The San Diego Union-Tribune asked everybody running for community college district board seats around the county for details on their plans, positions and priorities on top issues — everything from college accessibility and student achievement to district budgets.
Read how each candidate responded to our questionnaires by clicking on their name below. Their answers have been lightly edited for length and style. Their answers reflect their statements and positions, and the Union-Tribune did not independently fact check all the claims in their answers.
Candidates whose names are not linked did not respond to the Union-Tribune’s requests.
Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College — area 4
Elena Adams, governing board member, Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District, did not respond
MiraCosta Community College — area 3
Jacqueline Simon, board member/educator, did not respond
MiraCosta Community College — area 4
Frank Merchat, trustee/business owner, did not respond
MiraCosta Community College — area 5
Ann Crosbie, retired school trustee
Alexander Thomas Wells III, businessman/strategist
MiraCosta Community College — area 7 (short term)
Heather Conklin, governing board member, MiraCosta Community College District, did not respond
Palomar Community College — area 2
Yvette Marie Acosta, high school counselor
Edward Pohlert, community college educator
Palomar Community College — area 3
Roberto Rodriguez, retired teacher, did not respond
Palomar Community College — area 4
Ami ire, executive, did not respond
Holly M. Hamilton-Bleakley, college professor/mother
San Diego Community College — district D
Andrew Gomez III, electronics technician/parent, did not respond
Mariah Jameson, community counselor/parent
Southwestern Community College — area 2
Kristine “Kris” Galicia Brown, appointed governing board member
Southwestern Community College — area 3
Nicholas Segura, board member, Sweetwater Union High School District
