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Five finalists selected for Cuyamaca College presidency

May 16, 2023 at 1:45 PM

The five finalists selected for Cuyamaca presidency.

EL CAJON 鈥� Five educators with extensive experience working at community colleges have been chosen as finalists to serve as the next president of Cuyamaca College.

The position of Cuyamaca College president opened last summer, after former president Julie Barnes accepted an offer to become chancellor of the South Orange County Community College District.

The finalists include:

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Each of the five candidates will appear in a public forum that will also be livestreamed. The forums will be held from 1-2 p.m. in the Student Center at Cuyamaca College, rooms I-207/I-208/I-209. Livestream links are hyperlinked below.

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After the forums, the Governing Board and Chancellor Lynn Neault will interview the finalists, and the Governing Board will approve the final candidate. The new president is expected to be in place by August.