A new governing board member has been sworn in for the Contra Costa Community College District.
Matthew Rinn, a resident of Pleasant Hill, is replacing Governing Board President Sheila Grilli after her passing in September.
Rinn will represent Ward III, which includes most of the communities in Concord, Martinez, Pleasant Hill and Pacheco.
He is an accomplished man of the Pleasant Hill community, being a local businessman through owning his own insurance company, chairman of the Pleasant Hill Chamber of Commerce and a Pleasant Hill Education commissioner.
Having beat out many candidates for the position, Rinn intends to move the district forward with his strong sense of community, his knowledge and his insight.
“I think that we need to pursue more funding resources and
get the community involved and really utilize the community connections that I
have to help support the district and everything we’re trying to accomplish,” Rinn said.
Rinn applied for the position thinking it would be a “great time and opportunity to help assist the district.”
According to Governing Board secretary Vicki Gordon, “his resume was very thorough and he came across very genuine, wanting to help, flexible and a problem solver.“
While Rinn has said that he doesn’t feel that he may have been the most credentialed person for the job, he, along with other board members, feels that he out shined the competition and is right person to get the job done.
Governing Board President John Marquez also feels that Rinn was the best candidate to join the board, saying that he “stood out above the rest.”
Marquez believes that Rinn will be a good addition to the board due to “… his experience in the community efforts, his thoughts about student education [and] his thoughts about involving the colleges out in the community.”
In terms of filling in after Grilli’s passing, Marquez understands that it’ll take him some time to adjust but fully believes that he’s prepared and willing to be a “team player.”
DVC President Peter Garcia was impressed by Rinn’s interview and is excited that a local is able to represent the district.
“It’s
interesting; we haven’t had a
representative from Pleasant Hill on our
board in a long, long time. Having a diversity of representation geographically
is important to us,” Garcia said.
Rinn is thrilled for this opportunity and is looking forward to this new position.
“It’s obviously going to be a big learning curve for me, but I’m excited about learning more about the district and the operations in itself,” Rinn said.
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Matthew Rinn has officially been sworn in as a new provisional governing board member for the Contra Costa Community College District.
Rinn, a resident of Pleasant Hill and owner of an insurance company, replaces Governing Board President Sheila Grilli after her passing in September.
Rinn, beat out many candidates for the position, and rightfully so.
According to Governing Board secretary Vicki Gordon, “his resume was very thorough and he came across very genuine, wanting to help, flexible and a problem solver.“
Rinn is excited for this opportunity and is looking forward to this new position.
“It’s obviously going to be a big learning curve for me, but I’m excited about learning more about the district and the operations in itself,” Rinn said.
