Seated on the Board of Trustees for Area 3
Appointed in September 2018, and returned in 2022 without opposition.
Mt. San Jacinto College · Board of Trustees · Area 3
Menifee has no public university. For most families here, Mt. San Jacinto is higher education — the one place you can train for a career without a forty-minute drive out of the county. I have spent seven years on this board making sure it keeps up with how fast we are growing.

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The Record
Anyone can list priorities. A record is the part you can check. Here is what the board has actually voted on, built, and delivered since 2018 — with dates.
Appointed in September 2018, and returned in 2022 without opposition.
The district's $295 million 2014 facilities bond closed out with its final project: a $50 million Math & Science building at the Menifee Valley Campus, dedicated in February 2026.
Served as Vice Chair of the search that selected Dr. Tawny Dotson as the district's 8th superintendent/president, who began July 1, 2026 after Dr. Roger Schultz's 18 years leading the college.
ACCJC reaffirmed MSJC through 2032, the longest term the commission grants, listing no compliance requirements and issuing two commendations — one of them for the college's Veterans Resource Center.
Enrollment bottomed at 10,419 FTES in 2021‑22 — down 13.4% from the pre‑pandemic peak of 12,032. Every California community college took this hit. What happened next is the part that differs by district.
A 33.1% recovery off the 2021‑22 low, and 15.3% above the pre‑pandemic peak. MSJC did not just recover; it grew.
Enrollment across the district's centers rose from 2,393 to 6,849 FTES in a single year as Temecula Valley attained formal Center designation from the state.
The FY2024‑25 independent audit, reported January 2026, returned an unmodified opinion with no financial‑statement, federal, or state findings — including clean testing of dual enrollment and the state funding formula.
Asking Area 3 voters to keep an experienced hand on the board through the district's next phase of growth.
Priorities
Three, not a generic list of every issue in public life. A community college trustee governs a budget, hires a president, sets policy, oversees facilities and accreditation — the priorities here should be things this board can actually decide.
The two biggest warehouse occupations in this region pay about $44,000 to $47,000 a year. A registered nurse earns $140,000. Health care added 6.5% more jobs this year while construction shrank. MSJC is the bridge between those two numbers, and for most families in Area 3 it is the only bridge. Statewide, seven of every ten qualified nursing applicants never get a seat — and the Inland Empire has the lowest per‑capita health workforce in California. Expanding nursing capacity here is the most useful thing this board can do.
There is no public university with a main campus anywhere in this district. The nearest one you can start a bachelor's degree at is UC Riverside — 24 miles and better than half an hour from Menifee. Meanwhile our own high schoolers head to college at 51%, against 66% statewide. That gap is not about ambition. It is about distance, and MSJC is the answer to it.
Menifee is the fastest‑growing California city over 100,000 since the last census, and our 2014 bond is now fully delivered — the last project, the Math & Science building, opened in February. MSJC is one of the few districts in California in genuinely strong financial shape: strong reserves, the highest bond rating, a clean audit with zero findings. That strength exists so it can be spent on students. My priority is turning it into the classrooms and labs the next ten thousand students will need.
Transfer success runs underneath all three of these — more students in the door only counts if they finish and move on.
Figures above are drawn from MSJC's published finance presentation (Oct 31, 2024), the FY2024‑25 audited financial statements (Jan 8, 2026), the FY2026‑27 tentative budget, and the 2026 ACCJC Annual Report.
Endorsements
The clearest edge in the race. Vicki has verbal commitments from state senators, an assemblymember, a county supervisor, every member of her city council and councilmembers in neighboring cities, community leaders, former elected officials, and all of her fellow board members. Neither opponent has a single endorsement listed anywhere.
Two rules this section must never break. Fellow board members are identified as community leaders, never as trustees — Vicki flagged that as a conflict, and it holds on every piece we produce. And no faculty, counselor, or administrator endorsement appears here at all, for the same reason.
About
It has been an honor to serve as your Mt. San Jacinto College Trustee for Area 3. I am seeking re-election to continue advancing affordable, accessible education, responsible stewardship, and strong pathways from the classroom to careers and four-year universities.
Student success stays at the center of every decision I make — dual enrollment, university transfer, career education, veterans services, financial aid, student wellness, and programs that prepare students for high-demand jobs. It also means transparent governance, fiscal responsibility, and the careful use of taxpayer dollars.
My commitment to this community goes well beyond the board table. These roles have shaped how I listen, collaborate, and build consensus — and before all of it, I began my career as a paralegal and have worked in real estate since 1991. I live in Menifee.
I respectfully ask for your vote so I may continue serving our students, protecting public resources, and helping MSJC transform learners, communities, and lives.
Above is adapted from Vicki's own submitted candidate statement (Aug 21) — her words, trimmed for the web so it doesn't repeat what's already in the Record and Priorities sections. Full statement is in the repo if you want to compare or restore anything cut.
In the community
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Get Involved
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