LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Yuba Community College District is seeking applications from community members who wish to serve as an appointed member of the board of trustees until the next regularly scheduled election for governing board members, which is November 2022.

Trustee Bill Roderick of Lake County has resigned, and so the district is seeking to fill his seat for the remainder of this year.

Trustee Area 7 covers a portion of southern Lake County and the Northshore, as well as Colusa and Glenn counties.

The Yuba Community College District Board is responsible for the performance of Woodland Community College and Yuba College, which serve 13,000 students and provide vital educational services for the communities in the region.

Woodland Community College includes the Lake County Campus in Clearlake.

The board is seeking candidates who have the ability and time to fulfill the responsibilities of being a member of the board, which include:

• Participate fully in the work of the board, which includes attending all board meetings and key college events, studying and discussing policy issues, and participating in trustee education programs.
• Be knowledgeable about the communities served by the District and be willing to act on behalf and for the benefit of those communities.
• Be committed to community colleges and their missions; understand educational, social, and economic policy issues.
• Engage in balancing the needs of many diverse groups; be able to contribute and build consensus.
• Contribute to effective board functioning and support the authority of the board as a whole.

A person is eligible to be a member of the governing board if they are:

• At least 18 years of age;
• A California citizen and registered voter;
• Resident of the community college district and trustee area from which elected; and
• Not disqualified by other laws to hold public office.

The board of trustees meets the second Thursday of each month at 5 p.m. Regularly scheduled monthly board meetings are held at the YCCD District Office in Yuba City.

Applications are due no later than March 10, 2022.

The board will consider candidates and make the provisional appointment on March 28, 2022.

Please contact the chancellor’s office at 530-741-6972 to indicate an interest or suggest a possible candidate for the position.

More information and application materials are available via email request to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or on the web at https://www.yccd.edu/board/provisional-trustee-appointment/.

Editor’s note: The district updated the date for consideration of the candidates to March 28.