Trustees

 

Jim Moreno
Photo: Jim Moreno
  • President of the Board
  • Represents Trustee Area 1, Coast Community College District
  • Member Board of Directors California Community College Trustees
  • Resident of Huntington Beach
  • Past Board Representative to the Orange County Legislative Task Force
  • Former Member, Coastline Community College Paralegal Advisory Board
  • Current Member of American Association of Community College Trustees
  • Current Representative of the Orange County Community Colleges Legislative Task Force
  • Current Member of the Community College League Advisory Committee on Education Services
  • Past Vice President of the Board
  • Past Clerk of the Board
  • Past Chairman, Citizen Participation Advisory Board for the City of Huntington Beach
  • Past Senior Deputy for LA County Supervisor
  • Volunteer at the Live Oak Adult Literacy Program teaching English and Citizenship
  • Member of CHP Community Advisory Board
  • Last Elected in November 2010
  • Committee Service
  • Member, Audit & Budget Committee
  • Member, Career & Technical Education Committee

 

Mary L. Hornbuckle Photo: Mary L. Hornbuckle
  • Vice President of the Board
  • Represents Trustee Area 4, Coast Community College District
  • Resident of the City of Costa Mesa
  • Past President of the Board
  • Past Representative to the Orange County Legislative Task Force
  • Director, St. Mark Community Preschool
  • First Vice Chair, Board of Trustees, Girl Scout Council of Orange County
  • Member, Board of Directors, Costa Mesa Community Foundation
  • Member, Costa Mesa City Council, 1984-1996
  • Mayor, City of Costa Mesa, 1990-1992
  • Inducted into Orange Coast College Alumni Hall of Fame, 2001
  • 1997 Woman of the Year, Costa Mesa Chamber of Commerce
  • Recipient, Orange County Human Relations Commission Award
  • Last elected in November 2008
  • Committee Service
  • Member, Board Accreditation Committee
  • Member, Audit & Budget Committee

 

Lorraine Prinsky
Photo: Lorraine Prinsky
  • Clerk of the Board
  • Past Vice President of the Board
  • Represents Trustee Area 3, Coast Community College District
  • Resident of the City of Huntington Beach
  • Board Representative to the OCLTF
  • Professor of Sociology, California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) for over 35 years
  • Board Member, Women in Leadership
  • Mediator for Orange County Human Relations and Community Service Programs in Orange County Small Claims Courts
  • Professor for American Institute for Foreign Study London Semester
  • Member and Past Chair, President's Scholars Selection Committee, CSUF
  • Team Leader, CSU/Campus Compact Engaged Department Institute
  • Bolsa Chica Land Trust Docent
  • Girl Scout Leader for 10 years
  • Ph.D. from UC Irvine
  • BA from UCLA
  • Elected to Board in November 2008
  • Committee Service
  • Member, Board Accreditation Committee
  • Member, Legislative Affairs Committee
  • Member, Personnel Committee

David A. Grant
Photo: David A. Grant
  • Represents Trustee Area 5, Coast Community College District
  • Resident of the City of Newport Beach
  • President Emeritus of Orange Coast College
  • Assistant Rowing Coach, United States Olympic Rowing Team (1984)
  • Board Member, Newport Beach Aquatic Center
  • President, Friends of OCC Library
  • Board Member, Newport Harbor Nautical Museum
  • Elected to the Board in November 2010
  • Member, Career & Technical Education Committee
  • Member, Land Development Committee

 

Jerry Patterson
Photo: Jerry Patterson
  • Represents Trustee Area 2, Coast Community College District
  • Resident of the City of Fountain Valley
  • Lawyer, and former City Attorney for several Orange County cities
  • Government Relations consultant, Moulton Patterson Associates
  • Professor/adjunct lecturer California State University, Long Beach and University of California, Irvine
  • Past President of the Board
  • Past Clerk of the Board
  • Past Representative to the Orange County Legislative Task Force
  • Past member, Board of Directors, California Community College Trustees
  • Member, and Past President, of the Board of Directors of the Institute for Local Government
  • Former United States Congressman
  • Former Mayor of Santa Ana
  • Married to Linda Moulton-Patterson, former Mayor of Huntington Beach
  • Last Elected in November 2008
  • Committee Service
  • Member, Board Personnel Committee
  • Member, Land Development Committee
  • Member, Legislative Affairs Committee
  • Member, Personnel Committee

 

Joe Venegas III
Student Trustee Photo: Joe Venegas III, Student Trustee
  • Currently enrolled at Orange Coast College
  • Chair of the District Student Council
  • Eagle Scout, 2010
  • Student Representative, Orange Coast College Instructional Planning Committee, FY 2010-11
  • Volunteer, Catholic Worker Isaiah House
  • Member Orange Coast College Debate Team
  • Staff Umpire, North Sunrise Little League
  • Graduate of El Modena High School