Planning for SCC’s Future
At Scottsdale Community College, planning connects our commitment to student success with decisions about academic programs, student services, campus spaces, and technology. Our plans work together to guide improvements and direct resources where they can make the greatest difference.
Our Strategic Direction
ASPIRE Strategic Plan
ASPIRE guides SCC’s future through four priorities: Student Success & Learning; Innovative & Responsive Academic Offerings; Caring Campus & Student Belonging; and Operational Excellence & Financial Sustainability. It establishes college-wide goals that help shape planning across SCC.
Putting Our Priorities into Action
Instructional and Academic Planning
The Instructional Plan guides teaching, learning, academic programs, and pathways to completion. It connects educational priorities with the services, spaces, and technology students and faculty need to succeed.
Strategic Enrollment Management Planning
The Strategic Enrollment Management Plan guides how SCC attracts, enrolls, and supports students through completion. It connects recruitment and enrollment goals with course scheduling, communication, academic pathways, and student services.
Facilities Planning
Facilities planning guides how SCC maintains and adapts campus spaces to support learning and student services. Academic needs, enrollment patterns, and college priorities help inform renovations, improvements, and investments in our physical campus.
Technology Planning
Technology planning guides the digital tools, systems, and infrastructure that support learning, student services, and college operations – to help align technology investments with SCC’s priorities.
How the Plans Work Together
How the Plans Work Together
Each planning area informs the others. For example, expanding an academic program may require coordinated decisions about recruitment, course schedules, student support, classroom space, and technology. Together, these plans help SCC identify needs, set priorities, and guide decisions about funding, staffing, equipment, and other resources. This coordinated approach connects our goals with the capacity needed to achieve them.
ASPIRE 2026-2030
SCC’s Strategic Plan for Inclusion, Responsibility, & Excellence
The ASPIRE 2026–2030 Strategic Plan sets Scottsdale Community College’s direction through four strategic priorities and measurable institutional goals. Planning across academics, enrollment, facilities, technology, operations and resources translates that direction into action, guiding decisions about programs, services and investments.
Our Strategies
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Student Success & Learning
SCC is committed to fostering a supportive and engaging learning environment where every student has the resources and guidance to persist, thrive, and achieve their academic goals.
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Innovative & Responsive Academic Offerings
SCC will expand access to high-quality, future-focused programs that empower students, strengthen the workforce, and create seamless pathways to college and career success.
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Caring Campus & Student Belonging
SCC is dedicated to fostering an inclusive, supportive community where every student feels valued, connected, and empowered to succeed.
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Operational Excellence & Financial Sustainability
SCC will optimize resources, enhance budget transparency, and expand revenue-generating opportunities to ensure financial stability and efficient campus services.
About SCC Planning
SCC’s Strategic Planning and Allocating Resources Committee (SPARC) is the college’s shared governance body for strategy, planning, and budget decision-making. The SPARC Strategic Planning Subcommittee is charged with the development and implementation of the college’s Strategic Plan.
The 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 SPARC teams led the development of SCC’s new Strategic Plan. The 2026-2027 SPARC team is providing stewardship and oversight.
- Antonio Bracamonte* Interim Dean of Student Affairs
- Brian Dodge Interim Facilities Director
- Chuck Cooper* Faculty Chair
- Christina Biebel* Human Resources Director
- Connie Wilson* Adjunct Faculty Representative
- Damita Kaloostian* Vice President Student Affairs
- Dan Combellick* Faculty - Computer Information Systems
- Darryl Greeley Student Services Director
- Diedre' Goodluck* Student Services Specialist
- Eric Sells* Director of Marketing & Public Relations
- Jamie Martin* Interim Dean of Academic Affairs
- Jeff Ortiz Faculty - English
- Jenifer Bohart* Faculty Chair
- John Nagy* Faculty - Biology
- Karryn Allen Faculty Chair
- Krissy Cwengros Faculty Chair
- Larry Tualla* Faculty Chair
- Lisa Marsio* Faculty Senate Past President
- Janelle Hoffman* Faculty Chair
- Lori Bold Project Manager
- Lori Lindenberg* Interim Sr AVP IR, Planning & Budget
- Lucas Messer* Dean of Academic Affairs
- Mark Klobas Faculty - History
- Melanie Burm* Director of External Affairs
- Michelle Tash Athletic Student Success Coordinator
- Mirna Rosas Fiscal Director
- Nancy Deegan Faculty Senate President Elect
- Robert Martin* Occupational Program Director
- Sean Kennedy IT Director
- Shawn Mitchell Faculty Senate President
- Stacie Beck* Student Services Director
- Stephanie Polliard* Vice President Academic Affairs
- Ted Uran Faculty Chair
- Vargha Mohebbi* Associate Vice President of IT
- Winona Thirion Dean of Student Affairs
Strategic Planning Resource Member.
Dory Gosar* Grants Officer Senior
*Member, SPARC Strategic Planning Subcommittee
- Antonio Bracamonte* Dean of Student Affairs
- Bill Wyngaard Business Faculty and Strategic Project Lead (SPL)
- Brenda Horn Adjunct Faculty Representative
- Brian Dodge Facilities Director
- Christina Biebel* Human Resources Director
- Chuck Cooper* Faculty Chair (CTE)
- Damita Kaloostian* Vice President of Student Affairs
- Darryl Greeley Student Services Director
- Diedre' Goodluck* Student Affairs Representative
- Eric Sells* Director of Marketing
- Jamie Martin* Interim Dean of Academic Affairs
- Janelle Hoffman Chair of OPDs; Hospitality Program Director
- Jenifer Bohart* Math Faculty Chair
- John Nagy* Biology Faculty
- Julianne Sperrazza Employee Representative and Academic Advisor
- Karryn Allen* Faculty Chair and Chair of Chairs
- Krissy Cwengros Faculty Chair (Service)
- Lisa Marsio* Past Faculty Senate President, Program Director
- Lori Bold Project Manager
- Lori Lindenberg* SPARC Coordinator and Interim SR AVP IR, Planning & Budget
- Lucas Messer* Dean of Academic Affairs
- Merry Wilson Program Director
- Michelle Tash Athletic Student Success Coordinator
- Mirna Rosas Fiscal Director
- Nancy Deegan Faculty Senate President
- Pat Serano Adjunct Representative
- Robert Martin* Occupational Program Director
- Sara Cameron* Faculty Senate President Elect
- Sean Kennedy IT Director
- Shawn Mitchell Faculty Senate Past President, Film Faculty
- Stacie Beck Student Services Director
- Stephanie Polliard* Vice President of Academic Affairs
- Ted Uran Faculty Chair
- Vargha Mohebbi* CIO/Facilities
- Winona Thirion Dean of Student Affairs
*Member, SPARC Strategic Planning Subcommittee
- Antonio Bracamonte* Dean of Student Affairs
- Belinda Gutierrez Student Affairs Representative
- Brenda Horn Adjunct Representative
- Chuck Cooper* Faculty Chair (CTE)
- Damita Kaloostian* Vice President of Student Affairs
- Eric Sells* Director of Marketing
- Jacob Gamon* Human Resources Director
- Jamie Martin* Interim Dean of Academic Affairs
- Janelle Hoffman Chair of OPDs; Hospitality Program Director
- Julianne Sperrazza Employee Representative and Academic Advisor
- Karryn Allen* Faculty Chair and Chair of Chairs
- Lori Bold Project Management
- Lori Lindenberg* SPARC Coordinator and Interim SR AVP IR, Planning & Budget
- Lucas Messer* Dean of Academic Affairs
- Michelle Tash Athletic Student Success Coordinator
- Mirna Rosas Fiscal Director
- Nancy Deegan Faculty Senate Past President
- Pat Serano Adjunct Representative
- Pauline Thomas Student Affairs Representative
- Sara Cameron* Faculty Senate President
- Sean Kennedy IT Director
- Stephanie Polliard* Vice President of Academic Affairs
- Ted Uran Faculty Senate President Elect
- Trey Jayne* Facilities Director
- Vargha Mohebbi* CIO/Facilities
- Winona Thirion Dean of Student Affairs
*Member, SPARC Strategic Planning Subcommittee