Claudette Roberts Beck
Board President
Ms. Claudette Roberts Beck is a board president for the Antelope Valley Resource Conservation District and a former board member of the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Board. As the water conservation manager at the Palmdale Water District for 21 years, she developed and executed conservation programs for the public and regional school districts. A strong believer in educating the public about water conservation, Beck serves on the Conservation Garden Committee that encourages the use of sustainable plants and other forms of water conservation. Beck earned her bachelor’s in business management from the University of Phoenix.
Michael R. Adams
Board Secretary
For 17 years Mr. Adams served as the emergency services coordinator for the City of Simi Valley. He then went on to serve as the housing manager for the City of Palmdale and previously worked as the senior redevelopment projects coordinator for the City of Lancaster. Mr. Adams is a U.S. Air Force veteran and specialized as a counterintelligence officer and an ICBM missile-launch crew commander. Mr. Adams received his Bachelor of Arts from UCLA and his Master of Science from USC. He has been a member of several community boards including the American Red Cross, United Way, the Antelope Valley Homeless Coalition. Michael Adams is a current elected board member of the Antelope Valley College District Board of Trustees and has been a member for over 17 years.
Victoria Hancock
Board Member
For over 20 years, Ms. Victoria Hancock oversaw the City of Palmdale’s City Clerk Department in which she was responsible for overseeing all city elections for mayor, city council and measures in addition to being the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder and FPPC contact for all candidates. Hancock has served as a substitute teacher at Palmdale School District, and held board CEO for MACRO Homes, a group home for girls in L.A. County. Her passion over the past several years has been to serve on non-profit education boards whose mission is to serve the neediest of youth and to provide opportunities to this underserved population.
Carol Stanford
Board Member
Ms. Carol Stanford previously served as a trustee for the Palmdale School District and served as an instructional coach and AP/IB English teacher at Antelope Valley High School for more than 30 years. She was awarded the 2001 Teacher of the Year by L.A. County, received the Highland High School Hall of Fame, the Antelope Valley High School Distinguished Service Award, nominated for the Athena Award, and is co-founder of the Ana Verde Hills Town Council in Palmdale California.
John Dortch
Board Member
For 36 years, Mr. John Dortch served as a manager for the L.A. County Assessor’s Office and was responsible for the assessment operations throughout the county. Since retirement in 2012, Dortch has been actively serving his community through Habitat for Humanity, the Samuel Dixon Family Health Center, Rotary and Elks. He serves as a L.A. County appointee to the City of Santa Clarita Redevelopment Oversight Board, and was a previous appointee to the Santa Clarita Open Space Oversight Committee. Dortch holds a bachelor’s in business administration from California State University, Northridge and is a U.S. Army veteran. Dortch strongly believes that education is a crucial stepping-stone to a successful and fulfilling life