The Long Beach Community College District Board of Trustees appointed Robyn Gordon-Peterson as their representative on the Long Beach City College Personnel Commission.

The Personnel Commission is comprised of three District residents who work with the governing board and College administrators in the hiring of District Classified Professional employees and establishing best practices in personnel administration.

Gordon-Peterson is a Long Beach Polytechnic High School graduate, and received her Bachelor’s Degree from Webster University and Master’s Degree from Cal State Dominguez Hills. She retired from Long Beach Transit after 25 years of service as the Chief Operating Officer. 

She is an active community volunteer currently serving as Board Chair for the Long Beach Day Nursery, Vice President of Giving Circles, the Long Beach City College Foundation Board of Governors, Vice President of the Foundation’s Helping the Homeless Students Committee, and on the Service Committee of the Long Beach Rotary.

Gordon-Peterson will serve a three-year term, beginning this month.

The other two Personnel Commissioners are Jeff Kellogg who was appointed by the Classified Union; and Jeannine McManigal-Ball who was appointed by both the Board of Trustees and the Classified Union.