David Milroy, Chair
David Milroy has taught French part-time since 1988 at Mesa College, Grossmont College, Southwestern College, and MiraCosta College, as well as SDSU. He is a founding member of SDAFA.
David’s union experience includes serving as an AFT Guild Part-time VP for Mesa College, Part-Time Faculty Rep. at Southwestern College, Vice-President and lead negotiator for the MiraCosta Associate Faculty Association, Secretary for the CCA state-wide union, and a short stint in the last days of the Grossmont United Faculty independent union. He served as one of the first chairs of the CFT Part-time committee in the late ’90s and founded the CTA State and the NEA National Contingent Faculty Caucuses. David has also served as Director of Administration for the California Part-time Faculty Association (CPFA) since 2000 and served as Chair for the previous 4 years.
David is dedicated to SDAFA’s mission of promoting the professional treatment, economic welfare, and equitable rights of adjunct faculty and their students in all community colleges in San Diego county.
Carol Whaley, Vice-Chair
Carol Whaley has taught Drama at San Diego City College since 2000. She is a founding member of SDAFA.
Carol also serves on the Executive Council of the California Part-time Faculty Association (CPFA) and the Board of Directors of the San Diego Shakespeare Society. She is a former Adjunct Officer of the San Diego City College Academic Senate.
Carlynne Allbee, Treasurer & Mesa College Representative
Carlynne Allbee has been an Adjunct Instructor at Mesa College since 1982. Like many other Adjuncts, she has had other jobs, and for most of that time, it was as an Accountant in a variety of industries. She is a founding member (SDAFA).
Carlynne feels it is important that the Adjuncts at Mesa College have a representative to voice their concerns when appropriate, watch for actions that will have an effect on Adjuncts, and be someone that has current experience as an Adjunct and for that, not only is she active in SDAFA, but she is also an Adjunct Representative to the Academic Senate at Mesa College.
Ways that Carlynne has tried to help her fellow Adjuncts include creating a document “Tips for Adjuncts at Mesa College;” researching then posting information for Adjuncts regarding Social Security and WEP; and posting tips about the homework you need to do before you apply for unemployment.
“I strongly believe in SDAFA’s philosophy of Adjuncts helping Adjuncts. If we don’t help each other, how can we expect anyone else to help?”
Arnie Schoenberg, Secretary & City College Representative
Arnie Schoenberg has been an Anthropology adjunct at City College since 1999. He also taught at Southwestern, Miramar, and Mesa Colleges. Arnie has served in the academic senates of Southwestern and City Colleges and is currently the City representative for the Textbook Affordability Committee.
Arnie served on the Executive Council of AFT Guild Local 1931 as a Political Action Vice President from 2011 to 2013, he was twice awarded Pride of the Union, and continues to be an active union member. He served as the City College representative to the California Part-Time Faculty Association (CPFA) in 2010. He is a founding member of (SDAFA).
Helen Wilson, Palomar College Representative
Helen Wilson Is currently an Adjunct Instructor at Palomar College. She has been with Palomar for 15 years. She has taught Design & Composition, Introduction to Art, Drawing I, II & Figure Drawing, Sculpture I & II and Foundry at Palomar College.
Helen Wilson is a California based fine artist with a Masters of Fine Arts from The San Francisco Art Institute and a Bachelors in English from The United States International University, which she attended in San Diego and Bushey England. She also attended the Free Academy of the Arts in Den Haag, The Netherlands. She is the facilitator of the Artists Group Tuesday Nights. Ms. Wilson is also the Director of The Art Center of Ramona.
Scott Douglas, Legislative Committee Chair
Scott Douglas is a 30 year veteran of adjunct struggles in community colleges (Los Rios, Sierra, Palomar, Mira Costa, Mesa college, etc). His labor experience includes grievances, Public Employee Relations Board, negotiating teams, written contract language, union board executive member, and legislative authoring and lobbying.