Pamela Ford is running for the Antelope Valley Community College Governing Board Area 5 seat in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. The nonpartisan race pits Ford, a classified union leader at the college, against incumbent Barbara Gaines, according to the LA County Registrar's candidate list and the Antelope Valley Press.

The governing board oversees Antelope Valley College in Lancaster.

Candidate information

  • Name: Pamela Ford
  • Party: Nonpartisan
  • Residence: Lancaster, CA, according to her candidate filing with the LA County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk

Experience and public service

Ford's background centers on staff work and union leadership at Antelope Valley College.

She serves as president of the Antelope Valley College Federation of Classified Employees, Local 4683, according to her candidate filing with the LA County Registrar. In that role, she represented the union at the California Federation of Teachers convention in March 2025, according to an AVCFT newsletter.

Ford has also served as a classified union representative on the college's College Coordinating Council, a shared governance body, according to a Feb. 28, 2024, council meeting agenda.

Ford lives in Lancaster. She said she works as a CalWORKs program coordinator at Antelope Valley College, according to remarks she made at a Sept. 9, 2024, Board of Trustees meeting.

On the issues

No policy positions or issue responses from Ford were available for this profile.

The Pasadena Ledger did not receive candidate questionnaire responses from Pamela Ford. This profile is based on public records, candidate filings and published sources. Voters can find more information through the LA County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk's office.