The Chaffey College Governing Board is composed of five members elected by the community and a student member elected by the college student body. The Board holds regular public meetings the fourth Thursday of each month (unless posted otherwise) at 7:00 p.m. on the main campus. For more information regarding the Governing Board, please call 909/652-6102.
Kathleen Brugger has served on the Chaffey College Governing Board since 1993. Previously, she was a member of the Board of Trustees of the Ontario-Montclair School District for 16 years.
Ms. Brugger sits on the CalSTRS Teachers’ Retirement Board as the representative of all California school boards, an appointment by Governor Schwarzenegger.
Ms. Brugger earned an A.A. degree from Chaffey College and a B.S. from Cal Poly, Pomona. She works alongside her husband in his construction business. Formerly, she worked as a social worker for San Bernardino County.
Ms. Brugger’s civic activities have included: San Bernardino County Committee on School District Organization, San Bernardino County School Boards Association, Montclair Chamber of Commerce, Montclair Kiwanis, Ontario YMCA, Assistance League, American Association of University Women, San Bernardino County Lincoln Club, Friends of the Ontario Museum.
Gary George was appointed to the Chaffey College Governing Board in December 2000. He was elected in 2001 and has been reelected twice in 2003 and 2007. Mr. George served as president of the board in 2005. Prior to his serving on the Governing Board he was a member of the Chaffey College Foundation and the President's Community Advisory Council.
Mr. George obtained his undergraduate degrees from Rio Hondo Community College (A.A.) and California State University, Long Beach (B.A.), where he also pursued postgraduate studies. He has been an instructor at Rio Hondo Community College and Tri Cities Regional Occupation Program.
He is a 30-year employee of Verizon and is currently the director of government and external affairs. His involvement in community service activities has included presidencies of the: Exchange Club of Downey, Murphy Ranch Little League in Whittier, CLOUT, two terms with the Pomona Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club of Pomona, Chino Valley Chamber of Commerce, and the San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership. He has served on the board of directors of numerous philanthropic and economic development organizations throughout Southern California.
Member Roberts was a member of law enforcement for 42 years, starting as a dispatcher. She recently retired at the rank of captain from the Ontario Police Department. Being the first patrolwoman in the county, she has seen a great deal of change. To prepare for that change, she obtained an A.S. degree from Mt. San Antonio College (secretarial science), a B.S. degree from Cal State-Los Angeles (criminal law), and an M.S. degree from Cal Poly-Pomona (business). Ms. Roberts is a graduate of the two-year California Law Enforcement Command College.
Ms. Roberts was born in Southern California and graduated from West Covina High School. She is married and has a daughter and two grown stepdaughters, all college graduates.
Ms. Roberts sits on the boards of directors of the Price Foundation, the State Police Image Coalition, COPS West, West End Family Counseling, Travelers Aid, Leo (an organization to help children in need), Ontario Chamber of Commerce, and the Rotary Club. She is a member of California Police Officers Association (CPOA), the Women's Peace Officers Association (WPOA), and the Police Officers Research Association of California (PORAC).
Paul J. Gomez
Representative to the San Bernardino County Committee on School
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In June 1990, Paul Gomez was appointed to the Governing Board of Chaffey College in Rancho Cucamonga, California. Mr. Gomez has subsequently been reelected four times to the board, serving as president three times. During his term as president in 2002, the community college board led a successful $230 million bond measure in March. He is actively involved in the community through his involvement with the Esperanza Scholarship Foundation. Mr. Gomez is past president of the Kiwanis Club of Ontario Parkway. Similarly, he has served on numerous volunteer boards.
A Vietnam veteran, Gomez attended Bakersfield Community College, where he earned an associate of arts degree and a bachelor of arts degree, majoring in history, from California State University, Los Angeles, where he pursued postgraduate studies in public administration.
His past work experience includes a 28-year career in municipal management. He retired from the City of Ontario in 2000. During 2001 to 2007, he was elected by fellow trustees across the nation twice, to serve on the 25-member elected board of the Association of Community College Trustees, a national organization representing over 500 elected and appointed trustees who govern over 1,200 community, technical, and junior colleges in the United States, Canada, and England. He was recently appointed to serve on the Association's Trust Fund Board. He is past president of the national Association of Latino Community College Trustees.
Mr. Gomez is the father of two daughters, one of whom graduated from Chaffey College. He lives in Rancho Cucamonga with his wife Gloria. He makes time for doing genealogy and family history research.
Lee C.
McDougal
Alternate Representative to the San Bernardino County Committee on School
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Lee McDougal's experience in local government is substantial. He is Montclair city manager and executive director of the Montclair Redevelopment Agency. The city manager is appointed by the City Council and has the chief administrative responsibilities for the city. The city manager directs and coordinates all city services.
When Lee joined the City of Montclair in 1976, it was to take on the job of housing coordinator, overseeing the city's Community Development Block Grant Program. Within his third year, he became the director of housing and redevelopment, charged with administration of the city's Redevelopment, Community Development Block Grant, and Code Enforcement Programs. In 1984, he was promoted to director of administrative services/redevelopment, serving in this capacity until becoming city manager in 1992.
Lee graduated in 1974 from the University of California at Riverside, College of Social and Behavioral Science. He received two bachelor of arts degrees—one in urban studies and the other in Black studies.
Lee is a member of the Chaffey College Governing Board, University of California at Riverside Alumni Association past president, and chairman of the West End Communications Authority (WECA). He is an active community member, devoting much of his time to service organizations, including the Mt. Baldy United Way and Habitat for Humanity.
