Cerritos College has yet to face another round of elections as it prepares to fill the three positions open for Board of Trustees.

The Nov. 3 elections will determine which three of the five candidates running will become Board of Trustees members.

The candidates are the following:
•    Bob Epple,
•    Dr. Bob Hughlett,
•    Carmen Avalos,
•    Shin Liu and
•    Tom Chavez.

However, there is a possibility that there will not be new faces joining the board.

President secretary Andrea Jones stated that three of five members are people that are already members of the board and are up for reelection and the other two candidates, like Liu, are community members.

Liu is a professor of Computer Science and the coordinator of Distance Education at Rio Hondo College.

She was the instructor who took Rio Hondo College students to compete at a Microsoft software design competition where they ended up in the top 15 out of 180 universities, therefore making Rio Hondo the only community college to ever enter a national final.

In reference as to why she is choosing to run for Board of Trustees member at Cerritos College, she said that she cares about the college and hopes to have the opportunity to make a difference.

“I care so much for students and faculty in general,” she said, “but I know this is a challenging election for me because I need to run against three incumbents.”

The candidates had until August to file and submit their candidacy statements to the Los Angeles County Recorder’s Office, said administrative secretary Cheryl Thury.

They have from now until Nov. 3 to campaign for their candidacy.

For more information about the candidates, voting polls, voting information, and other election-related information, you can visit the L.A. County Recorder’s Office Web site at regrec.co.la.ca.us.