STOCKTON, Calif. — Elizabeth Blanchard, a San Joaquin Delta College board trustee, is stepping down from her position after three years, the college announced Wednesday.
Blanchard is moving out of the area and will leave the community college’s board Dec. 1, according to Alex Breitler, a spokesman for the college. Her last board meeting was Tuesday.
Blanchard represented Area 2 in the district, which services central Stockton, the college said. Details on how Blanchard’s seat will be filled will be determined at a future date, Breitler said.
“We have wonderful programs here and I’m very proud of Delta College,” Blanchard said in a statement. “I want to congratulate all the faculty, staff and administrators on their efforts and look forward to seeing what the college can accomplish in the future.”
She is a retired psychology professor that previously served as California Teachers Association president at the college, Breitler said. She was named Stocktonian of the Year by the Stockton Chamber of Commerce in 2017 and served as a San Joaquin County planning commissioner, a city of Stockton planning commissioner and a Port of Stockton commissioner.
Her late husband, Joseph Blanchard, was superintendent and president of Delta College from 1954 to 1976.
In a statement, she was thanked for her service by current superintendent and president, Lisa Aguilera Lawrenson, and Janet Rivera, the board president .
Blanchard is a former president of the Chinese Benevolent Association, the Disabled American Veterans Association and serves co-president of the Chinese Cultural Society of Stockton.
She has previously served on committees and boards for the Women’s Center Youth and Family Services, the Filipino Lions Club, Crime Stoppers, the Filipino American Educators Association and the Mexican Heritage Center and Gallery.
