Biographies
Trustee Area 1, 2022-2026
Elected to four-year term in December 2022
Appointment in lieu of election to four-year term in December 2018
Appointment in lieu of election to four-year term in December 2014
Re-elected to four-year term in December 2010
Elected to four-year term in December 2006
Appointed in September 2005 until next election in November 2006
BOARD OFFICES
President, 2011, 2016, 2021; Vice President, 2010, 2015, 2020; Secretary, 2009, 2014, 2019
Board Representative to the District Audit Committee
Member: Cypress College Foundation; Americana Committee; Legacy Society
STATE-WIDE COMMITTEES
California Community College Trustee – Board
Advisory Council on Educational Services (ACES)
Distance Education and Technology Advisory Committee, Chancellor's Office
Commissioner, Accreditation Commission Community and Junior Colleges
Commission on the Future, Vice Chair
California Community Colleges Women's Caucus
OCCUPATION
Professor of History, East Los Angeles College
Chair, Women/Gender Studies Department
Professional Development (2006-2015)
Distance Education
Curriculum Committee (1999-2006)
Former Student Learning Outcomes Facilitator
Joint Hires Committee (2002-2008)
Former Vice Chair of History, Social Science Department; Curriculum Committee
Adjunct Professor at Community Colleges, including Cypress
EDUCATION
California State University Long Beach, Ed.D. Educational Leadership, 2010
University of California/Long Beach City College, Leadership Development Institute, 1996
California State University Long Beach, M.A. History, 1988
California State University Dominquez Hills, Post Graduate Work, 1982
Bradley University, B.S. History, 1980
AFFILIATIONS & PUBLIC SERVICE
American Association of University Women
League of Women Voters
Faculty Association of California Community Colleges
American Educational Research Association
Leadership Development Institute (2001)
National Institute for Leadership Development (1997)
California Historical Society
American Federation of Teachers
Boy Scouts & Girl Scouts of Orange County
PTA & School Activities
St. Irenaeus Parish
HONORS
Phi Kappa Phi, Academic Honor Society
Who's Who in American College
Phi Alpha Theta, History Honor Society, President
Mortar Board, Senior Honor Society, Editor
Omicron Delta Kappa, Leadership Honor Society
Pi Lambda Theta, Education Honor Society
Outstanding Young Women of America
Administrative Leadership Program (LACCD)
PERSONAL DATA
Married to James Finn
Family: Thomas, 1986; Richard, 1989; Christianna, 1991
Resident of Cypress