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 each month at 2:00 p.m. in the Board Room of the Student Services/Administration Building (SSA), 5885 Haven Avenue, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91737.
Members of the public can participate in person at this location. Public comments for this meeting will be accepted in person at the meeting. Public comment speakers are limited to three (3) minutes per person, unless further time is granted by the Board. The public comment time limit will be doubled for members of the public utilizing a translator to ensure the non-English speaker receives the same opportunity to directly address the Board, unless simultaneous translation equipment is used. Persons with disabilities may make a written request for a disability-related modification or accommodation, including for auxiliary aids or services, in order to participate in the Board meeting. Requests should be directed to the Office of the Superintendent/President via email at presidents.office@chaffey.edu as soon as possible in advance of the Board meeting.
The Board meeting will be available for viewing via broadcast by clicking on the “View Meeting” link below.
Governing Board Meeting Agenda
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Meeting dates for 2024-2025
- July 17, 2024
- August 22, 2024
- September 24, 2024
- October 22, 2024
- November 14, 2024
- December 12, 2024
- January 21, 2025
- February 27, 2025
- March 20, 2025
- April 24, 2025
- May 20, 2025
- June 26, 2024
For individual maps of the respective Trustee Areas (1, 2, 3, 4, and 5), please follow
the “Governing Board District” links below. You can also contact the San Bernardino
County Registrar of Voters at 909-387-8300 or via email at https://www.sbcountyelections.com/ regarding the Trustee Areas.
Chaffey College Governing Board Officers
President
deanaol@icloud.com
Governing Board District "2"
Seat expires June 30, 2026
Dr. Deana Olivares-Lambert has served as a Trustee on the Chaffey Community College District Governing Board since 2020 and has served on the California Community College Trustees Board since 2023.
A proud Southern California native and community college alumna, she began her higher education journey at Mt. San Antonio College before transferring to the University of La Verne, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. She later completed a Master of Arts in Organizational Management at the University of Redlands and earned a Doctorate in Educational Leadership from California State University, San Bernardino.
Her doctoral research explored how women community college trustees transform challenges into opportunities for inclusive innovation, systemic change, and collaborative leadership cultures within their institutions.
Dr. Olivares-Lambert brings a broad and dynamic professional background in strategic communications, public affairs, organizational development, business development, and operations management across the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. She is also fluent in Spanish.
In 2011, she and her husband, Steve Lambert, co-founded The 20/20 Network, a Southern California-based communications firm. The firm specializes in media and community relations, organizational leadership, message development, advocacy, regional collaboration, strategic planning, and crisis management for both public and private clients.
Dr. Olivares-Lambert and her husband reside in Upland, and they have five adult children.
Vice President
gloriamcleod@earthlink.net
Governing Board District "5"
Seat expires March 30, 2028
Gloria Negrete McLeod has distinguished herself as an effective advocate for helping improve local schools and community colleges. As a member of the Chaffey College Governing Board from 1995–2000, Ms. Negrete McLeod worked to expand access to critical job training programs and improve academic outcomes for students of all ages. Serving as president of the Governing Board, she ensured that services were met at the college for students and faculty.
As a local Assembly member, she served on the Higher Education Committee, and as a State Senator, she served as co-chair of the Education Master Plan Review. As a legislator, she authored more than 160 bipartisan bills that were signed into law by three different governors, including new laws that helped local school districts recruit quality teachers, expanded job-training programs, and made it easier for California’s families to send their children to college. From 2013–15, she represented the region as a member of the United States House of Representatives, where she introduced legislation addressing the rising cost of college tuition. During her tenure, she also served on the House Committee on Veteran Affairs, where she advocated on behalf of veterans.
Gloria and her husband Gilbert, a retired police lieutenant, have lived in the Chaffey College District for 49 years. They have 10 children, 27 grandchildren, and 35 great grandchildren.
Mr. Ovitt obtained a bachelor of arts degree in history, with minors in Spanish and physical education, and a secondary teaching credential from the University of Redlands. Further study includes post graduate education at University of Southern California School of Policy, Planning, and Development; SCAG Leadership and Training Institute; University of California Berkeley, Haas School of Business; SACRS Public Pension Investment Management Program, and the CSAC Executive Leadership Symposium.
Gary Ovitt and his wife, Sue, are very active in their communities. In 2010, the Ontario Library was renamed the Ovitt Family Community Library, and in 2009, Chaffey College named the Chino Campus Science Complex the Gary C. Ovitt Health Science Complex – an honor for which Mr. Ovitt is most proud. Mr. Ovitt is also an Ontario Parks and Recreation commissioner, a board member on Children’s Fund of San Bernardino County, Ontario-Chaffey Community Show Band, Chaffey Alumni Association, Chaffey College Trust, and serves as an associate pastor at his church, Community Christian Fellowship.
The Ovitts have one daughter, Amanda Balcombe, who lives locally and is a registered nurse. Mr. Ovitt has made Ontario his home for his entire life. With that, he has been able to contribute to his hometown’s “quality of life” as an educator for 34 years and as a policy maker for 22 years.
Member and Voting Rep to San Bernardino County Committee on School District Organization
leemcdougal86@gmail.com
Governing Board District "3"
Seat expires March 30, 2028
Mr. McDougal 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.
Mr. McDougal is the Immediate Past President of The Leadership Connection, former board member of OPARC, chairman of Augusta Communities Inc., chairman of Housing Partners Inc. (both nonprofit housing corporations), former member of University of California at Riverside Alumni Association (past president twice), and past 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 Chapter of Habitat for Humanity Advisory Board.
Immediate Past President
krb6815@yahoo.com
Governing Board District "1"
Seat expires June 30, 2026
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 earned an Associate in Arts degree from Chaffey College and a bachelor
of science degree from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Mrs. Brugger
worked alongside her late husband leading a local construction business. Her former
employment was in the field of social work with the County of San Bernardino.
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. Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed Ms. Brugger to the California
State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) Board in 2005.
Chaffey College honored her with the "Alumni of the Year" award in 2002.
Governing Board District Maps
