LBCC: LBCC Trustee Vivian Malauulu Elected To Prestigious Community College National Organization

Press release from Long Beach City College:

October 20, 2021

At the annual Association of Community College
Trustees (ACCT) Leadership Congress meeting last
week, Long Beach Community College District (LBCCD) Board of
Trustees Member Vivian Malauulu was elected to the ACCT Board of
Directors. She received the largest number of votes out of all
the candidates. The Director-at-Large position is a three-year
term.

“Congratulations to Trustee Malauulu on her election to the ACCT
Board,” said LBCCD Board of Trustees President Uduak-Joe
Ntuk. “She provides dynamic leadership for both the College
District and the residents of the Trustee Area she represents. I
know she will apply that same amount of passion and commitment as
an ACCT Director-at-Large.”

The ACCT represents more than 6,500 elected and appointed
trustees who govern more than 1,100 community colleges throughout
the United States. In 2020, Malauulu became the first LBCCD
Trustee to receive the ACCT 2020 Pacific Regional Trustee
Leadership Award in recognition of her contributions as a
trustee.

“I’m honored and humbled to be elected by my peers who represent
hundreds of community colleges across the country,” said
Malauulu. “We share one common goal to educate and prepare our
students to become successful taxpayers and our work in
diversity, equity, and inclusion at LBCC serves as a great model
to be replicated nationwide. My passion has always been to
put the ‘community’ back in community college. I represent one of
the most diverse working-class areas in Long Beach, and I’ve
pushed for increased visibility and communication with the
residents of my area through a variety of progressive
initiatives. I hope to utilize that same passion and drive as I
serve on the ACCT Board of Directors.”

In 2016, Malauulu became the first Latina elected to the LBCCD
Board of Trustees. She served as Vice President of the Board from
2018-2019, and was elected as Board President in July 2019. She
represents Area 2 which includes West Long Beach and
south-central parts of Long Beach.

“We are so proud that Trustee Malauulu will represent Long Beach
City College on this national platform,” said LBCCD Interim
Superintendent-President Dr. Mike Muñoz. “I know that she will do
an amazing job sharing all of LBCC’s experiences with the ACCT
leadership — from our 2020 Seal
of Excelencia recognition to the equity work we have
done for years that led to our recent $30 million gift from
MacKenzie Scott.”

This press release was produced by Long Beach City College. The views expressed here are the author’s own.