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accreditation Team Visit October 13th-16th 08 DVC’S 2008 accreditation process is drawing to a close. After several months of dedicated work by the accreditation self- study committees, the final report is published and the accreditation team will visit the campus.

The nine-person team, led by Dr. Joan Smith will be on campus to meet us and validate our Dr. Joan Smith self study. Accreditation Team Chairperson Superintendent and President Columbia College

Dr. Joan Smith joined Columbia College as its president in January 2007. She has an extensive Team Members background in community colleges. The positions held by Dr. Smith throughout her career have allowed her to gain excellent instruction, student services and administrative experience. Dr. Smith served as During this visit, Executive Vice President of Student Learning at Ventura College from 2002 to 2007. She was previously the team will: the Dean of Business, Industry, Technology and • Evaluate how well DVC is Off-Campus Programs at Ventura College from 2000-2002. Prior to that she held various positions at accomplishing its goals; Oxnard College in Oxnard, for a period of 20 years. Her most recent position at Oxnard, from • Point out our strengths 1997 to 2000, was as Dean of Instructional and and weaknesses; Student Services. She began at Oxnard College as an instructor / counselor from 1980 to 1992 then held • Recommend steps to several administrative positions. Dr. Smith holds an strengthen the college; Ed.D. in Higher Education, from Nova Southeastern University in Florida, an M.S. in Vocational • Communicate its Rehabilitation, University of Wisconsin-Stout and a preliminary findings to B.S. in Psychology, Sociology and Anthropology, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point. the campus. W E L CO M Dr. Monte Perez Mr. Whitney President Yamamura Vice President of Moreno Valley Campus Instruction and RCCD Student Learning

Dr. Perez obtained his Cosumnes bachelor’s degree in Social River College Science Government at California State University, Mr. Whitney Yamamura is Los Angeles, and his the current Vice President master’s and Ph.D. in of Instruction and Student Public Policy and Learning at Cosumnes Administration from the River College. Prior to University of Southern serving in that role, Mr. California. His higher education career began as the assis- Yamamura was a dean for close to ten years separately in tant director of Admissions at Stanford University. Subse- the area of Behavioral and Social Sciences and at the quently, he served as the director of the Educational Oppor- Natomas Center for . Also at tunity Program and Student Support Services at California American River College, Mr. Yamamura was a Professor of State University, Los Angeles while also teaching Political Economics (tenured) from 1990 to 1999. He holds a Bachelor Science and Chicano Studies. Selected as a policy fellow of Science degree in Business Administration (Finance for the U.S. Department of Education, he became the Secre- concentration) from the California State University, tary’s senior policy analyst with expertise in financial aid, Sacramento, a Master of Arts degree in Economics also workforce education, TRIO, and youth employment. Upon from CSUS and is enrolled in a doctoral (Ed.D.) program returning to California, he was appointed the director of at the University of California Davis with an expected Community and Organizational Relations for the completion in fall 2008. Educational Testing Service’s Western Regional Office and later promoted to Regional Office Director. Dr. Perez then joined the National Hispanic University (NHU) in San Jose, CA as the director of Institutional Research and was promoted to provost and vice president of Academic Affairs. Ms. Melinda Nish In 2004, Dr. Perez was selected for the position as vice Vice President of president of student services at Golden West Community Instruction College in Huntington Beach, CA.

Ms. Jeanette Redding For the past seven years, Ms. Melinda A. ESL and English Professor Nish has been working Oxnard College at Orange Coast College. Currently, she serves the college as the Vice Ms. Jeannette E. Redding is a President of Instruction, full-time tenured ESL / a position she has held English professor at Oxnard for three years. Prior to College with ten years of becoming the VPI, she was the Division Dean of Business teaching experience. She and Computing. Ms. Nish is working on an Ed.D. earned a bachelor’s degree degree which she hopes to complete in 2009. Her and master’s degree both teaching experience is in the field of economics and she from UCLA as well as a still enjoys a lively conversation about the state of the TESOL certification from the economy! She has lived and worked in France, UCLA extension. Ms. Switzerland and Jamaica. Redding served as Academic Senate President at her college for two years. Additionally, she has served and continues to serve on numerous college committees as well as having been a part of the State Academic Senate’s Basic Skills Committee. Further, she was a member of the Team of Experts which visited all of the California community colleges to train campuses on the State Basic Skills Initiative. Dr. Alexandra Ms. Jeanine Campbell Hawk Director of Vice President, Institutional Research Educational Resources and Planning and College Services Columbia College DeAnza College

Dr. Alexandra Jeanine Hawk has Campbell serves as the served as vice Director of Institutional president of Finance Research and Planning and College Services at Columbia College. at She has a background for almost four years. in research, administra- In this position, she tion and experience oversees a total budget as a clinical psychologist. Dr. Campbell holds a bachelor’s of more than $300 degree in psychology from the University of California, Los million, including funding for two major construction and Angeles, and both a master’s degree and doctorate in clinical equipment bond measures. In addition, she is responsible psychology from the State University of New York at Stony for leadership of college operations including facilities, Brook. After spending ten years in academic, research and technology and environmental sustainability. She is an clinical settings, she served for four years as the Director of active member of the board of directors of the Association Pain Program Accreditation and Outcomes Measurement at of California Community College Administrators (ACCCA). the American Academy of Pain Management. Previously, she served as finance director for the city of Medford, Ore., and as an active member of publicly elected and appointed boards. Her prior positions were as director and associate dean at Rogue Community College in Grants Pass and Medford, Ore. She holds an MBA from Southern Ms. Deborah Ikeda Oregon University and a B.A. in social sciences from the VP Instruction and University of California, Irvine. Student Services North Centers, State Center CCD Mr. Marc Beam Ms. Deborah J. Ikeda Director of Institutional Research (no photo available) is the Vice President of Instruction and Kern Community College District Student Services, North Centers, State Center Mr. Marc S. Beam is currently the Director of Institutional Community College Research at the Kern Community College District. He has District. She is a former nine (9) years of experience in the California community counselor-Assistant college institutional research field with prior teaching Dean of Student experience in supplemental instruction, tutoring, adult Support Services with literacy and developmental educational, and K-12 teach- the Loop College, one of the Chicago City Colleges. This ing. Mr. Beam has a M.A. in Educational Technology and job included Basic Skills Program, DSPS, Tutorial Center, Leadership from Prescott College in Arizona and a B.A. in and Counseling-Associate Dean of Students at Fresno City Sociology. College for 25 years which included the Counseling and Career Center, Job Placement, Matriculation Coordinator, Articulation, Transfer Center, Assessment, CalWORKS Program, Workforce Development, TRIO Programs, Title V Grants, PUENTE Program, Child Dev TANF and Americorp Program - 1 year as the Interim Vice President of Instruction at , 4 years 321 Golf Club Road z Pleasant Hill, California 94523 as Vice President of Instruction and Student Services. z 925-685-1230 z www.dvc.edu