BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Trustee Profile

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Dr. Manuel Baca, President

Dr. Manuel Baca was elected to the Mt. San Antonio College Board of Trustees in November 1999 and reelected in 2003 and 2007. Baca is a career educator with some 30 years of experience within the state university and community college systems. He currently teaches government and business law/management at Rio Hondo College. He has held a number of community college administrative positions, including Interim President at Rio Hondo. He has also held a number of statewide advisory positions within the community colleges system.

In 2005, Dr. Baca served on the California Community Colleges System Strategic Plan Steering Committee. As a member, he worked with other statewide leaders to develop the System Strategic Plan for California.

Dr. Baca earned Bachelor and Master degrees from California State University, Fullerton and a Ph.D. from the University of Southern California.

Long active in civic, educational and business interests and associations within the Greater San Gabriel Valley, Dr. Baca is immediate past president of the Kiwanis of Walnut Valley and a mentor with the El Monte Union High School District (Graphic Arts & Communications Academy). He is also a member of the 32nd Congressional District's U.S. Military Academies Advisory Committee. He is a Charter Member of the Chinese American Museum of Los Angeles and has assisted with the museum's fund-raising efforts.

Dr. Baca is a past member of the Rio Hondo Symphony Association (Whittier) and continues to support its activities. He is also a past member of the Los Angeles and the Rio Hondo (Bell Gardens) Boys & Girls Club Executive Committees.