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For more information please call 922-6966 x3245.
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Board Member
Henry M. Grennan
Santa Maria |
Area 1 trustee (central
and northern Santa Maria)
Henry Grennan, of Santa Maria was appointed in February 2000,
elected to a four-year term in November 2000, and reelected to his
second term in November 2004. In December 2004, he was elected to
his second term as president of the board, having served as vice
president in 2002 and 2003. Mr. Grennan was a teacher, principal
and administrator during a 35-year career in education in the Santa
Maria area. He is currently coordinator for the teacher credential
program at Chapman University. An Allan Hancock College graduate,
Mr. Grennan earned bachelor of science and master of arts degrees
in education from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.
(Area 1 covers northern Santa Maria from the river on the north
to Main Street on the south, (plus Hancock Park down to Jones Street),
and is bounded by Suey Road on the east and Bonita Road on the west.)
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| Board Member
Tim Bennett
Santa Maria |
Area 2 trustee (southeast Santa Maria )
Tim Bennett, representative for the southeast area of Santa Maria,
was elected to a four-year term in November 2004. Mr. Bennett has
been a union electrician since 1981 and became a business representative
for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) local
union 413 in 2001. Prior to becoming an electrician he was a professional
musician. He attended Santa Maria schools, including Santa Maria High
School, before completing the electrical apprenticeship training program
offered through Allan Hancock College. He has taught in the apprenticeship
program off and on since 1998. Bennett is a member of the Elks and
Eagles organizations.
(Area 2 covers portions of Santa Maria and Orcutt, which are
east of Broadway (Hwy 135), plus the Santa Maria country club area.
Except for territory in Area 1, the Santa Maria River is the north
boundary. The area runs east to include Sisquoc and Cuyama and into
Ventura and San Luis Obispo counties in the Cuyama area. Rice Ranch
Road is the south boundary.)
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| Vice President
Larry Lahr
Santa Maria |
Area 3 trustee (southern Santa Maria Valley, Casmalia, Los Alamos)
Larry Lahr, vice president of the Allan Hancock Joint Community College District Board of Trustees, has represented the southern Santa Maria Valley, Casmalia, and Los Alamos area since he was elected to his first four-year term in 1994. He has served as president of the board of trustees in 2000-01 and 2006-07 and as vice president in 1998-99 and 2004-05. He is president of Rincon Corp., a Central Coast company providing real estate and consulting services to agricultural clientele. He has served on the board of directors for Medco, a publically owned pharmaceutical benefits manager based in New Jersey, Integrated Composites, Inc., a Marina, California company specializing in advanced composite materials, and Primus Labs based in Santa Maria, a food safety company. He has also served on the board for numerous non-profit groups, and currently serves on the WebMD Health Foundation board. He attended Allan Hancock College before earning a bachelor's degree at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, in agricultural business management.
(Area 3 is bounded by Main Street on the north, Hwy 135 on
the east (except country club area), and continues south to include
Los Alamos and Vandenberg Village. The communities of Guadalupe
and Casmalia are included, with the western boundary being the ocean.)
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| President
Bernard Jones
Lompoc |
Area 4 trustee (Lompoc Valley)
Bernard Jones, president of the Allan Hancock Joint Community College District Board of Trustees, has represented the Lompoc Valley since he was elected to a four-year term in November 2004. He served as vice president in 2009-10. Mr. Jones is a senior engineer with General Dynamics. He was the first Black American to graduate from Southwest Texas State University with a degree in physics. He also has a master's degree in public administration from the University of Houston. As a 23-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force, Lt. Col. Jones received numerous medals and decorations, but said he is proudest of his Humanitarian Services Medal for service during the Cuban refugee boatlift in 1980 and medals he received while working with space shuttle astronauts while at Johnson Space Center in Houston.
(Area 4 includes the city of Lompoc south of the Santa Ynez River
to boundary of VAFB on the west and to Hwy 101 on the east. South
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| Board Member
Greg Pensa
Solvang |
Area 5 trustee (Santa Ynez Valley, Solvang, Buellton, Los Olivos)
Greg Pensa, elected in November 2010 for a four-year term, represents Area 5, which includes the Santa Ynez Valley and northern Lompoc Valley. Mr. Pensa is the Economic Development/Asset Development Manager for Chumash Casino. From 1976-2008, he owned and operated three service stations in the Santa Ynez Valley. He is a 30+ year Rotarian, including positions as past president and Paul Harris Fellow. He is also the current president of The Valley Foundation, on the board of the Solvang Friendship House and is a founding member and current treasurer of the Indigenous Development Coordinators, a philanthropic group working with the needy in the Philippines. Mr. Pensa has been the voice of Santa Ynez Valley High School Football since 1983. His past service includes serving on the Allan Hancock College Foundation from 2001 to 2010, a trustee for the Solvang School District from 1988-1998, and past president of the Buellton Business Association, and the Valley Haven Senior Day Care. He was selected as Volunteer of the Year in 2004 for Education by The Valley Foundation. Mr. Pensa earned an associate degree in business management from Allan Hancock College and a bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications & film from San Diego State University.
(Area 5 contains the Santa Ynez Valley including the communities of Solvang, Buellton, Los Olivos, and Santa Ynez and extending east into Ventura County. The area extends west to include Vandenberg Village (south of Lompoc-Casmalia Road and north of the river) and all of VAFB. Territory extends south to the ocean from Gaviota Beach State Park to El Capitan State Park and includes the Channel Islands.)
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The Allan Hancock Joint Community College District is
situated in northern Santa Barbara, the Channel Islands and small
portions of San Luis Obispo and Ventura counties on the eastern part
of the district. The district boundaries encompass the territory
of the high school districts of Santa Maria Union, Cuyama, Lompoc
Unified and Santa Ynez. Trustee area boundaries were reapportioned
on Aug. 26, 1993.
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