Trustees

 

Jerry Patterson
Photo: Jerry Patterson
  • President of the Board
  • 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 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

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Lorraine Prinsky
Photo: Lorraine Prinsky
  • Vice President of the Board
  • Represents Trustee Area 3, Coast Community College District
  • Resident of the City of Huntington Beach
  • Professor of Sociology, California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) for over 35 years
  • 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

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Jim Moreno
Photo: Jim Moreno
  • Clerk of the Board
  • Represents Trustee Area 1, Coast Community College District
  • Resident of Huntington Beach
  • 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
  • Current Member of the Board Audit Committee
  • 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
  • Elected to the Board in November 2006

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Mary L. Hornbuckle Photo: Mary L. Hornbuckle
  • Represents Trustee Area 4, Coast Community College District
  • Resident of the City of Costa Mesa
  • Past President of the Board
  • Current Member of the Board Audit Committee
  • 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

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Walter G. Howald
Photo: Walter G. Howald
  • Represents Trustee Area 5, Coast Community College District
  • Resident of the City of Newport Beach (Corona del Mar)
  • Past President of the Board
  • Past Vice President of the Board
  • Attorney at Law and President of his law firm
  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, California State Bar Association
  • Member, Orange County Bar Association
  • Member, American Trial Lawyers Association
  • Director, Friends of Irvine Coast
  • Involved in Pacific Rim trade and education
  • Prior experience with educational legislation and lobbying
  • Last elected in November 2006

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Robert Lane Student Trustee
Photo: Robert Lane, Student Trustee
  • Currently an Honor student at Golden West College
  • Past Student Senator at Golden West College
  • Gold Congressional Medal of Honor recipient awarded by the United States Congress in 2007
  • Member of Alpha Gamma Sigma, the California Community College Scholastic Honor Society
  • Member of the Model United Nations program at GWC
  • Sons of the American Revolution California Eagle Scout of the Year Scholarship Recipient 2006-2008
  • Who’s Who in Poetry Editor’s Choice Award Recipient
  • Directed Broken Arrow San Gorgonio Wilderness backpacking hike for inter-city boys
  • Officer, Long Beach Area Council Honors Society Tribe of Tahquitz, 2006-07

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