2-2-2-2-2 Geoffrey L. Baum Residence: Pasadena Geoffrey L. Baum is a member and past president of the governing of the Pasadena Area Community College District. He has served as assistant dean of the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California since 2001. He worked for C-SPAN as executive producer from 1999 to 2000 and as a senior producer from 1989 to 1993. From 1994 to 1999, he served as the assistant vice president for marketing and public relations at Claremont McKenna College. He has been a high school teacher and also worked as a journalist for ABC News, public radio’s Marketplace and Army, Navy and Air Force Times. He serves on the Armory Center for the Arts Board of Directors, Claremont McKenna Alumni Association Board of Directors and on the advisory board of Foothill Family Service. He holds a Master of Arts in journalism from University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Arts in economics from Claremont McKenna College. Scott Himelstein Residence: San Diego Scott Himelstein has served as the director of the Center for Education Policy and Law at the University of San Diego since 2007. Himelstein also currently serves as president of the William D. Lynch Foundation for Children and previously held the same position from 1990 to 2005. Himelstein served as the deputy secretary and chief of staff for the Office of the Secretary of Education from 2005 to 2007 and was acting secretary from 2006 to 2007. Prior to joining Office of the Secretary of Education, he served as chair and chief executive officer of the National Even Start Association. Gary Reed Residence: Porterville Gary Reed has been a partner in the investment management firm of Reed, Shoemaker & Brookshire 1993. Reed previously served as chief of staff to Assemblyman Bill Jones from 1991 to 1992 and as a Tulare County Supervisor from 1988 to 1990. He is a member of the Porterville Chamber of Commerce and member of the Tulare County Retirement Board. The Board of Governors is comprised of two tenured community college faculty members, one voting classified employee, two community college students and 12 outstanding lay citizens of California who have a strong interest in further developing and improving the public community colleges. All board members receive a $100 per diem plus necessary traveling expenses and are appointed to two and six year terms. The California Community Colleges is largest system of higher education in the country and serves as the state’s leading provider of work force training. For more information on the California Community Colleges Board of Governors, visit . ###
2-2-2-2-2 Geoffrey L. Baum Residence: Pasadena Geoffrey L. Baum is a member and past president of the governing of the Pasadena Area Community College District. He has served as assistant dean of the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California since 2001. He worked for C-SPAN as executive producer from 1999 to 2000 and as a senior producer from 1989 to 1993. From 1994 to 1999, he served as the assistant vice president for marketing and public relations at Claremont McKenna College. He has been a high school teacher and also worked as a journalist for ABC News, public radio’s Marketplace and Army, Navy and Air Force Times. He serves on the Armory Center for the Arts Board of Directors, Claremont McKenna Alumni Association Board of Directors and on the advisory board of Foothill Family Service. He holds a Master of Arts in journalism from University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Arts in economics from Claremont McKenna College. Scott Himelstein Residence: San Diego Scott Himelstein has served as the director of the Center for Education Policy and Law at the University of San Diego since 2007. Himelstein also currently serves as president of the William D. Lynch Foundation for Children and previously held the same position from 1990 to 2005. Himelstein served as the deputy secretary and chief of staff for the Office of the Secretary of Education from 2005 to 2007 and was acting secretary from 2006 to 2007. Prior to joining Office of the Secretary of Education, he served as chair and chief executive officer of the National Even Start Association. Gary Reed Residence: Porterville Gary Reed has been a partner in the investment management firm of Reed, Shoemaker & Brookshire 1993. Reed previously served as chief of staff to Assemblyman Bill Jones from 1991 to 1992 and as a Tulare County Supervisor from 1988 to 1990. He is a member of the Porterville Chamber of Commerce and member of the Tulare County Retirement Board. The Board of Governors is comprised of two tenured community college faculty members, one voting classified employee, two community college students and 12 outstanding lay citizens of California who have a strong interest in further developing and improving the public community colleges. All board members receive a $100 per diem plus necessary traveling expenses and are appointed to two and six year terms. The California Community Colleges is largest system of higher education in the country and serves as the state’s leading provider of work force training. For more information on the California Community Colleges Board of Governors, visit . ###
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