Coast District Trustee Walter Howald Appointed to State Trustee Board                         Coast Community College District Trustee Walter G. Howald was appointed in September to a premiere policymaking board representing California community college elected officials. He now serves on the Community College League of California’s (CCLC) California Community College Trustee (CCCT) board of directors. CONTACT: Erin Cohn District Director, Public Affairs (714) 438-4605 October 8, 2004 NEWS         The 21 members of the CCCT board are elected by the 72 local governing boards. Trustee Howald ran for the Board last year, and was only one vote shy of being elected. He was appointed to a vacancy on the board this fall by his colleagues throughout the state.         The CCCT Board meets approximately six times a year and takes action on education policy issues before the state Board of Governors and the Legislature. Policy direction also is provided to staff concerning statewide educational policy, research initiatives, publications, workshops and conferences.         “I look forward to the opportunity to represent the interests of Orange County’s and California’s community college students, faculty, staff and elected officials on the CCCT Board,” Howald said.         “This appointment is both an honor and a responsibility. I join this Board during an exciting time of change. At this moment, our Governor, our legislators, and our educators and trustees are examining how community colleges are funded and governed, and trying to determine if there is a better way. I look forward to being involved in that examination, and ensuring that our ability to serve the students of California is preserved and enhanced in the process.”         The CCLC is a nonprofit public benefit corporation whose voluntary membership consists of the 72 local community college districts in California. It was formed in 1990 as the result of a merger of the California Association of Community Colleges, the CCCT and the Chief Executive Officers of the California Community Colleges.         Howald has served as a member of Coast Community College District’s Board of Trustees since 1985, including several terms as president and vice president. He resides in Trustee Area 5, which includes portions of Costa Mesa, Newport Beach and the Newport Coast. He has represented the Coast District on the Orange County Community Colleges Legislative Task Force and serves on the Community College Leadership Initiative Board of Directors.         An active part of his community, has served on the Board of Trustees of the Newport Beach Public Library, and the Library’s Distinguished Speakers Series.         Howald is a graduate of the UCLA School of Law and president of his law firm, which has a primary emphasis on civil, business and trial law. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the California State Bar Association and the Orange County Bar Association. ### The Coast Community College District is the seventh largest community college district in the nation in credit enrollment, serving more than 60,000 students each semester. The district is comprised of Coastline Community College headquartered in Fountain Valley, Golden West College in Huntington Beach, Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, and KOCE-TV, the district’s public broadcasting station.