Santa Barbara City College

Superintendent/President Finalists
Community Forum April 25, 2016

A video recording of the Community Forum will be available following the event, please visit www.sbcc.edu
We encourage the public to submit comments on the finalists for Board consideration by 8 PM Monday, April 25th. An
email address has been provided for comments for each candidate below.
General comments can be sent to: ps-comments@sbcc.edu
A recording of todays event will be available at www.youtube.com/SBCCBoardofTrustees

Anthony E. Beebe, Ed.D. is President of San Diego City College, a large,

highly diverse urban campus located in the heart of downtown San Diego.
In March of 2016, Dr. Beebe was recognized at the Peoples President
for his community work and service in Barrio Logan, one of the oldest
neighborhoods in San Diego.

Anthony Beebe, Ed.D.

President, San Diego City College

Education
v Ph.D., Human and Organizational Systems (2016
Candidate), Fielding Graduate University
v Graduate Institute for Higher Education
Management Development Program, Harvard
University
v Ed.D., Oregon State University
v MBA, California State University, Sacramento
v BA, Business Administration, University of Oregon
v Associates Degree, Lane Community College
(Oregon)

Prior to coming to San Diego City College, Anthony served eight years as
President of the San Diego Continuing Education (SDCE), also part of the
San Diego Community College District and one of the largest separately
accredited institution of its kind in the nation. SDCE serves more than
50,000 students each year from six comprehensive campuses and 300
community and neighborhood sites. One of the hallmarks of Dr. Beebes
service has been his efforts to establish non-credit to credit pathways,
building enrollments at the credit colleges.

Previous Leadership Positions
v President, San Diego Continuing Education
v Vice President (Instruction and Student Services), Yakima Valley
Community College (Washington)

Public Comments to the Board: ps-beebe@sbcc.edu

Dr. Kindred Murillo is a passionate college educator and has served for
twenty years in the California Community College System. Dr. Murillo has
served for the last five years as the Superintendent/President of Lake Tahoe
Community College. One of the accomplishments of her tenure at Lake
Tahoe Community College is the passage of a general obligation bond
(Measure F) in 2014. Murillo has extensive accreditation experience, having
served on or chaired 17 external visiting teams.

Kindred Murillo, Ed.D.

Superintendent/President, Lake Tahoe

Community College
Education
v Ed.D., Organizational Leadership, Pepperdine
University
v MS, Organizational Development, Pepperdine
University
v BA, Business Administration, Redlands University
v Associates Degree, Barstow College

Before becoming the Superintendent/President at Lake Tahoe, Murillo

served in various positions in community colleges: part-time faculty
member, full-time faculty member, chief business officer at both a small
college and a large college, and vice chancellor in a large district.

Previous Leadership Positions

v Vice Chancellor (Administrative Services), Contra Costa Community
College District
v Vice President (Administrative Services), Pasadena Area Community
College District
v Vice President (Finance and Administrative Services), Copper Mountain
Community College

Public Comments to the Board: ps-murillo@sbcc.edu

For questions or more information, please contact Luz Reyes-Martin, Interim Public Information Officer
at 730-4107 or reyesmartin@sbcc.edu

Dr. Melinda Nishs work in institutional advancement includes working

closely with the City of Chula Vista and facilitating new scholarships for
Southwestern College students at the University of California, San Diego
through the Chancellors Scholars program. Nish currently serves as the
Region 11 representative on the Board of the Chief Executive Officers of
the California Community Colleges. Nish also has extensive experience in
accreditation, having chaired two external evaluation teams (2014, 2016).

Melinda Nish, Ed.D.

Superintendent/President, Southwestern College

Education
v Ed.D., Fielding Graduate University
v MA, Economics, University of Utah
v BA, Political Science, University of Utah
v Associates Degree, Barstow College

Nish has been awarded the Joe Rindone Excellence in Education Award
from the Chula Vista Chamber of Commerce; the 80th Assembly District
Woman of the Year by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez; and the
prestigious Diogenes Award from the Public Relations Society of AmericaSan Diego/Imperial Counties for her candor and transparency with the
media.
Previous Leadership Position
v Vice President (Instruction), Orange Coast College
v Dean, Business and Computing Division, Orange Coast College

Public Comments to the Board: ps-nish@sbcc.edu

A California native, Dr. Jill Stearns was raised in the Central Valley and
began her community college journey in online education at the West Hills
Community College District. During her twelve years at West Hills, she held
a number of administrative positions including three years as chief student
services officer and five years as the chief instructional officer.
Her experience includes accreditation, enrollment management, capital
construction projects, and integrated planning. Under Dr. Stearns
leadership, Modesto Junior College has become an Achieving the Dream
institution, been awarded a pilot baccalaureate degree in respiratory care,
and was recently selected as eligible for the Aspen Prize for Community
College Excellence.

Jill Stearns, Ph.D.

President, Modesto Junior College

Education
v Ph.D., Education, Community College Leadership,
Walden University
v MS, Instructional Technology, National University
v BS, Business Administration, California
Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Previous Leadership Positions
v Vice President (Educational Services), West Hills Community College
District
v Interim Associate Dean of Student Learning, West Hills Community
College District

Public Comments to the Board: ps-stearns@sbcc.edu