Board Members

Billy White

President

WKCCD Board Service: 8/14/02 – present
Current Term: 12/20 – 12/24

• Businessman, Construction Consultant
• Past Member, West Side Recreation & Park District (12 Years)
• Board Member, Taft Sportsmen’s Club & Jr. Division
• Member, Taft Oildorado General Board
• Taft Union High School, Class of 1973
• Graduate, IBEW #428, Four-Year Apprenticeship Program

Dr. Kathy Garner Orrin

Secretary

WKCCD Board Service: 2016 to present
Current Term: 12/20 - 12/24

• Executive Director, Taft District Chamber of Commerce
• A.A., Taft College, Class of 1968
• B.S., Sociology, UC Santa Barbara
• M.S., Learning Handicapped, University of LaVerne
• Ed.D, Educational Leadership, University of LaVerne
• Kiwanis Club of Taft, Member, Past President, Past Lt. Governor
• Taft Union High School Hall of Fame Committee Member
• Economic Development ad hoc Committee Appointee, City of Taft
• Oversite Board to Taft Successor Agency Member, City of Taft
• Citizen’s Bond Oversite Committee Member, Taft City School District

Dawn Cole

Trustee

WKCCD Board Service: 2010 to present
Current Term: 2022-2026

• Human Resources Administrator
• Healthcare and Public Agency Professional Background
• B.S. Organizational Management, University of Laverne
• M.B.A. with Management & Leadership Emphasis, University of La Verne
• Board Member, Chevron Valley Credit Union
• Member, Soroptimist International of Taft (1996-2012)

Jeremy Gregory

Trustee

WKCCD Board Service: 2022 - Current
Current Term: 2022-2026

Michael Eveland

Trustee

WKCCD Board Service: 2022 - Current
Current Term: 2022-2026