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Meet Our Trustees

Lorraine Prinsky

Lorraine Prinsky

President

Area 3

12/2020 - 12/2024

Jim Moreno

Jim Moreno

Vice President

Area 1

12/2022 - 12/2026

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Elizabeth Dorn Parker

Board Clerk

Area 5

12/2022 - 12/2026

Mary Hornbuckle

Mary Hornbuckle

Trustee

Area 4

12/2020 - 12/2024

Jerry Patterson

Jerry Patterson

Trustee

Area 2

12/2020 - 12/2024

Darla Nunez

Darla Nunez

Student Trustee

06/2024 - 05/2025



Lorraine Prinsky: President

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  • 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 in November 2020

Jim Moreno: Vice President

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  • 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 in November 2022

Elizabeth Dorn Parker: Board Clerk

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  • 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 in November 2022

 

Mary Hornbuckle: Trustee

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  • 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 in November 2020

 

Jerry Patterson: Trustee

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  • Resident of Trustee Area 2 in the City of Fountain Valley
  • Past Board Experience: President, Vice President, Clerk
  • 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 Member: Governance Committee, Association of Community College Trustees
  • Past President: Board of Directors of the Institute for Local Government
  • Past Member: Board of Directors, California Community College Trustees
  • Former United States Congressman
  • Former Mayor of Santa Ana
  • Friend of Education Award, California Teachers Association, 1985
  • Outstanding Public Service in Support of the Environment, Sierra Club 2012
  • Married to Linda Moulton-Patterson, former Mayor of Huntington Beach
  • Member: Legislative Affairs Committee
  • Last Elected in November 2020

Darla Nunez: Student Trustee

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  • Student at Golden West College studying Computer Science
  • Current Chair, District Student Council
  • Past President, Golden West College Associated Student Government
  • Past Chair, Golden West College Executive Student Council
  • Past Member, Golden West College Finance Commission
  • Past Representative, Golden West College President's Cabinet
  • Past Representative, Golden West College Foundation Board
  • Director, Coast Community College District Enterprise, Inc.