What is the Student Trustee?
In addition to the five elected Trustees of the Board of Trustees for the Foothill-De Anza Community College District, there is one Student Trustee from each college. Following procedures prescribed by the Board, the Student Trustees will be chosen by the students enrolled in the colleges. The term of the Student Trustees will be one year commencing in June.
The Student Trustees are seated with the elected trustees at all public meetings of the Board and will be recognized at those meetings as full members of the Board for the purpose of questioning witnesses, discussing issues and making and seconding motions.
The Student Trustees are entitled to an advisory vote. If a Student Trustee wishes to cast an advisory vote, it shall be taken prior to the Board’s vote. Furthermore, the Student Trustees will receive all material presented to the publicly elected trustees, except material that relates to matters considered in closed session.
FHDA Board Policy 2015 "Student Members"
FHDA Administrative Procedure 2105 "Student Trustee Selection Procedures"
Iris Li
Student Trustee
Li is De Anza College's elected student representative on the Board of Trustees for the 2024-25 academic year. Li is a first year student at De Anza College majoring in cognitive science with a specialization in human-computer interaction. Prior to being elected to the Board of Trustees, Li was involved in the De Anza Student Government’s Administration, Finance, and Marketing committees. Li’s personal academic interests include brain-computer interfaces and computational cognitive science. As student trustee, Li’s goal is to make sure all student voices are represented and to advocate for student needs at the district level to best support De Anza College.Contact Li at dastudenttrustee@fhda.edu or through the Chancellor's Office at (650) 949-6100.