LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Lake County Campus of Woodland Community College is expected to soon have a new dean.
The Yuba Community College Board will consider approving the hire of Korinda Ebenhack when it meets this week.
The open session of the board’s regular meeting will take place beginning at 5 p.m. Thursday, June 13, at Yuba College, 2088 N. Beale Road, Building 300-Flavors, Marysville.
The meeting also will be available via Zoom. The link is here; the meeting ID is 841 8345 5774 and the call-in number is 669-900-6833.
On the agenda under board action is the board’s proposed acceptance of Ebenhack’s employment as Lake County Campus dean.
The job has been filled on an interim basis by Patricia Barba since November, following the departure of Dean Ingrid Larsen, who left to take a position at Mendocino College in September.
Ebenhack is an independent education consultant from Grants Pass, Oregon. She previously served for 25 years as vice president of student affairs at Rogue Community College, also located in Grants Pass, according to her LinkedIn profile.
At Rogue Community College, Ebenhack’s LinkedIn profile said she oversaw all aspects of the student services division at the rural, multi-campus community college, which reportedly provides educational services to 18,000 Southern Oregon students annually.
The board agenda said Ebenhack’s base yearly rate will be $142,330, with additional health and welfare benefits. As of Monday night, the full contract was not yet posted on the district website.
The dean’s job is considered key to the future of the Lake County Campus in Clearlake, which has served the community for 52 years.
There have been rising concerns over the last several years from community leaders, and college staff and students about how the Yuba Community College District and Woodland Community College have treated the Lake County Campus, which has languished due to reduced resources and support.
However, Chancellor Dr. Shouan Pan and new Woodland Community College President Dr. Lizette Navarette have made repeated visits to the campus to speak with community members and pledge to help the campus’ situation improve, with a focus on getting a new dean in place.
Also on Thursday, the college board will consider confirming other key hires, including Dr. King Xiong as dean of student development at Yuba College and Carrie Melhert as director of health and medical career programs and nursing at Yuba College, and will discuss a proposed revision to the 2023-24 budget and the tentative 2024-25 budget.
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Yuba College Board to consider approving new dean for Woodland Community College’s Lake County Campus
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