North Orange County Community College District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 6
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 · Incumbent
Jeffrey P. Brown is a registered professional engineer with master's degrees in engineering and public administration who sits on the NOCCCD board. Brown says the focus is fiscal responsibility and close oversight of the district's construction bond and budget.
Nonpartisan
Jesus Silva taught math at Fullerton's Nicolas Junior High School for over 20 years and is a former Fullerton City Council member and mayor. Silva says the focus will be job training, workforce programs, student housing, and partnerships with businesses and trade groups.
Nonpartisan
Paulette Chaffee is an attorney, former public school teacher and speech therapist, and a member of the NOCCCD bond oversight committee. Chaffee says the plan is to expand job training, ease transfers, improve counseling and veterans' programs, and manage the budget carefully.
Nonpartisan
Zonya Townsend is a registered nurse, nurse manager, and adjunct clinical nursing professor with over 30 years in nursing, and a Fullerton Public Library trustee. Townsend says the focus will be career and technical education, university transfer, and careful use of taxpayer money.
Sources: ocvote.gov2