Candidate for
Trustee; San Diego Community College District; Trustee Area C

Rich Grosch - A proven leader with experience.

Elected 2002 to San Diego Community College Board of Trustees

Executive Vice President of San Diego Community College Board of Trustees.

Currently Represents District C (San Diego Community College District): Point Loma, Loma Portal, Ocean Beach, Mission Hills, Mission Valley, Hillcrest, Normal Heights, University Heights, Grantville, Serra Mesa, Mission Village. District 'C' Personal:

• b. 1945
• Married: 1970
• Wife: Donna, registered nurse, Sharp Memorial Hospital
• Children: Genoa (b. 1977), graduate of College of the Holy Cross,

Worchester Mass.; and Stephen (b. 1983), graduate, Boston
College, Boston Mass.

• B.A., education
• M.A., education
• Life time California Teaching Credential
• Special Authorization: Computer Science, UCSD

• Successful business owner of Ocean Beach Hotel.
• Teacher and Technology Coordinator - Computer Science - Sacred

Heart Academy

• Alumni Director, United States International University
• Council Representative, San Diego City Council - District 6
• Teacher, team leader of Educationally Handicapped., Asst. Principal
  

- Santee School District

Public/Community Service History

• Chairman/Founder -Ocean Beach Community Development

Corporation

• Chairman, Ocean Beach Planning Board
• Chairman, Miramar College Citizens Advisory Board
• Vice-President, Ocean Beach Town Council
• Chair, Ocean Beach Christmas Parade and Tree Committee
• Founder, Relocate Now!
• Board member, Airport Coalition
• Coach, YMCA youth basketball and soccer, Pennisula Youth Softball
• Led effort to pass Community Plan and thwart overdevelopment
• Led effort to save local neighborhood movie theater from adult

entertainment

• As chair of Ocean Beach Community Development Corporation led effort to purchase property at entrance of community to remove existing billboard and design new pedestrian park, plant over 150 street trees, create two mini-business improvement districts (BID's) in community, develop comprehensive strategic plan for Corporation, hire new executive director and add additional staff.
• Led effort and found funding to build new softball fields for Girls

Softball League.

Awards and Recognition

• Recipient,Citizen of the Year, Ocean Beach Town Council
• Special Community Service Award, Peninsula Youth Softball League