Zonya Townsend

Candidate for North Orange County Community College District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 6 · November 3, 2026

About this race

Governs a public community college district. The elected board sets college policy, approves the budget, oversees academic programs and hires and evaluates the college president or chancellor, who runs the college day to day.

4 candidates ran for North Orange County Community College District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 6 in the general election on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Only voters in this district.

About Zonya Townsend

Educator; parent; nurse. A registered nurse for more than 30 years who has worked as a nurse manager and adjunct clinical nursing professor and taught middle school science and health. She is a Fullerton Public Library trustee, a nonprofit board member and president of a statewide professional nursing organization.

What they say they'll focus on:

  • Academic excellence
  • Career and technical education and workforce readiness
  • University transfer opportunities
  • Strategic planning and responsible stewardship of taxpayer resources

Summarized in our words from source 1, source 2, checked October 2026. Not an endorsement.

Where they stand

This is a nonpartisan race, so we don't estimate where candidates fall from their campaign materials or look up their personal voter registration. We'd place Zonya Townsend only with a published academic score (from a voting record or campaign donors), and we haven't found one we can reliably source.

To see where they stand, read their own words: campaign site. What they say they'll focus on is listed above.

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What does the North Orange County Community College District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 6 seat do?
Governs a public community college district. The elected board sets college policy, approves the budget, oversees academic programs and hires and evaluates the college president or chancellor, who runs the college day to day.
Who is Zonya Townsend running against?
Jeffrey P. Brown, Paulette Chaffee and Jesus Silva, for North Orange County Community College District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 6.
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