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Majority of Current Pasadena City College Trustees

PCC Student Leaderhsip

Mayors & City Councilmembers
Endorsed by Every Member of La CaΓ±ada City Council


Hon. Justin Jones
Councilmember, City of Pasadena, District 3


Hon. Stephanie Fossan
Councilmember, City of La CaΓ±ada Flintridge


Hon. Quemars Ahmed
Councilmember, City of La CaΓ±ada Flintridge


Hon. Rick Gunter
Former Mayor & Councilmember, City of La CaΓ±ada Flintridge
β€œFrancis has the knowledge and skills to keep PCC great in a changing world.”


Hon. Terry Walker
Former Mayor & Councilmember, City of La CaΓ±ada Flintridge
β€œFrancis is exactly the kind of person we need on the PCC Board”


Hon. Donald Voss
Former Mayor, City Treasurer & Councilmember, City of La CaΓ±ada Flintridge


Hon. Laura Olhasso
Director, Foothill Municipal Water District; Former Mayor of La CaΓ±ada Flintridge


Hon. Polly Low
Mayor Pro Tem, City of Rosemead; Former President, Asian Pacific American Municipal Officials


Hon. Dan Brotman
Former Mayor, City of Glendale; Councilmember, City of Glendale


Endorsed by Every Member of the La CaΓ±ada Flintridge Unified School Board

Pasadena City College Faculty


Dona Mitoma
Professor Emerita of English & Librarian, Pasadena City College


Dorothy Potter
Professor Emeritus, Librarian, Pasadena City College


Emily Fernandez
Assistant Professor of English & Language Studies, Pasadena City College


Cecile Davis Anderson
College Counselor, Pasadena City College
β€œServing as a board of trustees member for a community college requires humility, leadership, cultural awareness, and a dedication to the student population. Francis is not only a PCC alumnus, he is a genuine community leader.”


Area Education Leaders & Elected Trustees


Karen Hofmann
President & Chief Executive Officer, ArtCenter College of Design


Robbie Nock
Executive Director, Caltech Center for Technology and Management Education; Former ArtCenter Vice President, Alumni and Industry Engagement


Desiree Rabinov
Glendale Community College District Board of Trustees


Manuel Magpapian
Glendale Community College District Board of Trustees


Telly Tse
Vice President, Board of Education, Glendale Unified School District


Aileen Dinkjian
Board of Education, Glendale Unified School District; Chaffey College Foundation Board


Robert L. Gin
President, Board of Education, Alhambra Unified School District


Brent Kuszyk
Former Governing Board President, La CaΓ±ada Unified School District Board


Susan Moore
Former La CaΓ±ada High School English Teacher; LCUSD Founders Day Honoree


Marvin Inouye
Former Schurr High School Photography Teacher


John Hale
Associate Executive Director, Center for Civic Education


Dr. Joe Kertes
Dean of Students Emeritus, Chapman University


Rosine Der-Tavitian
CSUN Faculty Emeritus; Former PCC Faculty of Nursing; DrNP, APRN, MSN, MPH


Marianne Hattar
Professor Emeritus of Nursing. B.S.N.; Former Founding Chair APU PHD Nursing


Gregory Mena
English Faculty, East Los Angeles College; LA Community College District (LACCD)


Appointed Officials & City Commissioners


Julie Kane-Ritsch
Sustainability & Resilience Vice-Chair, City of La CaΓ±ada Flintridge


Ahee Han
Sustainability & Resilience Commissioner, City of La CaΓ±ada Flintridge;
Former LCFEF President


Lauren Oakes
Sustainability & Resilience Commissioner, City of La CaΓ±ada Flintridge


Ara Markarian
Design Commission Chair, City of La CaΓ±ada Flintridge


Genevieve Bethel
Design Commissioner, City of La CaΓ±ada Flintridge


Halle Yuhan
Design Commissioner, City of La CaΓ±ada Flintridge


Civic & Community Board Leaders


Matt Petersen
President & Chief Executive Officer, Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI)


Cynthia Cannady
Civic Leader & Community Organizer; Former Director, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)


Jessica Connolly
Community Volunteer & Nonprofit Leader; Youth Sports Advocate; Former ESPN Marketing Executive


Ed Washatka
Former President, Pasadena-Foothills ACLU Chapter; Founding Member, Pasadenans Organizing for Progress (POP)


Emily Kwon
Local Business Owner, Board Member at the Community Center of La CaΓ±ada
β€œI believe Francis will bring a thoughtful, collaborative perspective to the board while keeping students and the future of our community at the center of his work.”

Anne Tryba
Civic Leader & Climate Advocate; Community Volunteer
β€œFrancis Pollara has demonstrated that he is a very effective leader with a deep commitment to serving the foothill communities he has lived in all his life.”


Brandon Lamar
Civic Leader & Community Organizer


Neal & Molly Brockmeyer
Founders, La CaΓ±ada Flintridge Educational Foundation; La CaΓ±adans of the Year


Sid Karsh
Former President, La CaΓ±ada Flintridge Educational Foundation; Spirit of Outstanding Service Award Recipient


Mike Leininger
La CaΓ±ada Flintridge Community Center Board; Former La CaΓ±ada Unified School District Assistant Superintendent


Courtney B. Vance
Award-Winning Actor, Producer & Director; President of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation


Greg Grande
SVP at Citizens Business Bank; YMCA of the Foothills Board President


Kristin McQueen
Counsel, Blu-ray Disc Association; YMCA of the Foothills Board


Deborah Weirick
USC Verdugo Hills Hospital; YMCA of the Foothills Board Member


Thomas Atamian
USC Keck Foundation Board; YMCA of the Foothills Board


Rainer Avanisian
La CaΓ±ada Education Foundation Director; YMCA of the Foothills Board


Kristie Baker
LCF Chamber of Commerce; YMCA of the Foothills Board Member


Petrice Ryan
Director at Paul Hastings; YMCA of the Foothills Board Member


Gary Awad
Founder & Managing Principal, ThreeG Capital; Executive in Residence, Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator


Community Members


Olivia Smith
Emmy Award-winning journalist and Adjunct Professor at USC Annenberg
β€œI grew up with Francis! He is kind, devoted and deeply committed to his community.”


Lacey MacLaughlin
VP of LCBSA, Co-President of Spartan Community Basketball, Secretary of Gladiators Football, Tribe Lacrosse Board


Ilia Florentin
Sustainability Leader


Jackie Albrektson
Community Volunteer & Public School Advocate; PTA Leader


Organizations

CaΓ±ada Crescenta Democratic Club
Stonewall Democratic Club
Los Angeles County Democratic Party
Pasadena City College Faculty Association
East Area Progressive Democrats
LA/OC Building & Construction Trades Council

*Titles are provided for identification purposes only and do not imply endorsement or affiliation unless expressly stated.

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