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Victor Valley Community College District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 5

What does this office do?

  • Setting the college's property tax rate and yearly budget
  • Approving tuition, programs, and new campuses
  • Hiring and overseeing the college president

Affects: Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction, Public Education Quality

Candidates:

Nonpartisan

Laura K. Dvareckas is an Air Force combat veteran with two master's degrees in education who owns a career-technical business and sits on the VVC Foundation board. She says she will focus on student success through career pathways, transfer programs, and careful budget oversight.

Nonpartisan · Incumbent

Stephen Tyrrell is clerk of the Victor Valley College board, a Navy submarine veteran, and engineering and maintenance manager at Mitsubishi Cement's Cushenbury plant. He wants to expand career technical and certificate programs and build ties with local businesses in the trades and medical field.

Sources: uploads.rov.sbcounty.gov · elections.sbcounty.gov