Meet Our Trustees

President

Area 5

12/2022 - 12/2026

Vice President

Area 1

12/2022 - 12/2026

Clerk

Area 2

12/2024 - 12/2028

Trustee

Area 3

03/2026 - 12/2026

Trustee

Area 4

12/2024 - 12/2028

Student Trustee

06/2026 - 05/2027

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

Resident of Trustee Area 1 in the City of Huntington Beach
Chair, Board Legislative Committee
Past Board Experience: President, Vice President, Clerk
Past President: California Community College Trustees
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

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

Resident of Trustee Area 3 in the City of Huntington Beach
Former Mayor and Council Member, City of Huntington Beach, 2018 - 2024
Former Board Member – Coast Community College District Foundation, 2024 – 2026
Board Member – UCI Health – Fountain Valley, 2019 – Present
Board Member – Bolsa Chica Land Trust, 2024 – Present
Volunteer – Huntington Beach Kiwanis Club, 2020 – Present
Volunteer – Mission Viejo Saddleback Elks Lodge, 2024 – Present
Former Commissioner – California Commission on Aging, 2019 – 2024
Former Public Works Commissioner, City of Huntington Beach, 2012 - 2018
B.A. American Studies, Minor in Economics, California State University, Fullerton

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

Currently pursuing a degree in Global Studies at Golden West College; planning to transfer in Fall 2027
Acting Student Intern, Region VIII, Student Senate for California Community Colleges (SSCCC), 2025–Present
Vice Chair, Legislative Affairs Committee, Golden West College, Spring 2026
Student Assistant, Office of the Director of Foundations and Community Relations, Golden West College, Spring 2026
Member, Suits Law Club, Golden West College, 2025–Present
Brea Olinda High School, 2021–2024
Balassi Institute of Hungarian Language and Diplomatic Academy, 2024–2025