Board of Trustees
Mary Figueroa
Mary Figueroa was first elected to the Riverside Community College District Board of Trustees on November 7, 1995, having emerged from a crowded field of eleven candidates and one open seat. Wining re-election in 1999 and again in 2004 for a third term as a member of the Board of Trustees, she has held officer positions of the board as President, Vice-President and Secretary. Committee assignments have included Finance and Audit, Personnel and Labor Relations, Academic Affairs and Student Services, Planning and Development and the Legislative Committee. Ms. Figueroa is currently the President of the Board as of December 2006. Ms. Figueroa knows that providing the best possible education ultimately benefits the local community and society overall, but especially those students motivated to seek and achieve their goal through education. (To view Ms. Figueroa's complete bio, click here)
Virginia Blumenthal
Virginia Blumenthal, JD is an alumna of RCC and is president of Blumenthal Law Offices. She holds a juris doctorate from California Southern Law School and recently was ranked one of the "100 Most Influential Attorneys in California." Her community involvement includes serving as president of the Riverside County Philharmonic, coaching the Riverside County High School Mock Trial, serving as the honorary chairman of the 2005 American Cancer Society "Relay for Life." and former president of the RCC Citizens' Bond Oversight committee. Ms. Blumenthal is the 2004 recipient of the Athena Award of the Inland Valleys.
Janet Green
Ms. Green is a former college professor and administrator for San Bernardino Community College. Ms. Green is interested in improving communication within the college community, fiscal accountability, and ensuring that occupational and transfer education opportunities are available to all community members. A former member of the State Bar Board of Governors, the Fair Housing Board of Riverside County, and the Inland Agency Board of Directors. In addition, Ms. Green served for six years as the only public member on the Judicial Task Force to rewrite the Civil Jury Instructions. Ms. Green is a graduate of the University of Redlands, and earned her master's degree in Administration of Vocational Education from California State University, Long Beach.
Jose Medina
Jose Medina was first elected to the Riverside Community College District Board of Trustees in 1997 and is in his third term on the Board. He presently is the chair of the Teaching and Learning Committee.
A teacher of Spanish, Ethnic and Chicano Studies at Poly High School with the Riverside Unified School District, Mr. Medina is a former Peace Corps volunteer who also has taught history classes at College of the Desert and RCC, and adult education classes at the California Institute for Women in Chino, CA. Mr. Medina received his bachelor of arts degree in Latin American Studies and his master of arts degree in History from the University of California, Riverside. (To view, Mr. Medina's complete bio, click here.)
Mark Takano
Mark Takano was elected to the Riverside Community College Board of Trustees in 1990. He is the chair of the Resources Committee; Mark also is the chair of the Legislative Committee.
Mr. Takano has served five terms on the California Community Colleges Trustees board and is past chair of the Inland Valley Trustee and CEO Association. He served as a member of the Chancellor's Commission on Innovation in California Community Colleges. A native of Riverside, Mr. Takano graduated from Harvard University with a bachelor's degree in Government and currently teaches English and social studies at Rialto High School. (To view Mr. Takano's complete bio, click here.)
Ruth Jones
