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Ingham County, Michigan

Lansing Community College Trustee

3 candidates are tracked for Lansing Community College Trustee on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Hope M. Lovell, Dominica Palacio and LaShunda Thomas. Candidate information follows official Ingham County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

About this race

Nonpartisan; three candidates for two 6-year seats, per the Ingham County Clerk's official candidate list. This contest is on the November 3, 2026 ballot.

About the Lansing Community College Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees directs and governs Lansing Community College. This is the board of a community college, not a K-12 school district. Members help guide the college president on decisions that reflect the student body and the wider Lansing community, per the college's student newspaper.

The board has seven trustees, elected at large in the community college district on a nonpartisan basis, who serve six-year terms, per the college's board page. The next board election is in November 2026. The board meets on Mondays from 6 to 8 p.m.

The college's board page lists Angela L. Mathews as chair, along with LaShunda Thomas and Hope M. Lovell, who are on this ballot.

Official source: Lansing Community College: Board of Trustees

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Hope M. Lovell

Nonpartisan Incumbent

Top priorities
  • Expanding student financial assistance, including the Michigan Community College Guarantee
  • Supporting mentorship, academic alerts and transfer pathways to universities
  • Growing skilled trades programs such as the Utility and Line Worker Program

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Lovell is a corporate chief strategy officer and licensed investment advisor at Alexander Legacy Private Wealth Management who previously served as executive director of LoveJoy Community Services and worked in investment banking at JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America, per the campaign site. A Michigan State University finance graduate with a master's in public health from the University of Michigan, Lovell is running for Lansing Community College Trustee, per the campaign site.

Dominica Palacio

Nonpartisan

Top priorities
  • Industry-aligned training: evolve the curriculum with the local job market so students get the skills employers need
  • Career development and mentorship programs so graduates are future-ready
  • Affordable tuition and fiscal responsibility

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Palacio is a human resources executive with more than 30 years of HR and business experience, including at Ionetix and Dart Container, where she has worked on career development, per her campaign site. She is Vice President of Administration at Ionetix in Lansing, per the company's leadership page, and lives in Haslett per her campaign committee's filing address.

LaShunda Thomas

Nonpartisan Incumbent

Biography

LaShunda Thomas is a native of Lansing who works as a social worker and owns Empowerment Therapy Services LLC, a counseling practice, per the LCC Board of Trustees page. She holds a bachelor's degree in public administration from Central Michigan University and a master's degree in social work from Spring Arbor University, per the same source. She was elected to the LCC Board of Trustees in 2020 and currently serves as board secretary, per the LCC Board of Trustees page. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for Lansing Community College Trustee in 2026?

3 candidates are tracked for Lansing Community College Trustee on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Hope M. Lovell, Dominica Palacio and LaShunda Thomas. Candidate information follows official Ingham County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

When is the Lansing Community College Trustee election in Michigan?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Michigan are on the Michigan election hub at theballotbrief.com.

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Hope M. Lovell, full profileDominica Palacio, full profileLaShunda Thomas, full profileOfficial Michigan election office