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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Yuba Community College District is getting close to choosing a new chancellor, and it will introduce the three top candidates in a series of upcoming meetings.
In January, Dr. Nicki Harrington, the district's chancellor since 2002, announced she would retire effective June 30, as Lake County News has reported.
Since then, college officials say they've undertaken an extensive nationwide search to find Harrington's successor.
The new chancellor will lead a district that covers 4,200 square miles across eight Northern California counties.
The three finalists for the job include Dr. Ron Erickson, Dr. Douglas Houston and Dr. Jim Riggs.
Erickson, who holds a PhD from the University of Minnesota, is president of Ohio's Hocking College and former vice president of academic affairs and institutional planning at Dakota County Technical College in Minnesota.
Houston is superintendent/president at the Lassen Community College District, based in Susanville, Calif., and formerly vice president for human and information services at the Butte-Glenn Community College District in Oroville, Calif. He received his doctorate in educational leadership from Pepperdine University.
Riggs serves as a professor in community college education and is interim doctoral program director at California State University, Stanislaus in Turlock. He previously was president of Columbia College in Sonora, Calif. He holds a doctorate in higher education leadership and curriculum from the University of Southern California.
The three men will participate in public forums at each of the district's colleges.
The district invites administration, faculty, staff, students and the general public to the events, which will feature a brief introduction of each candidate followed by a question and answer session.
District officials said those who attend the forums will be given comment forums. The completed comment forms will be collected and given to the Yuba Community College District Board of Trustees for review.
The public forums schedule is as follows.
Monday, May 9: Dr. Ron Erickson
9 a.m. to 9:50 a.m., Clear Lake Campus forum, Room 800B, 15880 Dam Road Ext., Clearlake.
11:15 a.m. to 12:05 p.m., Yuba College forum, Yuba College Theater, 2088 N. Beale Road, Marysville.
3 p.m. to 3:50 p.m., Woodland Community College forum, Room 852, 2300 E. Gibson Road, Woodland.
Monday, May 9: Dr. Douglas Houston
10 a.m. to 10:50 a.m., Clear Lake Campus forum, Room 800B.
11 a.m. to 11:50 p.m., Woodland Community College forum, Room 852.
4 p.m. to 4:50 p.m., Yuba College forum, Yuba College Theater.
Tuesday, May 10: Dr. Jim Riggs
10 a.m. to 10:50 a.m., Clear Lake Campus forum, Room 800B.
1:30 p.m. to 2:20 p.m., Woodland Community College forum, Room 852.
4 p.m. to 4:50 p.m., Yuba College forum, Room 201.
For more information on the finalists, visit the chancellor search site at www.yccd.edu/chancellorsearch/index.html.
For further information on the public forums please contact Cathy Richter, executive
secretary to the chancellor, 530-741-6971, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
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