Finalists for Chemeketa Community College president are Julie White (top left), Tod Treat (bottom left), Jessica Howard (top right), Robert Wynegar and Kimberlee Messina, who has since dropped out.
Students, faculty and community members will have a chance to question four finalists for Chemeketa Community College president at a series of forums starting Feb. 25.
A fifth finalist, Kimberlee Messina, dropped out of the search after accepting another job, college officials said Friday.
A college search committee selected Messina, along with Jessica Howard, Tod Treat, Julie White and Robert Wynegar from among 58 applicants to replace President Julie Huckestein, who will retire at the end of the school year.
Each finalist will be available for three hour-long forums on a specific day during the week. Those forums are geared toward students, faculty and community members, respectively.
Attendees can submit feedback through a form provided at each forum, or by emailing [email protected].
Separately, the Chemeketa Board of Education will be holding interviews with the finalists in executive sessions next week. Those sessions are not open to the public.
The schedule for the forums is below.
Monday, Feb. 25 – Robert Wynegar, Ed.D., is president of the College of The Albemarle in Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Student Forum—1–2 p.m. in Building 2, Student Center
Employee Forum—2–3 p.m. in Building 8, Room 201
Community Forum—4–5 p.m. in Building 2, Room 170
Wednesday, Feb. 27 – Tod Treat, Ph.D., is Interim Vice President for Instruction at Wenatchee Valley College in Wenatchee, Washington
Student Forum—1–2 p.m. in Building 2, Student Center
Employee Forum—2–3 p.m. in Building 8, Room 201
Community Forum—4–5 p.m. in Building 2, Room 170
Thursday, Feb. 28 – Julie White, Ph.D., is Senior Vice President of Student Engagement and Learning Support at Onondaga Community College in Syracuse, New York
Student Forum—1–2 p.m. in Building 2, Student Center
Employee Forum—2–3 p.m. in Building 8, Room 201
Community Forum—4–5 p.m. in Building 2, Room 170
Friday, March 1 – Jessica Howard, Ph.D., is Campus President, Southeast Campus, Portland Community College in Portland, Oregon
Student Forum—1–2 p.m. in Building 2, Student Center
Employee Forum—2–3 p.m. in Building 8, Room 201
Community Forum—4–5 p.m. in Building 2, Room 170
This article was updated after Messina removed herself from consideration for the job.
Reporter Rachel Alexander: [email protected] or 503-575-1241.
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