Meet The Board of Trustees

Collin College is led by a nine-member, elected Board of Trustees along with the district president.

 

Collin College Board Member Andy Hardin Andrew Hardin
Chair
Place 9
Term: 2021 - 2027
Profession: Collin County Bookkeeping
Other Involvements: Collin College Campus Facilities and Construction Committee Member; Frisco TIF #2 Representative; Frisco TIRZ; previously, Collin College Finance and Audit Committee Member; Member of Frisco & McKinney Chamber of Commerce, McKinney Chamber Government & Legislative Issue Committee. Previous: Chair / Member State Board of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, Chair Collin County MHMR, City of McKinney - Council, EDC and P&Z, McKinney Chamber Board, US Army.
 
College Board Member Jay Saad Jay Saad
Vice Chair
Place 2
Term: 2023 - 2029
Profession: Previously Vice President of Sales at Cigna Healthcare for North Texas and Oklahoma
Other Involvements: Collin College Finance and Audit Committee Chair; Collin College Foundation Board Member; previously, Collin College Campus Facilities and Construction Committee Chair; participated on local and state boards for the Texas Association of Business and has also participated in March of Dimes.
   
College Board Member Jim Orr Jim Orr
Secretary
Place 7
Term: 2021 - 2027
Profession: Senior Vice President Business Development and Strategy, Ivy Technology
Other Involvements: Collin College Organization, Education and Policy Committee Member; Collin College Foundation Board Member; Industry Advisory Committee for EET/Engineering; Chase Oaks Church (Woodbridge).
 
Dr Raj Menon Dr. Raj Menon
Treasurer
Place 5

Term: 2019 - 2025
Profession:  Entrepreneur / Consultant; President, Flat World Design
Other Involvements: Collin College Finance and Audit Committee Member; Collin College Foundation Board Member; previously, Collin College Organization, Education, and Policy Committee Chair; President, Plano Symphony Orchestra; Trustee, Medical City Plano and Medical City Frisco hospitals; Board Member, Atlantic Housing Foundation; Co-founder and Board Member, IIT Alumni Association of North Texas Previous: Member, Plano ISD Facilities and Technology Task Force; Member, Plano ISD Academy Visioning Committee; Board Member, Leadership Plano, Chair, Plano ISD Diversity Advisory Committee, Various school PTA/PTSA positions, Various Site Based Improvement Committees (Plano ISD).
   
College Board Member Cathie Alexander Cathie Alexander
Place 3
Term: 2023 - 2029
Profession: Previously faculty member in higher education.
Other Involvements: Collin College Campus Facilities and Construction Committee Member; Serves on a regional board for Collin County; served on Plano Boards and Commissions.
   
Collin College Board Member Stacy Anne Arias Stacy Anne Arias
Place 6
Term: 2019 - 2025
Profession:  Business Development Manager at Phoenix Franchise Brands
Other Involvements: Collin College Campus Facilities and Construction Committee Chair; previously, Collin College Organization, Education, and Policy Committee Member; held the Place 5 seat on the Collin College Board of Trustees for 12 years prior to relocating. Arias has served on a number of city and nonprofit boards, such as the Celina Economic Development Corporation board, Texas Council on Family Violence, and president for the Americas Chamber of Business for McKinney, Melissa, and Anna.
 
College Board Member Dr. Robert Collins Dr. J. Robert Collins
Place 8
Term: 2021 - 2027
Profession: Assistant Professor, College of Business and Technology, Texas A&M University-Commerce. Previously, Corporate Vice President and Corporate Officer, E-Systems, Inc.
Other Involvements: Collin College Organization, Education, and Policy Committee Chair; previously, Collin College Finance and Audit Committee Member; Member of Farmersville TIRZ Board; Member of Farmersville EDC; Member of Farmersville Rotary Club; Previous City Council and Mayor Pro-Tem, City of Plano
 
Collin College Board Member Greg Gomel Greg Gomel
Place 4
Term: 2019 - 2025
Profession: PMO and Project Management Advisor
Other Involvements: Collin College Organization, Education, and Policy Committee Member; previously, Collin College Finance and Audit Committee Chair; City of Plano TIRZ No. 4 Representative.
 
Collin Colleger Board Memeber Megan Wallace Megan Wallace
Place 1
Term: 2023 - 2029
Profession: Paralegal
Other Involvements: Collin College Finance and Audit Committee Member; volunteered at a local elementary school and at a community food pantry.

 

 

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