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Yuba Community College District bids farewell to chancellor
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – Chancellor Dr. Douglas B. Houston has announced his intended departure from the Yuba Community College District effective April 30.
Chancellor Houston has accepted an appointment as interim chancellor of the State Center Community College District in Fresno to begin May 1.
Dr. Houston joined the Yuba Community College District as chancellor in 2011.
“These past 10 years have been among the most rewarding of my professional career, but it is time for me to move on. I will treasure the work we accomplished during my time with the District,” said Dr. Houston. “I came to YCCD with several goals in mind and they are all but accomplished – completing the transition to a multi-college district; fiscally stabilizing and recession-proofing the district; and commissioning the district’s next-generation strategic plan. While all of these are still ‘works in progress,’ the progress is outstanding, and culmination is in sight.”
The YCCD Governing Board announced after a special board meeting closed session on Wednesday its intent to appoint an interim chancellor to serve during the recruitment process for a permanent chancellor and to ensure leadership stability throughout this transition.
The appointment of an interim chancellor will allow the governing board time to identify the best search firm to lead the district through the recruitment period.
This process will include seeking input from faculty, staff, students, and community leaders to develop a new Chancellor profile that will best fit the current needs of the YCCD college community.
“We are so grateful to Dr. Houston for his 10 years of leadership and service to the YCCD family,” said Board President Susan Alves. “We will miss him greatly but wish him well as he embarks on this new adventure.”
The Yuba Community College District Governing Board, Faculty, staff, and students wish Chancellor Houston the best on his new journey.