The Pasadena Area Community College District (PACCD) seeks a Superintendent/President with the qualifications, demonstrated professional capabilities, and personal qualities that, in effective combination, will enable him or her to lead the College in successfully addressing the challenges and pursuing the opportunities outlined above.
负责人/总统 is the chief executive officer of the District and the College and reports to a seven-member 校董会 elected by community residents 他们各自的地理区域. 校长是行政主管 leader of the District and, therefore, is responsible for overseeing the operations 整个地区. 这些职责包括计划、评估、预算、 supervision of academic programs and administrative and student services, and the evaluation of key administrative personnel to make certain the institution is meeting 学生和社区的教育需求. 负责人/总统 represents the District to community groups; business and industry; local public elementary and high school districts; federal, state, county and city agencies; public and private colleges and universities; and potential donors to the Foundation.
与候选人见面
![Carlos O. Cortez, Ph.D.](/about/president/search/images/cortez.jpg)
![Jose A. Gomez, Ph.D.](/about/president/search/images/gomex.jpg)
Prior to his appointment as PCC’s interim superintendent/president, José A. Gómez served as executive vice president, provost (the university’s chief academic officer), and chief operating officer at California State University, Los Angeles. At Cal State LA, Dr. Gómez was instrumental in strategic efforts to enhance student success, elevate fundraising, and deepen engagement with the region through partnerships with government and industry. Dr. Gómez领导了扩大学生机会的重大举措 at Cal State LA, including Cal State LA’s downtown campus; the Prison Graduation Initiative, California’s first bachelor’s degree program taught in state prison; and Cal State LA BioSpace, a regional incubator promoting inclusive entrepreneurship. 他还建立了 a partnership with the Los Angeles Football Club to renovate the university’s stadium field and construct a professional soccer training and operations facility on campus. 作为一名教育工作者. Gómez曾在蒙大拿州的查菲学院(Chaffey College)教授课程. 圣安东尼奥学院, 加州大学洛杉矶分校和南加州大学. 他之前曾担任总统的高等教育顾问 pro tem of the California Senate, executive director of the California Educational Facilities Authority, and held senior positions in the California Department of Justice 以及州财政办公室. Dr. Gómez是帕萨迪纳的居民,他的经历 as a first-generation college student, raised in the San Gabriel Valley, has inspired 他在教育和政府工作了30年. 他获得了加州波莫纳理工学院的学位 2019年杰出校友奖.
![Thuy Thi Nguyen, J.D.](/about/president/search/images/Nguyen.jpeg)
![Lena Tran, Ed.D.](/about/president/search/images/tran.jpeg)