Dr. Thomas J. Clark
Trustee, Area 5

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Dr. Thomas J. Clark is a member of the Long Beach Community College District Board of Trustees and represents Area 5 of the college district. He was elected to the board of trustees in 1998 and is currently serving his third term of office.

Dr. Clark was elected to serve as the President of the Community College League of California (CCLC). The League represents the California Community College Trustee (CCCT) Board, which elected him as their the president in May of 2006, and the Presidents of the California Community College Board which represents the 110 community colleges and nearly two and a half million students in California.

As a respected leader in the City of Long Beach, Dr. Clark has served as a member of the Long Beach City Council for a record 30 years and as mayor for seven years. He is the past president of the League of California Cities. He has also served on the board of directors of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPers).

Dr. Clark graduated from Wilson High School in Long Beach, received his AA degree from Long Beach City College and his BS, MS and OD degrees from the University of California at Berkeley.

Since retiring from his private optometry practice in 1993, Dr. Clark has remained active in many civic organizations. He is currently a board member of the Long Beach Metropolitan YMCA and a member of the Rotary Club of Long Beach. He is the past president of the Los Altos YMCA Board, the East Long Beach Lions Club and the Long Beach Optometric Society. Additionally, Dr. Clark is the past chair of the SCAN Health Plan Board of Directors and the SCAN Advisory Board and the past vice president of the Rotary Club of Long Beach.