IMPERIAL — A group of 17 employees of Imperial Valley College recently submitted their resignations to the Board of Directors.
The Oct. 16 agenda states that 17 employees have decided to accept Supplemental Retirement Plans (SERPs) and retire.
The Imperial Valley College (IVC) Board of Trustees approved the Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan (SERP) on August 21, 2024. SERPs provide eligible employees with additional monthly income on top of their regular STRS or PERS benefits. To be eligible, employees must be able to retire from CalPERS or CalSTRS by June 30, 2025.
IVC President and Superintendent Renner Johnson’s September 2024 update states, “The district’s goal is to ensure that each eligible employee understands his or her retirement benefits and makes an informed decision. “The goal is to make it possible for people to do the same.” “Participation is voluntary and attending an informal meeting does not constitute a commitment to quit.”
The update states that eligible employees have until October 8, 2024 to submit their SERP packages.
IVC employees can also choose to put aside additional funds for retirement through a 403(b) or 457 tax shelter plan. To register, make changes, or access online forms, employees may contact Imperial Community College’s third-party administrator, Envoy Plan Services.
The list includes Human Resources Analyst Martha Ulloa Bandivas, Financial Aid Specialist Maria L. Trejo, Admissions and Records Technician Paula Saldana, Kindergarten Teacher Tracy Osuna, Financial Aid Specialist Ms. Leticia Ochoa Osorio of the House, Mr. Irma Felix Ayala, Library Technician, Mr. Sixto Diaz, Grounds Supervisor, Claudia M. Aguilar, Assistant to the Office of the President, and Isabel A. Contreras, Admissions and Records Technician; Vice Chancellor for Information Technology Jeffrey M. Entz, Professor of Business Angie Lewis, Professor of English Audrey Morris, Professor of HVAC Frank Miranda, Professor of Mathematics Oscar J. Hernandez, Director of Educational Search Miriam Fretes, College of Business Jeffrey D. Beckley, full-time faculty member, and Cuauhtemoc Carboni, vice president for academic services.
Most of the retirees will have last served as June 30, 2025.
“It is with mixed feelings that I submit this letter, as I am excited to move on to the next chapter of my life, but also bring back institutional knowledge,” Trejo wrote in the letter. I’m writing. “After 27 years and 11 months of service, working under six superintendents/presidents, I have had the opportunity to watch IVC grow into the college it is today.”
“I could never have imagined working at a place like IVC, where I have had the privilege of doing such meaningful and rewarding work,” Ochoa-Osorio wrote in her letter. Masu. “I enjoy every day because of the supportive and positive environment here.”
“While I am looking forward to my retirement, I will miss my students and colleagues at Imperial Valley College, especially those with whom I have shared so many great memories and who have always been so supportive,” Felix Ayala said. wrote in a letter dated October 2nd. “I would like to take this opportunity to thank Imperial Valley College for giving me the opportunity to serve so many people in our community over the past 23 years.”
“It has been a true honor and privilege to serve Imperial Valley College since I joined the university in 1996,” Claudia M. Aguilar, assistant to the president, said in an Oct. 6 letter. “I am truly grateful to the talented and dedicated team I have had the pleasure of working with.”
“IVC was a second home to me,” Contreras, an admissions and records technician, wrote in an Oct. 3 letter. “I really enjoyed my time at IVC and will no doubt remember our workplace and all of my colleagues fondly.”
“This was a very difficult decision as my time at Imperial Valley College has been very fulfilling and there is much more I want to accomplish,” Entz wrote in an Oct. 8 letter. “I am committed to ensuring a smooth transition and will do everything in my power to support the university during this period.”
“During my time here, I have had the privilege of mentoring business students,” Lewis wrote in an Oct. 4 letter. “I plan to begin a new chapter in my life with the idea of continuing to make a difference by reaching out to the community and former students.”
The IVC Board of Directors appointed Teresa Gail Warner as Vice President of Academic Services with compensation of $196,508 and related benefits of $65,287.75. Warner is the director of health and public safety and served as acting vice president from September 16 to October 16 at a monthly salary of $2,000.
The board also appointed Hector Garza as Director of Arts, Literary and Learning Services and awarded him $170,540 in compensation and $59,647.92 in related benefits.
Brett Hauser has been appointed Interim Health and Public Safety Director with compensation of $165,573 and related benefits of $58,569.17. Hauser, IVC’s director of peace officer standard training, has agreed to serve as dean on a temporary basis for a monthly salary of $1,500.
Virginia Kerr, Director of Student Services and Special Projects, has agreed to perform temporary temporary duties as Administrator of Admissions and Records from September 12th to December 13th and be compensated at a temporary duty salary of $1,500 per month. did.
