Board of Trustees

The SOCCCD Board of Trustees is composed of seven trustees elected by the registered voters of the communities of south Orange County and one student member elected by the student body of Irvine Valley College and Saddleback College. Trustees, with the exception of the student member, are elected to four-year terms commencing December of the year elected. As terms are staggered, elections are held every two years in connection with the general election. The seven locally elected trustees must reside in specific areas but are elected at large. The student trustee serves a one-year term beginning on May 15 of each year. The student trustee is not required to live within the SOCCCD.

For qualifications and exact area boundaries for locally elected trustees, consult with the Orange County Registrar of Voters in Santa Ana, California. Additional information on the student member of the board is available by calling the Associated Students of Irvine Valley College at (949) 559-3260 or Saddleback College Student Development at (949) 582-4616.

At the annual organizational meeting of the Board of Trustees on December 11, 2006, the Board elected the following officers:

David B. Lang as the President
Donald P. Wagner as the Vice President
Thomas A. Fuentes as the Clerk

The current board members are:


Thomas A. Fuentes

William O. Jay
David Lang
Marcia Milchiker
Nancy M. Padberg
Donald P. Wagner
John S. Williams
Elizabeth Kelly, Student Trustee