Jeffrey Brown was born in New Mexico. He earned a bachelor's degree from the Concordia College at Moorhead in 1978 and graduate degrees from the University of Washington in 1980 and California State University, Fullerton in 1999. His career experience includes working as a chemical engineer and nonprofit CFO.[1][2]
General election for North Orange County Community College District, District 6
Incumbent Jeffrey Brown defeated Jessica Rutan in the general election for North Orange County Community College District, District 6 on November 8, 2022.
General election for North Orange County Community College District, District 6
Incumbent Jeffrey Brown defeated Pao Ling Guo in the general election for North Orange County Community College District, District 6 on November 6, 2018.
Jeffrey Brown completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Brown's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
I am a person who deeply believes in the mission and value of community colleges, which I have been involved with for 50 years. As a community college trustee, I see our colleges help students of all ages achieve their goals and improve their lives and those of their families. I am a Registered Professional Engineer with advanced degrees in Chemical Engineering and Public Administration and have over 40 years' experience in project management. I also taught in public schools and served as a Director for two nonprofit organizations. I have been an Orange County resident for 42 years, and my entire family has attended our NOCCCD colleges. As a trustee, I focus on long-term effectiveness and fiscal responsibility. Since community colleges belong to the public, a trustee's primary responsibility is to represent and protect the public’s interests while ensuring an excellent education for students.
A community college trustee's fundamental responsibility is to protect the public interest with decisions in the best interests of the public and of all NOCCCD. The public's interest never should be sacrificed to gain favor with any special interest group.
I make decisions as a trustee with the goal of meeting student educational needs, evaluating every decision as it contributes to student success and focusing on factual evidence of that.
I am dedicated to maintaining NOCCCD's financial health with prudent, conservative, responsible budgeting decisions, considering both short-term and long-term needs and priorities.
Relative to this position as a community college trustee, I am passionate about maintaining the open access model for community colleges so they can be vehicles for helping students of all ages and in all life circumstances pursue their dreams, achieve their goals, and improve their lives. I am passionate about the value and dignity of public service. I am passionate about public sector organizations being transparent and keeping the public informed about their actions because they are doing the public's work.
I believe in the mission and value of community colleges, and this belief is reinforced at every graduation I attend and by every student success story I hear. As a trustee, I focus on fiscal responsibility and educational effectiveness, and I take this responsibility extremely seriously. Community colleges belong to the public, and a trustee’s role is to represent and protect the public’s interests while ensuring an excellent education for students. Financially, trustees are to make prudent, conservative, responsible decisions in the best interests of the public and of all students and employees at NOCCCD. They are not to favor any special interest group and must consider both short-term and long-term goals and priorities. Academically, trustees should hold administration accountable for identifying and meeting educational needs, allocating resources based on demonstrated effectiveness and necessity.
My first paying job was as the after-hours janitor at a local bakery. After the shop closed, I swept and mopped the floors. I was in sixth grade and did that for about six months.
I would be Snoopy from the Peanuts comic strip. Snoopy is unflappable and handles every situation with aplomb. Sometimes he is Joe Cool, but regardless of the circumstances, he always seems to be in control of things. He is kind to everyone and displays a social conscience (hence the occasions of quaffing a few root beers with Bill Mauldin). He also has a Van Gogh painting and a pool table in his house.
Community colleges belong to the public. A trustee's primary role is to represent and protect the public's interests while ensuring an excellent education for students. Trustees must focus on long-term effectiveness and fiscal responsibility, being an independent voice, asking hard questions, and insisting on accountability.
My constituents are the public whose interests I am sworn to protect. That also includes the students at my colleges and the faculty and staff employed by my college district.
I have advocated for expanding the mental health services offered by our campus health facilities. This has included using graduate-level psychology and clinical social work students as clinicians who need supervised clinical hours for their professional licenses. The health insurance offered to our employees includes comprehensive mental health services coverage.
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Note: Brown submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on November 1, 2022.
I am a person who deeply believes in the mission and value of community colleges, which I have been involved with for 50 years. As a community college trustee, I see our colleges help students of all ages achieve their goals and improve their lives and those of their families. I am a Registered Professional Engineer with advanced degrees in Chemical Engineering and Public Administration and have over 40 years' experience in project management. I also taught in public schools and served as a Director for two nonprofit organizations. I have been an Orange County resident for 42 years, and my entire family has attended our NOCCCD colleges. As a trustee, I focus on long-term effectiveness and fiscal responsibility. Since community colleges belong to the public, a trustee's primary responsibility is to represent and protect the public’s interests while ensuring an excellent education for students.
A community college trustee's fundamental responsibility is to protect the public interest with decisions in the best interests of the public and of all NOCCCD. The public's interest never should be sacrificed to gain favor with any special interest group.
I make decisions as a trustee with the goal of meeting student educational needs, evaluating every decision as it contributes to student success and focusing on factual evidence of that.
I am dedicated to maintaining NOCCCD's financial health with prudent, conservative, responsible budgeting decisions, considering both short-term and long-term needs and priorities.
Relative to this position as a community college trustee, I am passionate about maintaining the open access model for community colleges so they can be vehicles for helping students of all ages and in all life circumstances pursue their dreams, achieve their goals, and improve their lives. I am passionate about the value and dignity of public service. I am passionate about public sector organizations being transparent and keeping the public informed about their actions because they are doing the public's work.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
Note: Brown submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on October 23, 2022.
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