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CEOs on the move Shah Ardalan has been named the seventh president of Randolph Community College (RCC) in North Carolina. He is currently president of Lone Star College (LSC)-University Park in Houston, RCC’s board noted…
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Parker to lead AACC board in July
Ava L. Parker, president of Florida’s Palm Beach State College (PBSC), will become chair of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) board of directors on July 1, succeeding Joe Schaffer, president of Laramie County…
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CEO on the move Carlos Cortez, chancellor of the San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) in California, has resigned to care for his parents, who are experiencing health issues, the district said in a release….
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CEOs on the move William Wainwright, who has served for seven years as chancellor of Northshore Technical Community College (NTCC) in Louisiana, has been named the next president of Southeastern Louisiana University. During his tenure…
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New CEO Kathleen “Kat” Linaker will become president of Riverland Community College (Minnesota) on July 1. Linaker served as vice president of academics at Western Technical College (Wisconsin) from 2018 to 2022. Previously, she was…
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CEO on the move Maria Angélica Garcia will serve as the next superintendent/president of Santa Rosa Junior College in California starting on July 1. She is currently president of Berkeley City College (BCC), where she…
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CEOs on the move Kevin Brockbank will serve as chancellor of the Community Colleges of Spokane (CCS), effective May 1. He is currently president of Spokane Community College, a position he has held since 2017….
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Interim CEO At the Kern Community College District in California, Tom Burke will serve as interim chancellor and Zav Dadabhoy will become deputy chancellor. Burke, chancellor emeritus of the college district, retired in 2021 after…
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CEO on the move Sonya Christian will serve as the next permanent chancellor of California Community Colleges, the largest system of public higher education in the country, effective June 1. She is currently chancellor of…
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Kudos Antony J. Iacono, president of County College of Morris, has been named to Influencers: Power List 2023 – Higher Education by ROI-NJ. The business publication noted Iacono for his “out-of-the-box thinking” that has made…