Calvin L. Smith has been appointed to the Mt. San Jacinto College board of trustees.
One of seven candidates considered for the position, Smith fills the Trustee Area 2 vacancy, which represents San Jacinto, Hemet, and several nearby communities, according to a statement on the school’s website.
Smith replaced Joshua Rivera, who resigned from the five-member board in September after he moved outside the Trustee Area 2. Smith will serve the remainder of Rivera’s term, which ends in December 2024.
A San Jacinto resident, Smith has been a volunteer with the Hemet and San Jacinto unified school district’s Career and Technical Education programs, the Gettysburg Leadership Program, and the Hemet-San Jacinto Action Group, according to the statement.