SANTA ANA, Calif. — The Rancho Santiago Community College District (RSCCD) Board of Trustees voted at its November 9, 2026, meeting to establish a temporary ad hoc advisory committee to advise the Board regarding the processes for selecting the District's interim and permanent chancellors.
Acting Board President Tina Arias-Miller clarified during the meeting that the committee had not previously been established and that no members had been selected or appointed before the Board's November 9 action.
The three-member committee consists of Arias-Miller and Trustees John Hanna and Daisy Tong. The committee will advise the full Board regarding proposed selection procedures for both positions, including potential timelines and opportunities for input from the District community, as appropriate. Its role is strictly advisory. The committee will neither identify, screen, interview, evaluate, or recommend candidates for either position, nor will it make either appointment.
The full Board of Trustees retains exclusive authority to approve the selection processes and appoint both the interim and permanent chancellors. The committee will have no independent decision-making or appointment authority.
The committee will have no continuing jurisdiction or formally fixed Board-established meeting schedule and will dissolve upon completion of its limited assignment and presentation of its final recommendations for both selection processes. Its recommendations will be presented to the full Board at a properly noticed public meeting for the Board's consideration and appropriate action.
Iris Ingram will continue serving as Acting Chancellor while the Board determines the next steps in District leadership.
Contact:
Eugene W. Fields
Interim Chief Communications Officer
Rancho Santiago Community College District
714.628.5936
fields_eugene@rsccd.edu
About Rancho Santiago Community College District
Rancho Santiago Community College District is one of California’s largest community college districts and includes Santa Ana College and Santiago Canyon College. RSCCD provides credit and noncredit education, transfer pathways, career education and workforce training to students throughout its communities.