Episode 3 with Frank Chong

04/07/21 • 48 min

Leading Community Colleges in California

Dr. Galizio chats with Santa Rosa Junior College President/Superintendent Frank Chong about his life experience as an American-Born Chinese from New York City growing up during the Civil Rights Movement. Dr. Chong shares his journey to becoming a college president and talks about his background in politics and tenure as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Colleges at the U.S. Department of Education under the Obama Administration. He also discusses the importance of Asian Americans being represented in higher education administration and why it matters.

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Dr. Galizio speaks with El Camino College Trustee Ken Brown about his time at Morehouse College and how he landed his engineering position at Northrop Grumman. Trustee Brown talks about social justice and shares his take on CEO and board relations.

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Episode 4 with Pam Haynes

Dr. Galizio talks with Pam Haynes, California Community Colleges Board of Governors (BOG) President and Trustee at Los Rios Community College District. President Haynes talks about her time at Santa Monica College as a student, what led up to her post-secondary degree at Harvard University, and her involvement in re-districting Sacramento. They discuss her priorities as BOG President and her advice for new trustees that have recently entered into their role.