
Kyle Krawez	Arnav Junday
Dang Anh Thu Ho	Timothy Nguyen
Nguyen Bao Dang	Timothy Nguyen
Brandon Serrano Rodriguez	Arnav Junday
Jesslyn Lukius	Arnav Junday
Garam Yi	Arnav Junday
Ridhi Sharma	Timothy Nguyen
Kaitlynn Chen	Timothy Nguyen
Caitlin Lam	Arnav Junday
Allissa Lo	Arnav Junday

Candidate	Votes
Mary-Lyn Furagganan	0
Vincent Galdamez	3
Arnav Junday	13
Johnson Li	0
Caleb Man	0
Timothy Nguyen	8
Bryant Vo	0
Ella Yang	1
None of the Above	1

Arnav Junday declared winner of the Events Coordinator position.

Jayven called a recess at 7:26PM

Jayven called the meeting back to order at 7:56PM

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Public Comments

• None 

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Advisor Announcements

• Hyon-Chu- Be hopeful their are other ways to be engaged.

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Introduction of Senators

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Adjournment

• Jayven adjourns the meeting at 11:08 pm.