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Name/Occupation Position Zone Term Exp. Orig. Appt.
Patricia Ashley
  • Vice-Chair
  • Executive
  • Pres. Evaluation Comm. (Chair)
  • Marketing/Comm. Relations liaison
  • Foundation liaison (alternate)
 4 (Jxn) 06/30/11 08/24/07
Retired television producer
Joseph Davis
  • Legislative
 7 (Jxn) 06/30/13 07/01/09
Attorney
Timothy Johnson
  • Finance & audit
  • Legislative
 6 (Jxn) 06/30/13 07/01/09
Public information officer; firefighter/first responder
Joseph Keith
  • Foundation liaison
  • Pres. Evaluation Comm.
 3 (Jxn) 06/30/13 07/01/09
President, Million Air Medford
Kevin Talbert,
Ph. D.
  • Facilities (includes Green Team liaison)
  • Legislative
  • Foundation liaison (alternate)
 5 (Jxn) 06/30/11 07/01/03
Retired university administrator, SOU
Dean Wendle
  • OCCA/OSBA
  • Facilities
  • Facilities master Plan consultant selection comm.
  • Pres. Evaluation Committee
 2 (Jo) 06/30/13 07/01/88
Retired bank V.P.
Joseph Zagorski, Ed.D.
  • Chair
  • Executive
  • Finance & Audit
  • Facilities master Plan consultant selection committee
 1 (Jo) 06/30/11 07/01/07
Retired community college executive
*Includes RCC/SOU Oversight Committee & Joint Facility Advisory Committee.
Note:  Chair and Vice Chair of Board attend monthly Executive Committee meetings with one alternating Board member.
The RCC Board of Education sets the standards for the district through board policy which governs the operation of the college.  Duties of the Board include:
  • Setting policy pertaining to the welfare of the college
  • Select and appoint the president/chief administrator/clerk
  • Adopt the annual budget
  • Review the hiring and compensation rate of contracted employees
  • Review site acquisition and utilization and physical plant development and matters of capital outlay
  • Review and consider reports regarding programs and offerings including new associate degree programs
  • Adopt a college calendar.
  • Provide for the establishment of the necessary procedures to assure proper accounting of receipts, disbursements of college funds, those of student organizations and other funds under the supervision of the college.
  • Provide for the annual audit of all funds of the college, of student organizations, and other funds handled under the supervision of the college.
  • Authorize needed elections on matters that call for a vote of the people.
  • Consider communications and requests from citizens or organizations on matters of policy and administration.
  • Authorize the college president to establish citizen advisory committees.
  • Certify the tax levy to the county assessor.
ROGUE COMMUNITY COLLEGE President: Peter Angstadt
President’s Office
3345 Redwood Highway Assistant to President:Denise Nelson
Grants Pass, OR 97527
956-7000 – Telephone; 471-3591 – Facsimile