The Oregon Coast Community College board has appointed newspaper publisher and college advocate Patrick Alexander of Lincoln City to a vacancy on its seven-member board.
Alexander, who will be sworn in at the board’s February meeting, replaces Alison Robertson who resigned in December after 12 years on the board. He will fill the Zone 2 seat, representing Lincoln City. The board also interviewed Philip R. Mills.
Alexander is publisher of Oregon Coast TODAY, a weekly arts and entertainment newspaper, and was co-chair of the Friends of OCCC political action committee which led efforts to win voter approval of a $33.16 million building bond last May. He has twice been named the Lincoln City Chamber of Commerce’s “Man of the Year.”
In other business at its meeting Wednesday, Jan. 15, the board:
- Approved the architectural firm GLAS/Hacker to lead the design and construction of its trade and education center;
- Heard from newly-appointed president Marshall Roache that fall 2024 end-of-term enrollment increased by 5 percent over the previous year, marking the fourth consecutive year of enrollment gains; and
- Announced that recordings of all board meetings will be archived on the college’s website, allowing residents to view them at any time. Meetings will continue to be broadcast live via Zoom, a practice established during the Covid pandemic.
