Orange Coast College Athletic Director Steve Tamanaha
Following the retirement of longtime coach and administrator Barbara Bond, Orange Coast College brought in Steve Tamanaha to take over as the school's new Athletic Director.
 Tamanaha takes over an athletic program with a resume as impressive as the one she boasts. The Coast athletic program has won the Orange Empire Conference Supremacy award 23 of the past 25 seasons and the state supremacy award three times.
"Being the Athletic Director combines two great things in my life -- Orange Coast College and competitive sports," Tamanaha said. "As a graduate of OCC, I've learned firsthand what a wonderful place this is for students and I take immense pride and satisfaction in the college's educational opportunities. As a coach, I experience the excellence and breadth of the intercollegiate program here adn recommend it to any athlete. It is the best of both worlds for me."
Steve will be in charge as the Coast athletic program heads in an exciting new direction with no less than four renovated or brand new facilities being constructed in the next two years, including the new soccer field that was completed in August of 2004.
Steve's history with OCC began as a student here, where he received is A.A. and moved on to Cal State Fullerton, where he earned his bachelor's degree in English. From there, Steve earned a Master's degree in counseling at National University.
In addition to a 20-year career in landscape design and construction, Steve maintained a coaching career in the community college system. He was an assistant men's basketball coach at Golden West from 1992-2001 before taking over as the head coach for the Rustler women's program in 2002.
From there, Steve went back to the men's game, where he was an assistant coach at Saddleback College from 2003-2008 before returning to OCC, where he's been an assistant coach for Steve Spencer since 2009.
From 2005-2010, Steve was the Associate Dean/Director of categorical/grant-funded programs for Grossmont College and OCC. Those programs include EOPS, CARE, CalWORKs, New Horizons (VTEA) and Foster Youth, among others.
Born in Hawaii, Steve and his wife, Carol, currently reside in Irvine. His daughter, Robin, is currently attending CSU Monterey. In his spare time, Steve enjoys traveling, reading and outrigger.
Steve's core values: Honesty, integrity, empathy, humor and hard work.
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