VALLEY WOMAN GETS COLLEGE BOARD SEAT.Byline: Sharline Chiang Daily News Staff Writer Amid calls for representation from the San Fernando Valley, Georgia Mercer, a Tarzana resident and veteran political activist, was appointed Wednesday to the Los Angeles Community College District The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) is the community college district serving Los Angeles, California and some of its neighboring cities. In addition to typical college aged students, the LACCD also serves adults of all ages. board of trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. . The appointment makes Mercer the only Valley-based trustee on the seven-member board. Student trustee Alma Martinez lives in Sylmar but does not hold a voting seat. ``I'm just overwhelmed that I was able to get it on the first vote,'' Mercer said after her appointment was confirmed. Of the district's nine campuses, three - Mission, Pierce and Valley colleges - are in the San Fernando Valley. Mercer last year lost a bid for the Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. seat
now held by Cindy Miscikowski. She previously served as Mayor Richard
Riordan's West Valley liaison and as director of public affairs for
Planned Parenthood.
Mercer is a member of CSUN's Foundation Board, vice president of the Tarzana Chamber of Commerce and vice president of the Valley Chapter of the National Women's Political Caucus The National Women's Political Caucus (NWPC) is a nationwide multi-partisan, grassroots organization dedicated to increasing women's participation in the political process by recruiting, training, and supporting women who seek elected and appointed offices. . She has taught at UCLA and the Daube For other uses of "Daub(e)", see Daub. Daube is a classic French stew made with cubed beef braised in wine, vegetables, garlic, and herbes de provence. Although most modern recipes call for red wine, a minority call for white wine, and the earliest recorded daube recipes call Avenue School. She received her bachelor's degree in education from California State University, Los Angeles California State University, Los Angeles (also known as Cal State L.A., CSULA, or "'CSLA"') is a public university, part of the California State University system. , and a graduate degree from UCLA's Anderson Graduate School of Management. Mercer said she is especially concerned for students from disadvantaged communities. She was appointed to the seat previously held by board trustee Kenneth Washington, who died in April after a heart attack. ``I'm extremely well-qualified to represent this district,'' she said. ``I've paid my dues and I really, really care.'' A candidate needed four votes to win. Mercer received votes from trustees Elizabeth Garfield, David Lopez-Lee, Kelly Candaele and Julia Wu. |
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