The South Orange County Community College District encompasses 382 square miles in south Orange County serving over 909,000 residents in 26 communities.

District Services provides centralized administrative services to their three campuses (Saddleback College, Irvine Valley College and the Advanced Technology & Education Park (ATEP)).

The Board of Trustees is comprised of seven members elected at-large to four-year terms by the voters in south Orange County. Board members reside in the areas they represent. Terms are staggered with elections being held every two years in connection with the general election.

• Area 1 includes parts of Irvine
• Area 2 includes parts of Tustin, North Tustin, East Santa Ana, Irvine and unincorporated areas.
• Area 3 includes Laguna Beach, Aliso Viejo, Dana Point and parts of Laguna Hills, Newport Beach, San Clemente and unincorporated areas
• Area 4 includes Coto de Caza, Ladera Ranch, Las Flores, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano and unincorporated areas.
• Area 5 includes Laguna Woods, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Hills and parts of San Juan Capistrano
• Area 6 includes Lake Forest, parts of Irvine, and unincorporated areas
• Area 7 includes Mission Viejo and Rancho Santa Margarita

Election History#

Year	Area 1	Area 2	Area 3	Area 4	Area 5	Area 6	Area 7	Election	President	Chancellor	Notes
2000	Dave Lang		Dorothy Fortune			Tom Fuentes	John Williams	2000 SOCCCD		Chancellor
2001									President	Chancellor
2002		Donald Wagner		Nancy Padberg	Marcia Milchiker			2002 SOCCCD	President	Chancellor
2003									President	Chancellor	Dorothy Fortune resigned in Sep
2004	Dave Lang		Bill Jay			Tom Fuentes	John Williams	2004 SOCCCD	Dave Lang	Chancellor	Bill Jay appointed in April
2005									Dave Lang	Chancellor
2006		Donald Wagner		Nancy Padberg	Marcia Milchiker			2006 SOCCCD	Dave Lang	Chancellor
2007									President	Chancellor
2008	Dave Lang		Bill Jay			Tom Fuentes	John Williams	2008 SOCCCD	President	Chancellor
2009									President	Chancellor
2010		Thomas "T.J." Prendergast, III		Nancy Padberg	Marcia Milchiker			2010 SOCCCD	President	Chancellor	John Williams No InterWiki reference defined in properties for Wiki called "[https"! in Dec
2011							Mike Meldau (appt)		President	Chancellor	Mike Meldau appointed in Jan
2012	Dave Lang		Bill Jay			Jim Wright (appt)	Tim Jemal	2012 SOCCCD	President	Chancellor	Tom Fuentes died in May Jim Wright appointed in June
2013									President	Chancellor
2014		Thomas "T.J." Prendergast, III		Nancy Padberg	Marcia Milchiker			2014 SOCCCD	President	Chancellor
2015			Bobbie Jay (appt)	Terri Whitt (appt)					President	Chancellor	Bill Jay died in March Bobbie Jay appointed in April Nancy Padberg retired in June Terri Whitt appointed in Aug
2016	Dave Lang		Bobbie Jay	Terri Whitt Short Term		Jim Wright	Tim Jemal	2016 SOCCCD	President	Chancellor
2017									President	Chancellor
2018		Thomas "T.J." Prendergast, III		Terri Whitt Rydell	Marcia Milchiker			2018 SOCCCD	President	Chancellor
2019									President	Chancellor
2020	CAROLYN INMON		Bobbie Jay			Jim Wright	Tim Jemal	2020 SOCCCD	President	Chancellor