Contra Costa college district chief named to U.S. student-aid board

MARTINEZ — Congress has appointed Helen Benjamin, chancellor of the Contra Costa Community College District, to a student-aid advisory board.

Benjamin was appointed Thursday to a three-year term with the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, which assists lawmakers on financial-aid policy. Benjamin, of Vallejo, is the only community-college representative on the 11-member board, said Rep. George Miller, D-Martinez, in a written statement.

"With the economic crisis — and the financial pressures on the students and families — intensifying by the day," he said, "I can't think of a better person to help guide our efforts to help more students attain a college degree and reclaim their piece of the American dream."

The Contra Costa district includes Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, Los Medanos College in Pittsburg and Contra Costa College in San Pablo.

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