July 5, 2007
California Community Colleges Board of Governors
Screering Committee Names Four Finalist for Interim Chancellor
SACRAMENTO, CA - The Board of Governors (BOG) of the California Community Colleges is in the process of hiring an Interim Chancellor. Its ad hoc screening committee has submitted four candidates to the full Board for its final selection.
Those candidates are:
Philip R. Day Jr., Chancellor, City College of San Francisco
Benjamin T. Duran, Superintendent/President, Merced College
Robert Turnage, Senior Associate, MGT America, Inc., and former Vice Chancellor College Finance and Facilities Planning, California Community Colleges System Office
Diane Woodruff, Vice President, Community College League of California, and former Superintendent/President, Napa Valley Community College District
The BOG will interview the finalists in a closed session meeting on Sunday, July 8. Shortly after an Interim Chancellor is appointed, the BOG will begin a nationwide search for a permanent Chancellor. The Interim Chancellor is expected to serve for approximately one year.
The BOG, which formally interacts with state, federal officials and other state organizations, sets policy and provides guidance for the California Community Colleges system. The California Community Colleges provided educational, vocational and transfer programs to more than 2.5 million students during academic year 2005-2006. Constituting the largest system of higher education in the world, the California Community Colleges System consists of 72 semi-autonomous districts encompassing 109 colleges, 63 approved off-campus centers, and 22 separately reported district offices. More information about the system can be found at archive.cccco.edu