District Governing Board

Roles, Responsibilities, Goals, and Priorities

•  Roles and Responsibilities of Board Members
•  2020-2021 DGB Board Priorities for CCC and President/Administration Goals
•  2019-2020 DGB Goals, College Priorities, and President/Administration Goals
•  2018-2019 DGB Goals, Priorities, and President/Administration Goals
•  2017-2018 DGB Priorities, DGB Goals, and President's Goals
•  2016-2017 DGB Priorities and President's Goals

2021 Meeting Information, Agendas, and Minutes

*All locations listed as TBD due to the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic.  Meetings will be conducted by interactive videoconferencing until the Board is able to safely meet in person.

Notice of Non-Meetings of the Coconino Community College District Governing Board          

Due to COVID-19, Board members are not currently attending events or gatherings that would require these notices. 

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2020 Meeting Information, Agendas, and Minutes

Notice of Non-Meetings of the Coconino Community College District Governing Board          

Board members are attending the following events in 2020. Although a quorum of members may be present during these events, no meeting will be held, and no Board business will be discussed.

2019 Meeting Information, Agendas, and Minutes

Notice of Non-Meetings of the Coconino Community College District Governing Board          

Board members are attending the following events in 2019. Although a quorum of members may be present during these events, no meeting will be held, and no Board business will be discussed.

2018 Meeting Information, Agendas, and Minutes

2017 Meeting Information, Agendas, and Minutes

Times and Places of the Board meetings are subject to change – please check

this page for the latest updates.

Please contact the Office of the President at 928-226-4217 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for additional information on District Governing Board meetings or to submit agenda items.  

Agendas are posted no less than 24 hours before each meeting.  

Notice (agendas) of meetings are posted on this web page and at the entrance to the Lone Tree Campus Administrative Building.

Minutes are posted as a courtesy to the public. Minutes are not posted until they have been approved at the next regular board meeting (minutes may not be approved at special meetings).  Draft copies of minutes are available from the President's Office three business days following a board meeting.  

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2016 Meeting Information, Agendas, and Minutes

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Board Members

Nathaniel “Nat” White

Board Member

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Foundation Representative/AADGB Alternate
District 1 - Term expires 12/31/2026
 

Dr. Nat White has served on the CCC District Governing Board since January 1999. He currently represents the District Governing Board on the Coconino Community College Foundation Board. White’s civic contributions have included serving on the Flagstaff City Council, the Technical Research Innovation Fund, the Flagstaff/Coconino County Library Foundation Board, and the Sustainable Economic Development initiative. White came to Flagstaff in 1969 to work at Lowell Observatory as an astronomer. He has been the program manager for the Navy Prototype Optical Interferometer at Anderson Mesa south of Flagstaff. White retired in April 2007 from Lowell Observatory, where he maintains the position of adjunct astronomer.

Ms. Patricia A. Garcia

Board Chair

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District 2 - Term expires 12/31/2022
 

Ms. Patricia Garcia was sworn into her first elected six-year term on the CCC District Governing Board on January 25, 2011. She is a native of Flagstaff and has been actively involved in the Flagstaff Community as a graduate of the Flagstaff Leadership Program, Flagstaff 20/20 Vision Task Force Member, United Way Board Member and Past President, Coconino County Planning and Zoning Commission, and has served on many other boards and commissions. Garcia earned her bachelors' and master's degrees at Northern Arizona University and looks forward to fostering the continued partnership between CCC and NAU. 

Dr. Marie Peoples

Board Member

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District 3 - Term expires 12/31/2022
 

Currently, Dr. Peoples is the Deputy County Manager for Coconino County and previously served as the Chief Health Officer for Coconino County Public Health Services District. Before moving to Flagstaff, Dr. Peoples served as the Chief of the Office of Primary Care and Rural Health for the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and as the Director for the Cole County (Missouri) Health Department. Dr. Peoples was elected to the Jefferson City (Missouri) School Board, a member of the St. Mary’s Hospital Board of Governors, and a member of the Board of Directors for Boys and Girls Club of the Capital City Jefferson City Missouri.  Dr. Peoples has also taught undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral courses for the University of Phoenix for 12 years. Throughout her career, community service, and volunteer work, Dr. Peoples has strived to empower women and minorities to achieve their dreams.

Mr. Patrick Hurley

Board Member

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Alliance Representative
District 4 - Term expires 12/31/2026
 

CCC District Governing Board member Patrick Hurley has served the College for more than two decades on the Citizens' Advisory Committee, CCC Foundation Board of Directors, including President, and as a District Governing Board member and chair. As the owner of Construction Management Associates, Inc., Mr. Hurley offers construction management and general contracting services. He received his education from the Colorado community college system and civil engineering training at Colorado State University. Early business years included constructing and managing residential and heavy commercial projects in Colorado and work as a construction engineer on projects such as a nuclear power plant in Illinois and the worlds’ largest natural gas liquefaction facility in Saudi Arabia. A Flagstaff resident for 28 years, Hurley has been active in many community organizations.

Mr. Joseph R. Smith

Board Member

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District 5 - Term expires 12/31/2024
 

Joseph R. Smith was born in Flagstaff and raised in Page, so is a product of Coconino County, Arizona.  He is a member of the Yavapai-Apache Nation located in Camp Verde.  Mr. Smith began his college education through the community college system at Mesa Community College.  He then moved to Arizona State University, where he received undergraduate degrees in psychology and criminal justice.   Mr. Smith is the HR Director for the Tuba City Regional School District and was previously part of the management team at Antelope Point Marina in Page. Before being appointed to the District Governing Board, Mr. Smith served on the Coconino Community College Foundation Board of Directors for three years.

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