Uduak-Joe Ntuk
President, Area 1
Trustee Uduak-Joe Ntuk proudly represents North Long Beach on the Long Beach Community College Board of Trustees. Elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2022, he has served three terms as Board President and is a member of the Long Beach City College Alumni Hall of Fame. Trustee Ntuk is also a graduate of Leadership Long Beach and was recognized as one of the Long Beach Post’s “40 Under 40” award winners.
Earning his Associate of Arts degree in Liberal Arts from LBCC opened the doors for Trustee Ntuk to further his education and pursue a career in engineering. He went on to earn a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from California State University, Long Beach, and a Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Southern California. A nationally recognized energy and environmental expert, Trustee Ntuk has extensive experience in both the public and private sectors. He has testified as an expert witness before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources and recently completed the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s Energy Executives Program.
Committed to educating the next generation of engineers and scientists, Trustee Ntuk shares his expertise as a faculty member in the Chemical Engineering Department at California State University, Long Beach. He has represented the college district by serving as a member of the ACCJC Site Visit Team for the Peralta Community College District’s re-accreditation and as a member of the California Community College League’s Advisory Committees on Education Services and Legislation. A graduate of the Harvard Kennedy School’s Public Leadership Credential program, Trustee Ntuk has centered his policy priorities on innovative student success initiatives, expanding workforce training opportunities, developing student housing, and increasing access for historically underserved populations.
Trustee Ntuk served two terms as a Personnel Commissioner for the Long Beach Community College District, which administers the Merit System ensuring equal-opportunity employment for the district’s classified employees.
A former LBCC student-athlete on the Viking Football team, Trustee Ntuk is an alumnus of St. Anthony High School, where he was named to the Long Beach Press-Telegram All-City Team, All-CIF, and Camino Real League MVP in both soccer and football. He continues to hold the high school’s all-time football records for most tackles in a game (35) and in a season (200).
He and his wife, Tunua, are raising their children in the Riverdale neighborhood of North Long Beach.