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.

Election History#

YearArea 1Area 2Area 3Area 4Area 5Area 6Area 7ElectionPresidentChancellorNotes
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 resigned 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

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