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Santa Monica College
  • Position Number: 628915
  • Location: Santa Monica, California
  • Position Type: Presidents and Chancellors

SUPERINTENDENT/PRESIDENT

Santa Monica Community College District

The Board of Trustees of the Santa Monica Community College District are seeking highly qualified candidates for the position of Superintendent/President. Located in Southern California and founded in 1929, Santa Monica College (SMC) is the leader in California's 112 community college system in transfers to the University of California, serving around 34,000 students and offering over 90 fields of study.

Reporting to a seven member Board of Trustees, the Superintendent/President is the Chief Executive Officer of the College District and President of Santa Monica College. The Superintendent/President is responsible for assessing, planning, organizing, and evaluating the resources, programs, and services of the College to meet the educational needs of the students and the community. As the educational and administrative leader of the College, the Superintendent/President represents the District to community groups, business and industry, the public school district, the California Community Colleges, public and private colleges and universities, city and county agencies, and state government.

Minimum qualifications include a Masters degree from a regionally accredited institution. Demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socio-economic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students and residents of the communities served by the District. Senior administrative-level experience in a reasonably related executive position (e.g., education, business, industry, government, non-profit, etc.). Non-traditional candidates with a passion for education with a career history of success in other venues are strongly encouraged to submit for evaluation. (See recruitment brochure at http://www.ralphandersen.com for complete qualification details.)

For information on Santa Monica College, the search for its next Superintendent/President, and the application process, visit www.ralphandersen.com or call Stan Arterberry or Dr. Nicki Harrington, Ralph Andersen & Associates, (916) 630-4900. Additionally, candidates are encouraged to explore the Colleges website at www.smc.edu.

Email applications as detailed in the recruitment brochure to apply@ralphandersen.com. This recruitment is open until filled. The Search Consultants review of applications will begin September 24, 2015. However, to be considered in the first round of application review, applicants are encouraged to submit all required documents by September 21, 2015, at 4:00 p.m.




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