Trustee Profile

Ms. Laura J. Bollinger

Trustee Area #2

Governing Board:Citrus Community College District Board of Trustees

Email:lbollinger@citruscollege.edu

Phone:(626) 914-8821 (superintendent/president's office)

Areas Represented:Claremont and portions of Pomona and La Verne

Term:Elected 2020 · Term expires December 8, 2028

 

Ms. Laura J. Bollinger was elected to the Citrus Community College District Board of Trustees in November 2020. As the representative for trustee area 2, she serves the communities of Claremont and portions of La Verne and Pomona.

A Claremont resident for more than three decades, Ms. Bollinger has participated in numerous community organizations and has held leadership roles on several occasions. Her local involvement includes time spent with the Claremont Community Foundation, Claremont Heritage, Friends of the Claremont Library and two organizations that serve the Claremont Colleges. In the broader Los Angeles community, Ms. Bollinger has been a member of the Fairplex Association board for more than 20 years and is the past chair of the Los Angeles County Library Foundation.

Ms. Bollinger is a proud graduate of Citrus College and a former member of the world-renowned Citrus Singers music group. After earning her associate degree in business, she transferred to Cal Poly Pomona and completed a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree. Upon graduation, she worked as a compensation analyst for the humanitarian organization World Vision.

Her leadership at Citrus College includes serving on the Citrus College Foundation board for many years. In 2013, Ms. Bollinger was selected to receive the college's Distinguished Alumni Award in recognition of her years of community service.

A lifelong advocate for educational equity, Ms. Bollinger believes all learners should have access to educational opportunities and learning tools — a belief that drives her commitment to her community and to Citrus College.