Governing board officers chosen for 2020
At the Annual Organization Meeting held on December 19, 2019, officers were elected for the Yuba Community College District Board of Trustees.
Trustee Richard Teagarden was reelected as President of the YCCD Board of Trustees for 2020. Mr. Teagarden represents Trustee Area 1 which includes a portion of Yuba County and includes Marysville Joint Unified School District.
Mr. Teagarden retired in 2010 as the Superintendent of Yuba County Office of Education where he had served since 1994. Prior to that appointment, Mr. Teagarden was a principal and teacher in the Marysville Joint Unified School District. He is a graduate of Marysville High School and Yuba College; his under graduate degree and his Master’s Degree in Public School Administration is from North Texas State University.
Trustee David Wheeler was re-elected as Vice-president of the YCCD Board of Trustees. Mr. Wheeler represents Trustee Area 3 which includes a portion of Sutter County including Nuestro, Franklin, Brittan, Meridian, and Winship Elementary School District, Live Oak Unified School District, and Yuba City Unified School District.
First elected to the Board in 2010, Mr. Wheeler is a graduate of Yuba City High School, has an A.A. from Yuba College, and a B.A. and M.A. from San Francisco State University in Theater Arts. From 1976 until his retirement in 2010, Trustee Wheeler was Professor of Theatre Arts & film Studies at Yuba College. During his tenure he directed over 125 major productions, and received numerous awards including the first Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Award for Excellence in Theatre Education.
Ms. Susan Alves was re-elected as Clerk of the YCCD Board of Trustees. Ms. Alves represents Trustee Area 6, which includes a portion of Yolo County (Woodland Unified School District) and a portion of Colusa County (Colusa, Pierce Joint, and Esparto Unified School District). She was appointed to the Yuba Community College District Board of Trustees in October, 2018. Her current term expires in December, 2020.
Ms. Alves retired in 2018 from public education where she served in the Woodland Joint Unified School District for 22 years; 13 years as a teacher, and 9 years as an elementary school principal. Ms. Alves attended Woodland Community College; her undergraduate degree is from Chico State University and she attended Sacramento State University earning a Multiple Subject Teacher Credential, and an Administrative Services Credential.
Other members of the YCCD Board of Trustees are: Brent Hastey, Michael Pasquale, Jesse Ortiz, and V. Richard Savarese.
“I would like to offer my hearty appreciation to these trustees who have assumed critical governance responsibilities. Our board members are truly dedicated servants of their communities providing countless hours in leadership for our colleges and students. I am humbled to serve with such civic-minded community leaders who have committed to becoming a ‘best-in-class’ Governing Board.” said Chancellor Douglas B. Houston.