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Meet Our Trustees
Elizabeth Dorn Parker, Ed.D., President
- Resident of Trustee Area 5 in the City of Costa Mesa
- Orange Coast College Foundation Development, Alumni and Outreach Specialist, Retired
- Past Trustee: Orange County Board of Education
- Past President: Orange County School Boards Association
- Past President: California County Board of Education
- Member: Samueli Academy Boards of Education
- Vice Chair: Costa Mesa Parks, Arts and Community Services Commission
- Past Board Member and Vice President: Newport Harbor High School Foundation
- Past President: Newport Harbor Baseball Association and AYSO Soccer Region 97
- Member of Costa Mesa Women’s Club
- Member of Lion’s Club
- Education: Ed.D from California State University Fullerton, BA from University of California, Los Angeles
- Last Elected, November 2022
Mary Hornbuckle, Vice President
- Resident of Trustee Area 4 in the City of Costa Mesa
- Past Board Experience: President, Vice President, Clerk
- Past Representative: Orange County Legislative Task Force
- Past Member: Community College League of California Advisory Committee on Educational Services
- Director, St. Mark Community Preschool, Retired
- Past, First Vice Chair: Board of Trustees, Girl Scout Council of Orange County and "Lifetime Girl Scout"
- Past Member: Board of Trustees for the Costa Mesa Senior Center
- Past Member: Board of Directors, Costa Mesa Community Foundation
- Past Member: Costa Mesa City Council, 1984-1996
- Past Mayor: 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
- Member: Audit and Budget Committee
- Last elected, November 2024
Lorraine Prinsky, Ph.D., Board Clerk
- Resident of Trustee Area 3 in the City of Huntington Beach
- Past Board Experience: President, Vice President, Clerk
- Professor Emeritus, California State University, Fullerton (CSUF); almost 40 Years teaching experience at CSUF
- Education: Ph.D. from UC Irvine, BA from UCLA, trained in Interest-Based Bargaining
- Excellence in Trusteeship Certification from Community College League of California
- OCC Planetarium Advisory Committee
- Sierra Club Political Leadership Award
- Board Member: Women in Leadership
- Past Bolsa Chica Land Trust Docent
- Member and Past Chair: President's Scholars Selection Committee, CSUF
- Team Leader: CSU/Campus Compact Engaged Department Institute
- Professor for American Institute for Foreign Study London Semester
- Girl Scout Leader for 10 Years
- National Women's Political Caucus-OC Jeanette Rankin Courage to Run Award
- CSUF Outstanding Faculty Recognition: for Service to the University, for Creating Substantive Learning Opportunities for Students in the Community that Coincide with Classroom Instruction
- CSUF Awards:
- Distinguished Faculty Award from CSUF Alumni Association
- Humanities and Social Sciences Award for Outstanding Service
- Contributions to Student Success, CSUF Meritorious Performance
- Professional Promise Award
- Member: Legislative Affairs Committee
- Representative: Orange County Legislative Task Force
- Last elected, November 2024
Jim Moreno, Trustee
- Resident of Trustee Area 1 in the City of Huntington Beach
- Past Board Experience: President, Vice President, Clerk
- Past Member of Association of Community College Trustees
- Past Representative: Orange County School Board's Political Action Group Effort
- Past President and Member: California Community College Trustees Board
- Member: CHP Community Advisory Board
- Past Board Representative: Orange County Legislative Task Force
- Former Member: Coastline Community College Paralegal Advisory Board
- Past Chairman: Citizen Participation Advisory Board for the City of Huntington Beach
- Past Senior Deputy for LA County Supervisor
- Member: Audit and Budget Committee
- Last Elected, November 2022
Phu Nguyen, Trustee
- Resident of Area 2 in the City of Fountain Valley
- Trustee, Fountain Valley School District - 2022 - present
- Member, Measure M Citizen’s Bond Oversight Committee 2017-2022
- Basketball Coach, Boys and Girls Club
- Former President, Plavan School Parent Teachers Organization
- Former President, Vietnamese Community of Southern California
- Former President, Union of Vietnamese Student Association of Southern California
- Former Chairman, Vietnamese Lunar New Year Festival
- Former Board Member, Orange County Asian Pacific Islander Community Alliance
- Former Member, Vietnamese Public Affairs Committee
- Vice President, Saigon Central Post, Inc.
- M.A. Peace and Justice Studies, University of San Diego
- B.A. Political Science, California State University Fullerton
- Mater Dei High School, Young Man of the Year
- Last Elected, November 2024
Thalia Espinoza, Student Trustee
- Currently pursuing Sociology and Paralegal Studies at Coastline College and Golden West College, with plans to transfer in Fall 2026.
- ASGCCC Equity Senator, Coastline College, Fall 2024 – Spring 2025
- ASGCCC Acting Secretary, Spring 2025
- SSCCC Undocu-Student Caucus Member, Spring 2025 – Spring 2026
- Vice President: Cultura and Poder Club, Spring 2025
- Vice President: Student Parent Club, Spring 2025
- Student Assistant: Dream Resource Program
- Majors: Sociology, Paralegal Studies, Criminal Justice
- Degrees: A.A. in American Studies; A.A. in Arts and Humanities; A.A. in Social and Behavioral Sciences
