The Citrus College Board of Trustees held a reorganization meeting Dec. 3, swearing new an incumbent and a new board member, while voting in a new board president.
Barbara Dickerson, who won the Area 1 seat in the Nov. 5 election and defeated 32-year incumbent Gary Woods, was sworn in along with incumbent Edward Ortell, who won reelection. Board member Patricia Rasmussen was voted in, Dec. 3, as the new board president, according to a campus press release.
“Throughout my professional career in public and private education, I have had the opportunity to gain insight into challenges students face, and subsequently influence how they can break through those barriers and succeed,” Dickerson said. “I intend to be a very visible and active voice in the community, encouraging our local students at the secondary and collegiate levels to take advantage of everything that Citrus College has to offer.”
Ortell was first elected to the Citrus College Board of Trustees in 1969, the longest serving member of the board.
Trustee Area 1 covers the city of Azusa and portions of Duarte. Area 2, held by Board Member Susan Keith, covers Claremont, La Verne and portions of Pomona.
Area 3, held by Ortell, covers Monrovia, Arcadia, Duarte, portions of Azusa and Irwindale. Area 4, covers Glendora and portions of San Dimas.
Area 5, held by Joanne Montgomery, covers Monrovia, Bradbury and portions of Duarte.
