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Meet Our Trustees

Elizabeth Dorn Parker

Elizabeth Dorn Parker, Ed.D.

President

Area 5

12/2022 - 12/2026

Jim Moreno

Jim Moreno

Vice President

Area 1

12/2022 - 12/2026

Phu Nguyen

Phu Nguyen

Clerk

Area 2

12/2024 - 12/2028

Lorraine Prinsky

Lorraine Prinsky, Ph.D.

Trustee

Area 3

12/2024 - 12/2028

Mary Hornbuckle

Mary Hornbuckle

Trustee

Area 4

12/2024 - 12/2028

Darla Nunez

Thalia Espinoza

Student Trustee

06/2025 - 05/2026



Elizabeth Dorn Parker, Ed.D., President

Photo: Elizabeth Dorn Parker
  • 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

Jim Moreno, Vice President

Photo: Jim Moreno
  • 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, Clerk

Photo: Phu Nguyen
  • 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

Lorraine Prinsky, Ph.D., Trustee

Photo: Lorraine Prinsky
  • 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)
  • Education: Ph.D. from UC Irvine, BA from UCLA
  • Member: Legislative Affairs Committee
  • Representative: Orange County Legislative Task Force
  • Last elected, November 2024

Mary Hornbuckle, Trustee

Photo: Mary Hornbuckle
  • Resident of Trustee Area 4 in the City of Costa Mesa
  • Past Board Experience: President, Vice President, Clerk
  • Last elected, November 2024

Thalia Espinoza, Student Trustee

Photo Student Trustee Thalia Espinoza
  • Currently pursuing Sociology and Paralegal Studies at Coastline College and Golden West College