Jacqueline Kaiser, Judy Patacsil and Michelle Rains appear headed for election victory, will join Christian Garcia and Roberto Rodriguez on the Governing Board in December.<\/p>\n
SAN MARCOS \u2014 Three new trustees were elected to the Palomar Community College District Governing Board in the November 8, 2022 General Election: Judy Patacsil (Area 1), Michelle Rains (Area 4) and Jacqueline Kaiser (Area 5).<\/p>\n
In Area 1, which includes most of the district south of Highway 78 and west of I-15, incumbent Mark Evilsizer is retiring after 20 years of service on the board. Patacsil ran against Frank Xu, and as of November 21, led with 53.7 percent of the vote.<\/p>\n
In Area 4, the Trustee Area that reaches from I-15 east to near the Salton Sea, appointed trustee incumbent Kartik Raju was defeated in the race by Rains, who had 56.9 percent of the vote as of November 21.<\/p>\n
And in Area 5, which includes Fallbrook, Bonsall, east Oceanside and Camp Pendleton, Kaiser unseated incumbent Norma Miyamoto with 52.5 percent of the vote as of November 21.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn behalf of the Palomar College community, I want to welcome our new trustees to the Governing Board, and thank our outgoing trustees for their service to this institution,\u201d said Superintendent\/President Dr. Star Rivera-Lacey. \u201cWe look forward to working together to further our mission, and to the future success of Palomar College.\u201d<\/p>\n
The new Governing Board members will be sworn in during a special organizational meeting of the board at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, December 13, 2022.<\/p>\n
Patacsil has 30 years of experience as a higher education professional, with both counseling and classroom experience at several institutions in the region, including San Diego State University and San Diego Miramar College, where she currently works.<\/p>\n
Rains briefly attended Palomar College and now owns Cheers of Ramona, a restaurant in the community where she resides. Rains also serves on the Ramona Community Planning Group.<\/p>\n
Kaiser is a MetLife regional director who manages retirement plans for not-for-profit governmental entities, including educational institutions and community colleges. She also serves on the Fallbrook Community Planning Group.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"