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Coast Community College District Trustee Jim Moreno and Trustee Elizabeth Dorn Parker were sworn in following Registrar of Voters Bob Page's certification of the official Orange County results of the election held November 8, 2022.
Trustee Jim Moreno was ceremonially sworn in on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, by Trustee John Hanna of the Rancho Santiago Community College District. Trustee Moreno begins a new four-year term as a long-serving member of the Board. Trustee Moreno has previously served as board president in 2009, 2012, and 2021, board vice president in 2011, and board clerk in 2010, 2018, 2019, and 2022. Moreno is past president and member of the California Community College Trustees Board and currently serves on the Community College League of California Advisory Committee on Educational Services. He resides in the City of Huntington Beach.
"Now more than ever, it is critically important to stand up for the constitution, stand up for our communities, and stand up for education," said Trustee Moreno. "My message continues to be that our nation's strength begins with education, and I am grateful to the voters for entrusting me with another term as a defender of our excellent community college district."
Trustee Elizabeth Dorn Parker was sworn in on Friday, December 9, 2022, by Coast District Chancellor Whitney Yamamura. Trustee Parker began her service with the board on July 9, 2022, following the retirement of Trustee David A. Grant. Dr. Parker now begins her first full four-year term, following an uncontested race for the office. The trustee is a Coast District retiree and well-known advocate for education, having previously served as trustee of the Orange County Board of Education, member and president of the Orange County School Boards Association, and member and president of the California County Boards of Education. A resident of the City of Costa Mesa, she currently serves as the vice chair of the city's Parks, Arts, and Community Services Commission.
"The key responsibilities of citizenship are to vote and to make positive change by getting involved," said Trustee Parker. "The Coast District is a source of lasting, positive change for our students and communities, and I am grateful for the opportunity to get involved in the work of the Board of Trustees."
Additional information on the Board of Trustees may be found here.
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