The Santa Monica College (SMC) Board of Trustees invites applications for a vacancy following the election of trustee Barry Snell to the Santa Monica City Council. The selected candidate will fill the vacant seat until the next regularly scheduled Board election in November 2026 when a new four-year term will be filled via the electoral process. Applications are available at smc.edu/BOTMeetings and are due January 10, 2025.
The Board of Trustees will make the appointment at its regular meeting on February 4, 2025.
The seven-member Board of Trustees—elected by voters in the Santa Monica Community College District, comprising Santa Monica and Malibu—is the governing body for Santa Monica College, which serves more than 27,000 students and provides vital educational services to communities in the region. A student trustee who serves for a one-year term is elected by the students of the college. The current trustees include Dr. Nancy Greenstein (chair); Dr. Sion Roy (vice-chair); Anastasia Foster; Dr. Tom Peters; Dr. Margaret Quiñones-Perez; Rob Rader; and Daniel Martinez Garcia (student trustee).
To be eligible, an individual must be at least 18 years old, must be a resident of the Santa Monica Community College District; must be a registered voter, and must not be disqualified from holding civil office by the Constitution or any law of the state.
The Board is seeking candidates who have the ability and time to fulfill the responsibilities of being a trustee, which includes:
Participating fully in the work of the Board, including attending all meetings and some college events, studying issues and agenda items, and participating in trustee education programs.
- Hiring the Superintendent/President.
- Ensuring the fiscal health and sustainability of the college.
- Participating as one member of the Board and supporting the Board’s authority as a whole.
- Being knowledgeable about the communities served by the college and willing to act on behalf of and for the benefit of those communities.
- Being committed to community colleges and their missions, as well as understanding educational, social and economic policy issues.
- Engaging in balancing the needs of a variety of diverse groups and being able to build consensus.
For more information on the application process, please contact District/Board of Trustees Coordinator Lisa Rose at 310-434-4402 or Rose_Lisa@smc.edu. Santa Monica College is a California Community College accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC).
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