The Board of Governors for the Long Beach City College Foundation consists of volunteer business and community leaders from the Long Beach area. Through the Foundation, the Governors work to raise funds for the Long Beach Community College District in order to provide an outstanding and dynamic learning environment for all to succeed.
Members of the Board of Governors can access the online board portal by clicking here.
If you have any questions or need to connect to our Board Liaison, Charla Nunez, please email c2nunez@lbcc.edu or call 562-938-4134.
Executive Committee
| Name | Title |
| Sumer Temple | President |
| Dr. Elizabeth Riley | President – Elect |
| Elizabeth Willis | Treasurer |
| Cynthia Terry | Secretary |
| Dr. Ardel Guillamas Avelino | Vice President, Alumni Committee |
| Dr. Sharifa Batts | Vice President, Athletic Committee |
| Mario Vargas | Vice President, Audit Committee |
| James Choura | At-Large Member |
| Rick DuRee | At-Large Member |
| Valarie Frost | At-Large Member |
| Robyn Gordon-Peterson | At-Large Member |
| Jerry Green | At-Large Member |
| Derek Santifer | At-Large Member |
| Dr. Felton Williams | At-Large Member |
| Beatriz Veray | Student Representative |
| Dr. Virginia Baxter | District Board of Trustees Liaison |
| Dr. Mike Muñoz | Superintendent-President |
| Shaina Phillips | College Liaison |
| Paul Kaminski | CEO |
Board of Governors
| Name | Affiliation |
| Edward Arnold | Arnold & Associates |
| Dr. Ardel Guillamas Avelino | St. Mary Medical Center |
| Rikki Bains | Lakewood Family YMCA |
| Jennifer Baker | Research Student |
| Dr. Sharifa Batts | Port of Los Angeles |
| Dr. Martha Molina Bernadett | Molina Healthcare |
| Dana Buchanan | Primal Alchemy |
| Gloria Carter | St. Mary Medical Center |
| James Choura | The Grand |
| Donald Cochran | Retired/Rotary |
| Karen Codman | Karen Codman FSC Securities |
| Mary Crane | Community Leader |
| Jack Cunningham | Congressman Robert Garcia, District Director |
| Diane DeWalsche | Nursing |
| Michele A. Dobson | Law Office of Michele A. Dobson |
| Rick DuRee | Grand Prix Foundation Long Beach |
| Barbara Ellis | Community Leader |
| Marcelle Epley | Long Beach Community Foundation |
| Sarah Faulkner | Boeing |
| Paul Forchione | Signal Hill Chamber of Commerce |
| Valarie Frost | City of Lakewood |
| Dr. John Fylpaa | Community Leader |
| Dr. Mark A. Garlington | Garlington Orthodontists |
| Shana R. Giles | Realtor |
| Daniel P. Gooch | Community Leader |
| Robyn Gordon-Peterson | Community Leader |
| Kris Gragson | Media/Marketing |
| Jerry Green | Community Leader |
| Kimberly Gros | SteelCraft |
| Natalie Hale | Media Partners World Wide |
| Kristen Holst | Community Leader |
| Jan B. Hower | Camerata Singers |
| Bryon Johnson | Board Leadership Program |
| Lucy Johnson | Retired |
| Paul Kaminski | Long Beach City College Foundation |
| Jayne Lastusky | Community Leader |
| Hon. Alan Lowenthal | Retired Congressman |
| Dr. Jannie Mackay | LBCC Faculty |
| Dr. Deborah Malumed | Retired Physician |
| Aaron Moore | Executive Director, Advancement CSU, Office of the Chancellor |
| Heather Morris Moro | Community Leader |
| Dr. Seema Nanda | Educator & Social Entrepreneur |
| Jeffrey A. Napper | Retired CEO, LBS Financial Credit Union |
| Suzanne Nosworthy | Community Leader |
| Esther Ogunrinu | Board Leadership Program |
| Jim Ostach | Community Leader |
| Ariel Pe | Lobbyist Federal & State & Community |
| Debra Bryant-Peterson | Community Leader |
| Susan Redfield | Community Leader |
| Dr. Elizabeth Riley | Cerritos College |
| Judy Ross | Community Leader |
| Brian Russell | Kinnery’s Brokerage & Elite Property Management |
| Derek Santifer | Phillips 66 |
| Jon Shultz | Stangtstuff.com |
| Mary Sophiea | Community Leader |
| Heather Summers | LBS Financial Credit Union, LB Chamber President |
| Dr. Sabira Tejani | Retired Physician |
| Sumer Temple | Don Temple Storage |
| Cynthia Terry | Community Leader |
| Robin Thorne | DemoChicks, CTI Environmental Inc. |
| Dr. Dianne Van Hook | Community Leader |
| Donita Van Horik | Community Leader |
| Mario Vargas | YMCA of Greater Long Beach |
| Dr. Cloy J. “Mike” Walter | California State University, Long Beach |
| W. Gary Westling | Construction |
| Rob Wigod | Retired CIF Commissioner |
| Dr. Felton Williams | Community Leader |
| Elizabeth Willis | Chase Bank |
Honorary Members
| Dr. Jill Baker | Retired, Long Beach Unified School District |
| Dr. Virginia Baxter | Long Beach City College Board of Trustees |
| Loren J. Blanchard | California State University, Long Beach |
| Congressman Robert Garcia | Community Leader |
| Mayor Tina L. Hanson | City of Signal Hill |
| Vivian Malauulu | Long Beach City College Board of Trustees |
| Mayor Ann Marshall | City of Avalon |
| Dr. Ennette Morton | Long Beach City College Board of Trustees, Vice-President |
| Dr. Mike Muñoz | Long Beach City College Superintendent-President |
| Uduak-Joe Ntuk | Long Beach City College Board of Trustees, President |
| Mayor Rex Richardson | City of Long Beach |
| Mayor Cassandra Chase | City of Lakewood |
| Lois Schneider | Community Leader |
| Nancy Yoho | Community Leader |
| Sunny Zia | Long Beach City College Board of Trustees |
Emeritus Members
| Williams Barnes* | Community Leader |
| G. Loraine Brault M.S. R.N.P | Health Administration Consultant |
| James R. Callahan | Community Leader |
| Blanche Cannady* | Nautilus International Holding Corporation |
| Tom Clark* | Community Leader |
| Sterling Clayton* | Community Leader |
| Gary Cooper | Community Leader |
| Mark Curtis | Community Leader |
| Dr. Minnie Douglas | Community Leader |
| Ivy Arlinda Goolsby* | International Realty & Investments |
| John W. Hancock | Bancap Investment Group |
| Dr. E Jan Kehoe | Community Leader |
| Judge Gibson Lee | Superior Court of Long Beach |
| Patricia Lofland | Community Leader |
| Bob Luskin | Community Leader |
| William H. Marmion* | Community Leader |
| George Medak* | Community Leader |
| George Murchison | Community Leader |
| Mike Murray | Community Leader |
| Dr. Beverly O’Neil | Community Leader |
| Dr. James C. “Jim” Serles | Community Leader |
| Martin Simon | Triangle Bass Manufacturing Company |
| Jean B. Smith | Community Leader |
| Dr. Serafin Zasuesta | Organizational Consultant |
Members marked with * are deceased.