Ventura County Community College District Vice Chancellor, Human Resources, announced today that the Board of Trustees has narrowed the search for the successor chancellor of the District to two finalists.

In February, the District launched a national search for a Chancellor that resulted in a large and diverse pool of 35 candidates. The Chancellor Search Committee, consisting of District administrators, faculty members, classified representatives, students, and community leaders, screened the applications and interviewed ten potential candidates. Dr. James Walker, Managing Partner, Community College Search Services, the firm selected to assist the District in the search, commended the committee for its work in narrowing the field to five potential candidates. “The search committee did an exceptional job in selecting well-qualified candidates whose expertise and attributes meet the needs of the District and the community.”

The Board of Trustees interviewed the five finalists last week. Two of the five, Jamillah Moore, Ed.D., President, Los Angeles City College, and David Viar, J.D., President, American River College, emerged as the top candidates and will be considered at a special meeting of the Board of Trustees on Tuesday, June 5, 2012.

The Board meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. at the Ventura County Office of Education, Oxnard Room, 5100 Adolfo Road in Camarillo. The public is invited to attend and speak during the public comments portion of the agenda prior to the Board deliberations in closed session. The Board agenda is available to the public at www.vcccd.edu.