About Joshua Christ

The Basics

My name is Joshua Christ, and I want to be your next Vice President of CCA. My background is in finding creative solutions for persistent problems, and working within precise budget margins as a technical theater artisan, turned CTE instructor at Mt. San Antonio College. In service to the faculty at Mt. San Antonio College, I have represented our interests at the CTA State Council since October 2020, been a voice for Career Education faculty as the CTE Liaison for Academic Senate for 3 years, and am finishing my first year as the District J representative to the CCA Board of Directors.

In representing my department to both Academic Senate and Mt. SAC Faculty Association, I have had a firsthand view of the inner workings and politics about how these structures bring about change onto campuses. There are times it works well, for the betterment of most, and there are times where the loudest and most demanding push until their demands are met. As a faculty member from a small department, from CTE, and from the arts, I’ve been on the quiet side of shouting matches enough to know that what works for one, almost never works for all. If elected as Vice President, I will incorporate my experiences into my leadership pedagogy, making efforts to reach out to the voices who aren’t as loud, aren’t properly represented, or simply don’t have the spoons to be as active because it is all they can do to just keep their students successful in the onslaught of new regulations.

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A Bit Deeper

I am a person who has experienced an abundance of privilege my entire life. I am a straight, married, white presenting, cisgender male, who was raised in a comfortable middle-class home. I attended one of the most well-funded public school districts in the country, changed my major in college without having to worry about extra time or debt, finished my Masters of Fine Arts degree before I turned 25, and since that time have never had anything less than full-time employment. Every step of my journey through life has introduced me to new people, experiences, and perspectives. It is a blessing to work in the theater, where I can immerse myself in diverse stories and empathize with the characters, almost all of whom have been created with the idea that if more people understood, then fewer people would be left in the cold. My time at Mt. SAC has really helped to solidify and forge my worldviews. My students and colleagues, my friends and neighbors, they have all helped me to have this reflection on my life as it is. While I’m not entirely sure that another straight white male is the voice that needs to be heard right now, I can say that, if elected, it would be my honor to use the privilege I’ve enjoyed to amplify those voices who haven’t been heard; to be an instrument of this union, used to break down the structures that have marginalized our siblings’ voices, and raise them up so that nobody can ever ignore them again.