Former Newhall Land executive Steven D. Zimmer has been tapped 
to fill the COC board seat vacated by Scott Wilk.
The Santa Clarita Community College District Board of Trustees made the decision Monday after a series of interviews. There were 13 applicants for the seat.
Zimmer is a real estate attorney with the firm of Gilchrist & Rutter in Santa Monica.
Previously he an employee of The Newhall Land and Farming Co., where he headed the Newhall Ranch project – the eventual 20,000-home “mini city” west of Interstate 5 in the Santa Clarita Valley.
Zimmer was responsible for getting the project’s specific plan approved by the county Board of Supervisors in 2003, and for getting the necessary state and federal permits.
Zimmer will join the COC board as the replacement for Scott Wilk, who was elected to the Assembly in November 2012.
Because state law precludes an appointee from serving more than 18 months without an election, Zimmer won’t serve out the remaining three years of Wilk’s term. Instead, Zimmer will serve until the November 2013 election, at which time he would have to run for office if he wants to keep the seat.
Zimmer Picked to Fill Wilk's Seat on COC Board
