Rooted in Community. Connected to MPC.
Rosalyn Green’s connection to Monterey Peninsula College is personal. As an MPC graduate, educator, community leader, and Trustee representing Area 1, her public service has been shaped by years of work with students, families, schools, and community organizations throughout Monterey County.
Rooted in Seaside. Shaped by Education. Committed to Community.
Rosalyn Green’s connection to the Monterey Peninsula runs deep. Born at the former Fort Ord Hospital and raised in Seaside, she attended Monterey Peninsula Unified School District schools before continuing her education at Monterey Peninsula College. She later graduated from California State University Monterey Bay with a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies on the Teaching Pathway.
Her professional and community experience has centered on young people, families, and public service. Rosalyn has worked as a counselor serving marginalized youth and has been involved with organizations and agencies including The Village Project, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Building Healthy Communities, and the Fort Ord Reuse Authority, where she gained experience with governance and land-use processes.
In 2019, Rosalyn was appointed to the Monterey Peninsula College Governing Board to represent Trustee Area 1 after a public selection process. She subsequently continued serving on the Board and has held Board leadership responsibilities, including serving as Chair. Today, she represents Area 1 on the Monterey Peninsula Community College District Governing Board.
Her relationship with MPC extends beyond her role as a Trustee. Rosalyn is an MPC alumna, has worked within the college community, and is the parent of children who have attended MPC. Education, community engagement, and service have remained recurring threads throughout her personal and professional life.
Rosalyn has also remained active in civic and community organizations throughout Monterey County. She is a Silver Life Member of the NAACP and currently serves as the District 4 appointee to the Monterey County Civil Rights Advisory Commission, with her present commission term running through July 2029.
A Full-Circle Connection to MPC
From attending MPC as a student to serving the institution as a member of its Governing Board, Rosalyn’s story reflects a long-standing connection to public education and the community that shaped her.
Student Success — Always.
Student success means more than getting students through the door. It means creating the conditions for students to enroll, stay connected, receive the support they need, complete their educational goals, transfer successfully, and prepare for meaningful careers.
Access
Creating pathways into higher education.
Support
Connecting students with the resources they need to persist.
Completion
Helping more students reach degrees, certificates, transfer, and career goals.
Opportunity
Connecting education with lifelong economic and professional possibilities.
Priorities for the Next Term
Student success remains at the center of the work. This priority focuses on helping students not only enroll at Monterey Peninsula College, but also stay on track, overcome barriers, complete degrees and certificates, and reach their academic and career goals. MPC’s Governing Board goals specifically prioritize student access, academic success, retention, completion, transfer, workforce readiness, and educational quality.
Higher education should be accessible to students from across our community. This priority focuses on reducing barriers to enrollment, connecting students with financial aid and support resources, and making sure students know about the services available to help them remain in college. MPC currently offers financial aid, counseling, basic-needs assistance, academic support, and specialized student services designed to address barriers that can affect a student’s ability to succeed.
Students come to MPC with different goals, and each pathway should lead somewhere meaningful. This priority focuses on strengthening opportunities for students pursuing university transfer, career education, certificates, workforce preparation, and continued learning. MPC provides transfer planning, career services, academic pathways, and programs designed to connect coursework with degree completion, transfer opportunities, and employment.
Student success is shaped by more than what happens in the classroom. This priority focuses on ensuring students can access the academic, personal, and basic-needs support that helps them remain enrolled and make progress toward their goals. It also includes maintaining a campus environment where students from different backgrounds and experiences are treated with respect, have access to opportunity, and feel connected to the MPC community. MPC’s current Board goals specifically include equitable student success, an inclusive campus climate, and a safe and accessible learning environment.
Faculty, classified professionals, counselors, administrators, and other employees all play an important role in the student experience. This priority focuses on supporting a strong college workforce, encouraging collaboration and professional growth, and maintaining a working environment where employees have meaningful opportunities to participate in institutional governance. MPC’s current goals emphasize an effective working environment, collaboration, communication, and professional development across the college.
A strong community college requires responsible management of public resources. This priority focuses on long-term fiscal sustainability, transparent budget oversight, responsible use of district resources, and making financial decisions with MPC’s educational mission and student needs in mind. The Governing Board’s current goals specifically call for monitoring fiscal sustainability through data-informed decision-making, while MPC publicly maintains its adopted budgets and financial reports.
Monterey Peninsula College serves communities throughout the region, and strong governance includes maintaining meaningful connections with the people the district represents. This priority focuses on strengthening communication and engagement across Trustee Area 1 and the broader college district, listening to community needs, building partnerships, and helping ensure community perspectives remain connected to MPC’s planning and decision-making. The Governing Board’s 2026 goals specifically call for stronger relationships, visibility, communication, and engagement throughout all trustee areas and regional communities.
Record of Service
A factual look at Rosalyn Green’s service on the Monterey Peninsula Community College District Governing Board, including Board leadership, policy work, institutional milestones, and documented actions during her tenure.
ROSALYN LED
BOARD LEADERSHIP & GOVERNANCE
Rosalyn Green has served as Chair of the Monterey Peninsula Community College District Governing Board. During her time as Chair, she helped guide the Board’s governance, goal-setting, evaluation, and leadership responsibilities.
In 2022, Rosalyn and Trustee Libby Downey were selected to serve on an ad hoc Board subcommittee responsible for developing the Board’s self-evaluation process, timeline, and survey instruments. The resulting process was used to help shape Board goals focused on student access, success and completion, institutional quality, fiscal stewardship, Board effectiveness, and community involvement.
SUPERINTENDENT/PRESIDENT SEARCH
As Board Chair, Rosalyn presided over the 2022–2023 search for MPC’s next permanent Superintendent/President. After the initial search process encountered delays, Rosalyn called for the Board to restructure the process and move the search forward. The Governing Board ultimately selected Dr. Marshall T. Fulbright III from four finalists following a nationwide search. Dr. Fulbright began serving as Superintendent/President in July 2023.
ACCREDITATION GOVERNANCE
As Governing Board Chair, Rosalyn signed MPC’s December 2022 Institutional Self-Evaluation Report submitted to the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges as part of the college’s comprehensive accreditation review. Following the institutional review and 2023 peer-review visit, ACCJC reaffirmed Monterey Peninsula College’s accreditation for seven years in January 2024.
ROSALYN SUPPORTED
FISCAL OVERSIGHT
As a Trustee, Rosalyn participates in the Governing Board’s responsibility for reviewing and approving the district’s budgets, financial reports, and use of public resources. For example, she seconded the motion and voted in favor of adopting MPC’s 2021–2022 Final Budget.
STUDENT ACCESS, SUCCESS & COMPLETION
During Rosalyn’s Board leadership, adopted Board goals placed student access, academic success, retention, completion, equity, and educational opportunity among the district’s stated priorities. The 2022–2023 goals also called for student voices and experiences to be incorporated into Board decision-making.
EQUITY & INCLUSION
During Rosalyn’s tenure as Chair, the Governing Board adopted a 2023 resolution commemorating Black History Month that affirmed support for equitable opportunities for Black and African American students, faculty, and staff and recognized MPC programs including Umoja and A²MEND. Rosalyn signed the adopted resolution in her capacity as Board Chair.
DURING HER BOARD SERVICE
MPC’S ACCREDITATION REAFFIRMED THROUGH 2030
In January 2024, the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges reaffirmed Monterey Peninsula College’s accreditation for seven years following its comprehensive institutional review.
NEW SUPERINTENDENT/PRESIDENT SELECTED
In 2023, the Governing Board selected Dr. Marshall T. Fulbright III as MPC’s Superintendent/President following a nationwide search conducted while Rosalyn served as Board Chair.
FIRST ALL-WOMEN GOVERNING BOARD
In December 2024, Monterey Peninsula College seated the first all-women Governing Board of Trustees in the college’s history. Rosalyn continued representing Trustee Area 1 as part of that Board.
EXPANSION OF THE MARINA CAMPUS
During Rosalyn’s years on the Board, MPC has continued planning and investment in its Marina location, including expanded academic pathways, student services, and major Measure V-supported facility improvements. MPC currently operates campuses and centers in Monterey, Marina, and Seaside.
CONTINUED FOCUS ON STUDENT SUCCESS
The Governing Board’s current goals, adopted in June 2026, prioritize student access, academic success, retention, completion, transfer, workforce readiness, educational quality, fiscal sustainability, inclusive campus environments, and stronger engagement throughout the district’s trustee areas.
PUBLIC SERVICE YOU CAN VERIFY
Rosalyn’s record on the Governing Board is part of the public record. Board agendas, meeting minutes, policies, budgets, resolutions, and supporting materials are available through Monterey Peninsula College for members of the community who want to learn more about the work of the Board.
Community Service
Rosalyn Green’s public service extends beyond the Monterey Peninsula College Governing Board. Her work throughout Monterey County has included education, youth development, civil rights, community organizing, justice reinvestment, and leadership development, with much of that service rooted in Seaside and the greater Monterey Peninsula. Her official MPC biography documents work with young people and organizations including The Village Project, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Building Healthy Communities, and the Fort Ord Reuse Authority.
BLACK POWER BUILDING & JUSTICE REINVESTMENT
Rosalyn currently serves as Regional Black Power-Building Director and Justice Reinvestment Director with Building Healthy Communities Monterey County. Her work includes community organizing, leadership development, advocacy, and initiatives addressing issues affecting Black residents and other historically underserved communities throughout Monterey County.
Her work has also included leadership with the Monterey County Black Caucus, where community efforts have focused on strengthening Black leadership, economic opportunity, healing, representation, and community power. The James Irvine Foundation highlighted Rosalyn’s Black power-building and justice reinvestment work with the organization in 2024.
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT & EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Supporting young people has been a recurring part of Rosalyn’s professional and community service. She previously worked as a counselor serving marginalized youth and has remained involved in youth leadership development, education, mentoring, and community-based programs.
Through Building Healthy Communities, Rosalyn has been connected to the Seaside Rising Youth Leadership Academy, an initiative designed to create space for young people to develop leadership skills, learn about civic engagement, discuss education and local government, and participate in healing-informed community organizing. City of Seaside records also identify Rosalyn as a participant in the working group that helped develop the city’s 2024–2028 Youth Violence Prevention Strategic Plan.
CIVIL RIGHTS & EQUITY
Rosalyn serves as the District 4 appointee to the Monterey County Civil Rights Advisory Commission. County records show she was reappointed by the Board of Supervisors in August 2026, with the new appointment extending through December 31, 2029. The Commission advises on matters related to equal opportunity, civil rights, and concerns affecting protected communities throughout Monterey County.
Rosalyn is also a Silver Life Member of the NAACP. Her involvement with the organization has included education-focused leadership and engagement around issues affecting students, families, and the broader community.
COMMUNITY ADVOCACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
Rosalyn’s community experience has also included work with The Village Project, Inc., community advocacy, re-entry services connected to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and governance and land-use work through the Fort Ord Reuse Authority. She has also maintained regular involvement in local public meetings, including the MPUSD Board of Education and Seaside City Council.
Her work across these spaces connects education with broader community issues—including youth opportunity, civil rights, public policy, neighborhood well-being, and access to resources.
CONNECTING COMMUNITY AND EDUCATION
Rosalyn’s roles in education, community organizations, civil rights work, and youth development provide multiple points of connection between Monterey Peninsula College and the communities within the district it serves.
What Does an MPC Trustee Do?
Monterey Peninsula College is governed by a five-member elected Governing Board of Trustees. The Board is responsible for setting policy, overseeing the District’s budget, and helping ensure that MPC fulfills its educational mission. Trustees are elected by residents of their respective trustee areas and serve four-year terms.
GOVERNANCE, OVERSIGHT & ACCOUNTABILITY
As a member of the Governing Board, an MPC Trustee participates in responsibilities that include:
ESTABLISHING DISTRICT POLICY
The Governing Board adopts policies that establish the District’s goals, expectations, and overall direction while ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
PROVIDING FISCAL OVERSIGHT
Trustees review and act on District budgets and financial matters and monitor the long-term fiscal sustainability of the institution.
SELECTING & EVALUATING THE SUPERINTENDENT/PRESIDENT
One of the Board’s major responsibilities is selecting the Superintendent/President and maintaining an accountable working relationship through regular evaluation and strategic dialogue.
SETTING INSTITUTIONAL DIRECTION
The Board reviews institutional priorities and monitors areas including student success, educational quality, fiscal sustainability, academic integrity, and institutional effectiveness.
SUPPORTING MPC’S EDUCATIONAL MISSION
Trustees help establish the broad governance framework intended to support student access, learning, completion, transfer, workforce preparation, and educational quality throughout the District.
REPRESENTING THE COMMUNITY
Each elected Trustee represents a geographic area within the Monterey Peninsula Community College District. The Board’s current goals include strengthening communication, visibility, and engagement throughout the District’s trustee areas and regional communities.
GOVERNANCE IS NOT DAY-TO-DAY MANAGEMENT
There is an important distinction between governing the District and operating the college.
The Governing Board establishes policy and provides oversight. Through those policies, the Board delegates administrative authority to the Superintendent/President. The Superintendent/President serves as MPC’s chief executive, administrative, and educational officer and is responsible for implementing Board policy and overseeing the District’s day-to-day administration.
Individual Trustees therefore do not independently manage college departments, supervise employees, administer academic programs, or direct daily operations. Board authority is exercised through the Governing Board as a public body.
WHY THIS MATTERS
Understanding the Trustee’s role makes public accountability clearer. It helps the community distinguish between decisions made by the Governing Board, responsibilities delegated to the Superintendent/President and administration, and the work carried out by faculty and staff across the college.
It also provides a clearer way to evaluate a Trustee’s public service: through governance, policy decisions, fiscal oversight, leadership responsibilities, public votes, community representation, and stewardship of the college’s mission.
Trustee Area 1
Rosalyn Green represents Trustee Area 1 on the Monterey Peninsula Community College District Governing Board. MPC currently identifies her as the Area 1 Trustee, with her present term running through December 2026.
AREA 1: SEASIDE & SAND CITY
Trustee Area 1 is rooted in the communities of Seaside and Sand City. MPC’s trustee records have identified Area 1 as the Seaside/Sand City area, and the District’s current Board materials identify Rosalyn as the Trustee representing Area 1–Seaside.
HOW TRUSTEE REPRESENTATION WORKS
The Monterey Peninsula Community College District is divided into five trustee areas. Each of the five Governing Board members is elected by residents of the trustee area they represent and serves a four-year term.
Trustee areas provide communities within the larger college district with geographic representation on the Governing Board. Through the Board, Trustees participate in decisions involving District policy, fiscal oversight, institutional priorities, and the educational mission of Monterey Peninsula College.
WHY AREA 1 REPRESENTATION MATTERS
Representation creates a direct connection between the communities within Trustee Area 1 and the governance of Monterey Peninsula College.
For residents, that means having an elected representative on the Governing Board who participates in public meetings, considers District-wide decisions, and brings awareness of the communities represented by Area 1 into the governance process.
The Governing Board’s 2026 goals specifically call for strengthening relationships, visibility, communication, and engagement throughout all Trustee areas and regional communities to support broad representation and responsiveness to community needs.
TRUSTEE AREA BOUNDARIES
Trustee area boundaries are periodically reviewed following the U.S. Census to help maintain equitable population distribution among the five areas. MPC’s current District Area Map is based on the 2020 Census and should be used to determine the precise boundaries of Trustee Area 1.
Read the Public Record
Information about public service should be accessible and verifiable.
The Monterey Peninsula Community College District maintains public records that allow students, employees, and community members to follow the work of the Governing Board, review District policies and finances, and learn more about MPC’s institutional goals and student outcomes.
PUBLIC INFORMATION. PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY.
The work of the Governing Board happens in public. These resources provide direct access to the official records behind Board decisions, District priorities, financial stewardship, and institutional progress.
See the record. Follow the work. Stay informed.
GOVERNING BOARD AGENDAS & MEETING MINUTES
Review Governing Board agendas, meeting materials, and approved minutes to follow the business considered and actions taken by the Board.
MPC provides Board materials from October 2018 to the present through BoardDocs, with an additional archive of Governing Board meetings dating back to 2006.
OPEN OFFICIAL MPC PAGEBOARD POLICIES & ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
Explore the policies adopted by the Governing Board and the administrative procedures used to implement them.
Board policies establish the District’s general goals and expectations and delegate administrative authority to the Superintendent/President. MPC publishes its policies and procedures by subject area for public review.
OPEN OFFICIAL MPC PAGEDISTRICT BUDGETS & FINANCIAL REPORTS
Review MPC’s adopted annual budgets, budget presentations, and available financial reports.
MPC’s Fiscal Services office publishes current and historical adopted budgets, including the 2026–27 Annual Budget, along with prior-year budgets and financial reporting documents.
OPEN OFFICIAL MPC PAGESTRATEGIC PLAN
Explore the institutional priorities guiding Monterey Peninsula College.
MPC currently publishes its 2025–2030 Strategic Plan as one of the college’s primary institutional planning documents.
OPEN OFFICIAL MPC PAGESTUDENT ACHIEVEMENT DATA
See how MPC measures student progress and institutional effectiveness.
MPC’s Office of Planning, Research & Institutional Effectiveness publishes student achievement information, including degrees and certificates awarded, achievement metrics, institution-set standards, and related research.
OPEN OFFICIAL MPC PAGEINSTITUTIONAL REPORTS
Explore reports that provide a broader picture of Monterey Peninsula College’s work, progress, and institutional performance.
MPC publishes institutional reporting through its Planning, Research & Institutional Effectiveness office and currently makes documents including its 2025–26 Annual Report available through the Office of the Superintendent/President.
OPEN OFFICIAL MPC PAGEBOARD MEETING HIGHLIGHTS
For community members looking for a shorter overview, MPC also publishes highlights from recent Governing Board meetings, including meetings held throughout 2025 and 2026.
OPEN OFFICIAL MPC PAGE