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Associate Vice President of Strategic Planning and Innovation, Ryan Cornner, gives his proposal of Integrated Planning Initiatives to the following members of The Board of Trustees meeting held on November 17, 2014. (Daniel Vega-Warholy/Courier)
Associate Vice President of Strategic Planning and Innovation, Ryan Cornner, gives his proposal of Integrated Planning Initiatives to the following members of The Board of Trustees meeting held on November 17, 2014. (Daniel Vega-Warholy/Courier)

An updated position profile and timeline for the ongoing presidential search was presented by a recently hired headhunting firm and was approved by a 4-2 vote during Monday night’s Board of Trustees’ meeting.
The presentation from Stan Arterberry and Dr. Nicki Harrington of Ralph Andersen and Associates followed two open forums that the campus community and public were invited to attend on Nov. 14 and Nov. 17.
“The position profile and official announcement of the position opening are going out ASAP,” said Trustee Ross Selvidge. “I don’t expect there to be any material changes to the profile. Nevertheless, both are subject to future revision by the Board if it sees fit.”
The profile or “brochure” is the criteria of academic achievements, values, and goals that the college will be looking for in its next superintendent president.
“We need someone who actually knows how lead the transformation of the curriculum to serve the students we have today,” emphasized Trustee Jeanette Mann.
The motion did not pass unanimously because of complaints that the updated brochure had not been given to each Board member in a timely enough fashion, as the second open forum had just ended prior to the Board meeting. Trustee Linda Wah and Student Trustee Marshall Lewis each voted “no” because of this.
However, as Mann pointed out, people who would be considered for the position tend to look for these types of positions during the month of January. She stressed that if we did not move forward, and stick to the proposed timeline, we could miss out on possible candidates.
After the retirement of former president Mark Rocha on Aug. 31, Former Vice President Robert Miller was appointed interim superintendent president in the early hours of Sept. 4. Dr. Miller has expressed interest in applying for the open position.
If all goes according to plan, a contract offer will be extended to the next superintendent-president candidate in April or May of 2015, and their first day in office will be July 1, 2015.

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2 Replies to “Board moves forward with presidential search”

  1. Good for the two that voted No.

    Actually, the school was informed a day before the forums, on Thursday, in an email from Trustee Selvedge, that there would be two forums, one on Friday and another on Monday. That is not enough time to actually go.

    And at this Board Meeting this week, a community member addressed the board to say their forum wasn’t advertised with due diligence – the community needs at least 2 weeks.

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