Meet the COCC Board
A seven-member Board of Directors governs the College, with members of that Board elected from geographic zones in the District. The District covers a 10,000-square-mile area, making it bigger than eight of the U.S. states.
![Joe Krenowicz Joe Krenowicz](/about/board-of-directors/images/joe-krenowicz.jpg)
JOE KRENOWICZ
Board Chair
ZONE 1
Madras
Term expires 2025
jkrenowicz@cocc.edu
Madras Chamber of Commerce, Retired
Resident of Madras since 1979
![Laura Craska Cooper Laura Craska Cooper](/about/board-of-directors/images/lccooper140.jpg)
LAURA CRASKA COOPER
Board Vice Chair
ZONE 2
Prineville
Term expires 2025
lcraskacooper@cocc.edu
Attorney
Resident of Crook County-Prineville since 1998
![Alan Unger Alan Unger](/about/board-of-directors/images/alan-unger-140.jpg)
ALAN UNGER
ZONE 3
Redmond
Term expires 2025
agunger@cocc.edu
Local Government, Retired
Resident of Redmond since 1950
![Erica Skatvold Erica Skatvold](/about/board-of-directors/images/erica-skatvold-140.jpg)
ERICA SKATVOLD
ZONE 4
Bend
Term expires 2025
eskatvold@cocc.edu
Director of Quality Management, St. Charles Health System
Resident of Bend since 1997
![Erin Merz](/about/board-of-directors/images/erin-merz.jpg)
ERIN MERZ
ZONE 5
Bend
Term expires 2027
emerz@cocc.edu
Marketing/Communications Director, Cascades Academy
Resident of Bend since 2020
![Jim Porter](/about/board-of-directors/images/jim-porter-portrait.jpg)
JIM PORTER
ZONE 6
Bend
Term expires 2027
jporter11@cocc.edu
Law Enforcement, Retired
Resident of Bend since 1991
![Erin Foote Morgan](/about/board-of-directors/images/erin-foote-morgan-portrait-retina.jpg)
ERIN FOOTE MORGAN
ZONE 7
Bend
Term expires 2027
efootemorgan@cocc.edu
Resident of Central Oregon since 2004