Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) Board of Trustees has appointed nine individuals to serve on the Measure P Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee.

The following nine people applied for the posts, and all were approved at the Jan. 16 board meeting: 

Bobbi Abram: Support organization representative (SBCC Foundation)
Celeste Barber: At-large community representative
Marco Bonometti,: Associated Student Government representative (SBCC ASG)
Lucille Boss: At-large community representative
Aruni Boteju: Business organization representative (BMO Bank)
Katherine Davidson: At-large community representative
Dale Francisco: Taxpayer’s organization representative (Santa Barbara County Taxpayer Advocacy Center)
Steven Fellows: At-large community representative
Karen Hickman: Senior citizen group representative (Meals on Wheels)

Each applicant provided a two-minute speech on how their skills and backgrounds would benefit the CBOC. View their speeches here.

“The majority of the Board of Trustees wanted to include a diversity of opinions on the Measure P Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee, even people who were openly against Measure P,” said Jonathan Abboud, SBCC Board of Trustees president.

“We welcomed everyone who applied to be transparent and to build trust with our community’s college. I’m excited for them to get to work and help our community,” he said.  

The Measure P Bond Oversight committee will meet in-person quarterly on Monday, March 24, Tuesday, June 3, Tuesday, Sept. 16, and Tuesday, Dec. 16 in the MacDougal Administration Building, room A211, West Cliff Campus.

Community members will be able to view the quarterly meetings in-person and via YouTube. Check the Measure P Transparency website for additional information.