Biography for Dr. Barbara Dunsheath, Secretary
Trustee Area 1, 2022-26
- Elected to four-year term in November 2022 and seated in December 2022.
- Appointment in lieu of election to four-year term in November 2018 and seated in December 2018
- Appointment in lieu of election to four-year term in November 2014 and seated in December 2014
- Re-elected to four-year term in November 2010 and seated in December 2010
- Elected to four-year term in November 2006 and seated in December 2006
- Appointed in September 2005 until next election in November 2006
Board Offices
- President, 2011, 2016, 2021; Vice President, 2010, 2015, 2020; Secretary 2009, 2014, 2019, 2024
- Board Representative to the District Audit Committee
- Member: Cypress College Foundation; Americana Committee; Legacy Society
Statewide Committees
- California Community College Trustee – Board Advisory Council on
- Educational Services (ACES) Distance Education and Technology Advisory
- Committee, Chancellor's Office Commissioner, Accreditation Commission
- Community and Junior Colleges Commission on the Future, Vice Chair
- California Community Colleges Women's Caucus
Occupation
- Professor of History, East Los Angeles College
- Chair, Women/Gender Studies Department
- Professional Development (2006-2015)
- Distance Education Curriculum Committee (1999-2006)
- Former Student Learning Outcomes Facilitator
- Joint Hires Committee (2002-2008)
- Former Vice Chair of History, Social Science Department; Curriculum Committee
- Adjunct Professor at Community Colleges, including Cypress
Education
- California State University Long Beach, Ed.D. Educational Leadership, 2010
- University of California/Long Beach City College, Leadership Development Institute, 1996
- California State University Long Beach, M.A. History, 1988
- California State University Dominquez Hills, Post Graduate Work, 1982
- Bradley University, B.S. History, 1980
Affiliations & Public Service
- American Association of University Women
- League of Women Voters
- Faculty Association of California Community Colleges
- American Educational Research Association
- Leadership Development Institute (2001)
- National Institute for Leadership Development (1997)
- California Historical Society
- American Federation of Teachers
- Boy Scouts & Girl Scouts of Orange County
- PTA & School Activities
- St. Irenaeus Parish
Honors
- Phi Kappa Phi, Academic Honor Society
- Who's Who in American College
- Phi Alpha Theta, History Honor Society, President
- Mortar Board, Senior Honor Society, Editor
- Omicron Delta Kappa, Leadership Honor Society
- Pi Lambda Theta, Education Honor Society
- Outstanding Young Women of America
- Administrative Leadership Program (LACCD)
