MONA FIELD

Mona Field has served on the Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees since 1999, and has been elected by her colleagues to serve as Vice-President (2002) and President of the Board (2004).

Ms. Field received a B.A. degree in Social Relations at Immaculate Heart College in Los Angeles, and an M.A. degree in Social Sciences at California State University. Throughout her professional career, Ms. Field has been a leader in furthering causes of social responsibility, positive labor-management relations, and excellence in education.

Ms. Field is a professor of political science at Glendale Community College where she has been a faculty member since 1982. She has taught courses in American Political Ideals, California Government, Introduction to Sociology, Introduction to Community Volunteerism, and Introduction to Social Science.

In addition to teaching at a community college, she frequently teaches and lectures at other venues, including UCLA Extension; California State University Sacramento in the Community College Leadership Program; and the California School Employees Association Leadership Training Program.

A prolific writer, Ms. Field writes extensively on a variety of topics relating to social, education, or government issues, including a best-selling college text, California Government and Politics Today. She is a sought-after facilitator of workshops and panels for a range of organizations including the Faculty Association of the California Community Colleges, the Community College League of California, and the California Studies Center.

Her recent writings include: “Leadership: Getting a New College President: Who? How? When,” Glendale College Chaparral, October 2005; “Should Colleges be forced to teach the Constitution? Think of it as a Teach-In,” American Federation of Teachers, On Campus, September 2005; “Outside Experts or Hired Guns: How does your District Handle Labor Negotiations?” FACCCTS, summer 2005; AB 982: Student Health Centers: It’s Controversial, It’s signed, and now what?” Glendale College Chaparral, November 2005; “Keeping Track of Sacramento: An Ever-Challenging Task,” FACCCTS, Winter 2004.

Ms. Field is engaged in many activities and has been the recipient of numerous awards including: Health Centers Association of the California Community Colleges Leadership Award, March 2006 for support of local funding for college health centers; Emil Freed Award for Advancing Educational Justice, Southern Calif. Library for Social Studies and Research, March 2004; California Association of Leadership Programs Distinguished Leadership Award, March 2004; Playa Vista Jobs Vision Award, November 2002, for commitment to placing at-risk individuals in job training and work.

Mona Field has worked on projects in the community college system to promote green building and sustainable campuses; to move welfare recipients into higher education; to develop a new generation of elementary level teachers who simultaneously gain tutoring experience and college credits; and to develop service learning curricula which encourages students to volunteer in the community while attaining academic goals.

Ms. Field has served as President of the Glendale College Guild and is currently a member of the Board of Governors of the Faculty Association of California Community Colleges as well as a member of the Statewide Advisory Committee of the Center for California Studies and the Benchmark Task Force of Southern California Association of Governments.

February 2006