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Presidential Search

Cañada College Begins Presidential Search
National search should be completed in May

Cañada College has initiated a nationwide search for a president. A 13-member search committee has been named and is working to identify finalists for the job. The process will be completed in early June.

Patty Dilko, Academic Senate President, and Marilyn McBride, Vice President of Instruction, are co-chairing the committee. Other members include Martin Partlan, Faculty in the Science & Technology Division; Dick Claire, Faculty in the Business & Workforce Development Division; Monica Malamud, Faculty in the Humanities Division; Katie Townsend-Merino, Dean of Humanities; Kevin Chappell, ASCC Student Body President; Gail Whitaker, Community Representative from San Francisco State University; Gloria Darafshi, a Faculty Member representing Student Services; Margie Carrington, Director of Financial Aid; Maria Lara, Admissions & Records Assistant; Maggie Souza, Administrative Assistant, President's Office; and Robert Hood, Director of Marketing.

The committee's work is being supported by Harry Joel, Vice Chancellor of Human Resources and Employee Relations, and Debbie Carrington, the district's Human Resources Manager.

The job announcement will be posted by Feb. 23 and the application deadline will be Wednesday, April 4. The committee will complete preliminary candidate screening the week of April 27 and interviews will be held the week of May 7.

Finalists identified by the committee will participate in open forums at the college with faculty, staff, and students May 15-17. They will then participate in interviews with the Chancellor and Board of Trustees. The Chancellor will make a final recommendation to the Board of Trustees and a contract offer is expected by the week of June 4.

Guiding the committee is a set of desirable attributes identified by the Cañada College community during a meeting with the Chancellor held in August, 2005, prior to the last presidential search.

Updates on the committee's work will be available at http://www.canadacollege.edu/inside/search .