Valles Agrees to Stay for Now as Head of Golden West College
Judith Valles, president of Golden West College since 1988, will continue as president of the college through the end of the calendar year while college trustees embark for the second time this year on a search for her successor.
Valles announced in January that she was retiring at the end of this month to be with her family.
Coast Community College District trustees commenced a search for a new school president in March. It collapsed on July 30 when trustees couldn’t decide between two finalists--Constance M. Carroll, president of Saddleback Community College, and James Kossler, vice president at Pasadena City College.
“Our goal is to have a permanent replacement named by January,” Coast Community College District Chancellor Alfred P. Fernandez said. “We are pleased that Judith has agreed to postpone her retirement and stay on through the end of the year.”
An announcement of the vacancy will go out next week and new applications will be accepted through Oct. 9.
A teacher at Golden West College said Wednesday that faculty members are pleased by the return of Valles and that it gives them “another shot” at trying to persuade the popular Valles to remain in the post permanently.
Golden West College, established in 1966, has about 15,000 students and offers more than 140 academic and vocational programs.
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