Coastline Community College

Ding-Jo Currie, the president of Coastline Community College for the last seven years, has been named the Coast Community College District’s new chancellor. Currie, who became interim chancellor in January, was chosen last week by the district’s board of trustees. She took the interim position after Chancellor Ken Yglesias went on administrative leave. Yglesias resigned in March. The district, which comprises Golden West College, Orange Coast College and Coastline Community College, services more than 60,000 students in western Orange County and about 20,000 military students worldwide.

Coastline Community College is hosting a free business forum and expo Friday in Garden Grove. Coastline's business development program Project Success will bring together the green and information technology industries for the free event. The Coastline Community College is based in Fountain Valley with facilities in Costa Mesa and Westminster. Speakers from the Governor's Office of Economic Development, State Board of Equalization and others will discuss trends in the industries.

Coastline Community College raised more than $170,000 for students at its annual awards event in May. The 2010 Visionary of the Year Awards raised $178,562 for Coastline Community College, based in Fountain Valley, on May 2. The college honored four community leaders who have supported education through their work. People honored were Ding-Jo Currie, Coast Community College District chancellor; Daniel Callahan, from the law firm Callahan & Blaine; Jo Ellen Chatham, Southern California Edison's director of Public Affairs and a KOCE Foundation board member; and Adnan Khan, of the Council of Pakistan American Affairs.

Coastline Community College has been honored as the country’s top institution that supplies quality educational programs to the armed services. The award is given each year by the Council of College and Military Educators; this year, the event was held Jan. 29 in Honolulu. Ed McKenney, dean of Coastline’s military programs; Shawn Mann, manager of military program outreach and recruitment; and Joycelyn Groot, director of contract education, were all present to accept the award.

Huntington Beach resident Lynn Morgan taught art in Orange County high schools and colleges for 30 years. But as soon as she retired three years ago, she went from teacher to student, taking drawing and painting classes at Coastline Community College. It's a choice that has paid off in increased exposure, as Morgan is the only Huntington Beach resident exhibiting at the first major show at the college's new art gallery. "I didn't realize I was shouldering that whole burden," she joked.

Fountain Valley-based Coastline Community College will hold its 11th annual Visionary of the Year Award Gala on May 30 in Costa Mesa. It will honor locals who have proven themselves as outstanding leaders by demonstrating a commitment to improving the lives of the local community by contributing to educational and social causes. The 2009 Visionaries are Meher Tabatabai, the chief of staff and doctor of infectious diseases at Promise Hospital; Robert V. ?Bobby? McDonald, the president and executive director of the Orange County Black Chamber of Commerce; Wanda M. Austin, president and chief executive of the Aerospace Corporation; Steve Jugan, brand manager for the Hansen Beverage Company; and Fereshteh Tavakoli, co-founder and executive chair of the International Society for Children with Cancer Tickets are $150 per person.

Coastline Community College in Fountain Valley has named its president and acting chancellor, Ding-Jo H. Currie, as its new interim chancellor, effective July 1. Currie was appointed following a unanimous vote by the college?s board. ?I am humbled by the board?s unanimous vote of confidence,? Currie said in a statement. ?I will do my very best to serve in my new role and work closely with the leadership teams at our three outstanding colleges.? She will work with the board to identify an acting president for the college as the search for a permanent chancellor goes on. Currie has served as the college?

Name: Jim Moreno Age: 59 Occupation: Retired Family: Wife, Rosemary Moreno, four daughters: Lisa, Leah, Laura and Tori. Education: Bachelor's degree from Cal State Long Beach and master's degree in public administration, graduating with honors from Cal State Northridge Favorite Leader: Teddy Roosevelt Community Involvement: Six-year parent booster club member at Marina High when my daughters were...

Name: Rosemary Saylor Age: 58 Birthplace: Geneva, N.Y. Residence: 330 Crest Ave. Occupation: i ncumbent governing board member, Huntington Beach City School District (HBCSD) and local business owner Education: bachelor of arts, Anna Maria College, Paxton Mass., specializing in graphic arts and art education Experience as an educator: two years Instructor, Coastline Community College; one year instructor, Adult Education Huntington Beach Union High School District (HBUHSD)

The final three candidates have thrown their hats into the rings for the 19 open school board seats in districts serving Huntington Beach and Fountain Valley. Retired college president David D. Grant and educator and retired policeman Bob Mosley are on the ballot for Coast Community College District's Area 5 open seat. Engineer and business owner Charlie Chi Manh Nguyen will also be running for the Huntington Beach Union High School District. There are 34 candidates vying for positions in the Fountain Valley School, Huntington Beach Union School, Huntington Beach City School, Ocean View School, Garden Grove Unified School, Westminster School and Coast Community College districts.

Five more candidates have joined the race for 19 school board seats in the seven districts serving Huntington Beach and Fountain Valley, bringing the total to 19 contenders. The Coast Community College, Huntington Beach Union High School, Fountain Valley School, Huntington Beach City School, Ocean View School Westminster School and Garden Grove Unified School districts all have seats open on their boards for the Nov. 2 election. Twenty-five people have thrown their hats in the ring, but only 19 completed their declarations of candidacy as of press time Wednesday morning.

The five Huntington Beach and Fountain Valley school districts have 14 seats up for grabs come November and so far, there are six candidates in the running. The Coast Community College, Huntington Beach Union High School, Fountain Valley School, Huntington Beach City School and Ocean View School districts all have seats open on its boards for the Nov. 2 election. Sixteen people have thrown their hats in the ring, but only six have completed their declarations of candidacy. Coast Community College District Trustee Jim Moreno is running, so far, unchallenged for his Area 1 seat, which includes Seal Beach and Westminster.

Coastline Community College is hosting a free business forum and expo Friday in Garden Grove. Coastline's business development program Project Success will bring together the green and information technology industries for the free event. The Coastline Community College is based in Fountain Valley with facilities in Costa Mesa and Westminster. Speakers from the Governor's Office of Economic Development, State Board of Equalization and others will discuss trends in the industries.

The Coast Community College District has selected a new president for Coastline Community College. Loretta Adrian was unanimously approved by the district Board of Trustees on May 19. Coastline is based in Fountain Valley and has locations in Garden Grove, Westminster and Costa Mesa. Adrian, the current vice president of student services at Skyline College in San Mateo and has worked at San Diego Mesa College as the dean of student affairs and development, will take over the post on July 1. "It's a leadership dream come true to me," Adrian said.

Some programs at Golden West College could have to cut back after a new bookstore contract allows the district to take revenue dollars that would normally be used to fund athletic, performing arts and academic programs. The Coast Community College District, which also oversees Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa and Coastline Community College in Fountain Valley, consolidated its three campus bookstores in April, changing the route of bookstore revenues from the colleges to the district with no direction as to whether the money will go back to the students.

Coastline Community College raised more than $170,000 for students at its annual awards event in May. The 2010 Visionary of the Year Awards raised $178,562 for Coastline Community College, based in Fountain Valley, on May 2. The college honored four community leaders who have supported education through their work. People honored were Ding-Jo Currie, Coast Community College District chancellor; Daniel Callahan, from the law firm Callahan & Blaine; Jo Ellen Chatham, Southern California Edison's director of Public Affairs and a KOCE Foundation board member; and Adnan Khan, of the Council of Pakistan American Affairs.