The Citizen’s Professional Advisory Councils (CPAC) represent individual community stakeholder groups primarily aligned with workforce and academic instructional areas of the college. CPAC give community stakeholders a chance to communicate the wants and needs of individual organizations as they relate to the college and influence the college’s role in the community. Advisory Councils are comprised of local employers and organizational representatives from the business community, public education, law enforcement, research laboratories, government agencies, private industry, media, etc., and involve valued constituencies in SENMC planning for the educational needs of its students. CPAC events occur twice a year and include dinner, breakout sessions, focus groups, etc.