188bet备用网址 College announces two finalists in superintendent/ president search
April 22, 2022
View recording of the presidential candidate's forum
- 188bet备用网址 College Acting Superintendent/President Dr. Lisa Aguilera Lawrenson
听 - City College of San Francisco Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Dr. Lisa Cooper Wilkins.
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STOCKTON -- The San Joaquin 188bet备用网址 College Board of Trustees has announced two finalists to serve as the College鈥檚 12th superintendent/president.
The finalists are 188bet备用网址 College Acting Superintendent/President Dr. Lisa Aguilera Lawrenson and City College of San Francisco Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Dr. Lisa Cooper Wilkins.
A pair of public forums featuring each finalist is scheduled as follows:
WHEN:听Monday, May 2 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
WHERE:听Atherton Auditorium on 188bet备用网址's Stockton campus, or via Zoom at听
188bet备用网址 employees, students, and members of the general public are all welcome to attend in person or watch the听Zoom broadcast.听Per College policy, those attending in person must wear masks indoors and provide proof of vaccination or proof of a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours of the event.
Anyone may also submit questions for the finalists. Questions must be submitted ahead of time at听.听The deadline to send questions is the close of business on Thursday, April 28.
Following are biographies for each finalist:
Dr. Lisa Aguilera Lawrenson
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Dr.听Lisa听Aguilera听Lawrenson听has 28 years of community college experience in a variety of roles including serving as a tenured English and multicultural humanities professor, instructional dean, vice president of instruction, and vice president of student services. Most recently, since September 2021, she has served
San Joaquin 188bet备用网址 College as its acting Superintendent/President. She has expertise in culturally relevant curriculum design, institutional equity and inclusion, integrated strategic planning and governance, innovative professional development, and student-centered leadership. Dr. Aguilera Lawrenson completed her general education requirements at American River College, and she holds a Bachelor鈥檚 and a Master鈥檚 degree in English. She also earned her Ph.D. in Education with an emphasis in community college leadership from Oregon State University. Her dissertation was titled听Hispanic Community College Student Empowerment: Developmental English Participants Describe Their Educational Experiences.听She is proud that both of her parents and both of her children attended community college.
San Joaquin 188bet备用网址 College as its acting Superintendent/President. She has expertise in culturally relevant curriculum design, institutional equity and inclusion, integrated strategic planning and governance, innovative professional development, and student-centered leadership. Dr. Aguilera Lawrenson completed her general education requirements at American River College, and she holds a Bachelor鈥檚 and a Master鈥檚 degree in English. She also earned her Ph.D. in Education with an emphasis in community college leadership from Oregon State University. Her dissertation was titled听Hispanic Community College Student Empowerment: Developmental English Participants Describe Their Educational Experiences.听She is proud that both of her parents and both of her children attended community college.听
In听her various roles, Dr. Aguilera Lawrenson led assessment, curriculum, accreditation, basic skills, student equity, student success and support, governance, and guided pathways. She has also served as campus equity officer, Title IX officer, and trained faculty, staff, administrators, and equal employment opportunity representatives in equitable hiring policies and procedures. In 2011, she was awarded the California Community College Dr. John W. Rice Diversity and Equity Award. In her current role as Acting Superintendent/President at 188bet备用网址 College, she has worked closely with the Board of Trustees and all college constituencies to serve 188bet备用网址鈥檚 students and its communities.听
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Dr. Lisa Cooper Wilkins
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Dr. Cooper Wilkins was appointed the Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs at City College of San Francisco in 2020 with administrative oversight for Enrollment Services, Outreach and Community Partnerships (Admissions and Records, Assessment, Outreach, Community Partnerships, and the Bridge to Success Program); Student Success (Counseling Services, Retention, and the Metro Program); Financial Aid, Scholarships and Special Programs (Cal-Works, Veterans Services, Guardian Scholars and the HARTS Program) as well as Student Engagement and Wellness (a comprehensive Health Center, Student Conduct, Student Activities, Student Clubs and Organizations and Student Government).
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From 2015-2020, she was the Assistant Superintendent / Vice President of Student Services at San Joaquin 188bet备用网址 College overseeing Enrollment Services and Student Development; Counseling and Special Services; the District Police Department, the CalWORKs Program, and the Hazel Hill Child Development Center. She joined the District in 2014 as the Dean of Enrollment Services and Student Development.
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At University of the Pacific, she served as the Associate Vice President for Student Life (2010-2014), the Interim Assist Provost for Diversity (2007-2008) and the Director of the Educational Resource Center (2005-2008) and Coordinator of Disability Services (2002-2005). In Philadelphia, she was the Dean of the Educational Support Services Division at the Community College of Philadelphia (2008-2010). Lisa is a culturally competent, race-conscious leader, who has spent her career in roles that foster access, equity, inclusion, opportunity, and success for underrepresented and underserved students.
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Honors that she has received include the 2022 Distinguished Service Award from the Stockton Women鈥檚 Collaborative; the Distinguished Career/Professional Service Award from 188bet备用网址 Kappa Gamma International Society, California in 2020; the Education Champion Award in 2018 from the San Joaquin Pride Center; the NAACP鈥檚 Medgar Evers Freedom Fighter Award in 2017; and the Susan B. Anthony Woman of Achievement Award by the San Joaquin County Commission on the Status of Women in 2012.
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Dr. Cooper Wilkins completed her doctoral studies at the George Washington University in Higher Education Administration Program; her dissertation was entitled Disability as Diversity: Assessing the Perceptions of Students with Physical Disabilities Regarding Access and Equal Opportunity in Postsecondary Education. She possesses a Master of Arts in Psychological Services and a Post-Master鈥檚 Certificate in Counseling from Marymount University, a Master of Science in Counseling and Human Relations from Villanova University and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and International Relations from Goucher College.
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She currently serves on the RP Group鈥檚 African American Transfer Tipping Point Study Advisory Board and just recently concluded service on the boards of the San Joaquin Community Foundation, 188bet备用网址 Health Care and NASPA's James E. Scott Academy. Dr. Cooper Wilkins remains actively engaged in public service with a focus on education including early literacy initiatives as well as scholarship and mentoring programs for local high school students.
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