CCA President: Jonathan Ausubel
Complete Unexpired Term: 2025-2027 — Contact the President
Jonathan has been a full-time English instructor at Chaffey College since 1998 teaching all levels of composition. He has served as Distance Education Coordinator for the district and as director of the Milliken Planetarium. For the Chaffey College Faculty Association, he has served as school rep, PAC chair, Membership chair, chief negotiator, and President, and continues to serve as grievance officer. A 2013 graduate of NEA’s Emerging Leaders Academy, Jonathan is keenly interested in part-time issues and is devoting the latter part of his career to improving the working conditions of part-time faculty at Chaffey and state-wide.
Born and raised on Long Island, Jonathan is a graduate of John F. Kennedy High School, and earned the following degrees: Honors BA in English with minors in philosophy and astrophysics (U of Toronto 1987); MA in English (U or Toronto 1989); & Ph.D. in American Literature and Semiotics (U of Delaware 1996). When not teaching nor advocating, Jonathan enjoys being with and traveling with his family, serving on the board of the Alta Loma Little League, and looking through his telescope, even from horribly light-polluted Rancho Cucamonga.
CCA Vice President: Kashara Moore
Complete Unexpired Term: 2025-2027 — Contact the Vice President
Kashara’s Biography Coming Soon!
CCA Secretary: Patrick Mitchell
1st Term: 2026-2028 — Contact the Secretary
Patrick Mitchell (he/him) has taught mathematics at the college level for over 30 years. Originally from
New Jersey, he spent the first decade of his career on the East Coast before relocating to California in
He has taught full-time at Merced College since 2008 and also teaches part-time at CSU Stanislaus.
Patrick served for four years as the President of the Merced College Faculty Association. He was elected
CCA Secretary in 2026 after serving for ten years on the Board as a director. Patrick also serves on CTA
State Council and represents Higher Ed on the CTA/ABC committee (CTA’s political action committee),
where he also serves as recording secretary. Patrick and his partner live in Merced with their menagerie
of animals. He enjoys singing, traveling, politics, everything 1980s, and spending time with family and
friends..
CCA Treasurer: Jesus Gutierrez
1st Term: 2026-2028 — Contact the Treasurer
After completing his service in the U.S. Marines, Jesus began his academic journey at Rio Hondo College before transferring to UCLA to study Applied Mathematics and minor in Statistics, and Pure Mathematics at CSULA. Along the way, he participated in three NSF programs and was awarded the prestigious Eugene Cota-Robles Fellowship at UC Riverside, where he pursued a Ph.D. in Pure Mathematics. He often points to his transitions out of the Marines and later from his Ph.D. program defining inflection points that shaped his journey.
A proud “road scholar” from Baldwin Park, Jesus has been teaching mathematics full-time at Citrus College since 2008. His work extended beyond the classroom through the California Math and Science Project (CaMSP) Grant, where he partnered with local schools to support teachers from elementary through high school. At Citrus, he played a key role in securing successful grant applications that directly benefited students, and his dedication to teaching earned him twice the UC Irvine’s Outstanding Educator Award.
Jesus is also deeply committed to unionism and leadership. Actively engaged at the local, state, and national levels, he currently serves as Treasurer of his local chapter. He brings a wealth of experience as a graduate of two CCA academies, the NEA Organizing Track, active participation in conferences, CCA Board, CTA State Council HE delegate, and NEA HE delegate to the Representative Assembly. His leadership has been recognized with Citrus College Faculty Association’s W.H.O. Award on two occasions.
Energized by his passion for higher education, Jesus looks forward to continuing his advocacy and building strong collaborations that advance the work of educators and students alike.