Working with Chancellor Sonya Christian, Tomaneng is responsible for moving forward the goals of Vision 2030, the system’s strategic plan, which calls for action with equity. Tomaneng will also help foster policies and practices that support student success and college effectiveness in the California Community Colleges.
Tomaneng has nearly 30 years of experience in higher education. And her expertise in diversity, equity and inclusion, and high impact practices that lead to student equity, student success and civic engagement, will play a key role in her new responsibilities.
During her time at San Jose City College, Tomaneng worked to develop innovative partnerships that provided academic and career education pathways for the college’s diverse student populations. She also secured several Hispanic-Serving Institution federal grants to increase Latinx student success. Prior to serving as the president of San Jose City College, Tomaneng was the president of Berkeley City College where she helped implement academic pathways designed to increase access to higher education for low-income, first-generation to college African American/Black, Latinx and Southeast Asian students. Tomaneng has also served in multiple administrative roles at De Anza College, including associate vice president of instruction and dean of Language Arts. She also served as a faculty director and for 12 years as a faculty member.
In 2019, Tomaneng was honored as California Assembly District 15 Woman of the Year by Assembly Member Buffy Wicks in recognition for her service to the Berkeley-Oakland community. She serves on numerous statewide and national boards including American Association of Community Colleges and Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education. She has written and contributed to a variety of publications and is frequently invited to speak statewide and nationally.
Tomaneng earned her bachelor's degree in English from the University of California, Irvine followed by a master’s degree in English from the University of California, Santa Barbara and a doctoral degree in International and Multicultural Education, Human Rights Concentration from the University of San Francisco.
