College of the Desert selects Martha Garcia as new president
The College of the Desert selected Martha Garcia, who is the current leader of Imperial Valley College, as its new president and superintendent on Thursday despite widespread support among faculty for a longtime COD official who also was a finalist for the position.
Garcia, who has spent the past 22 years at Imperial Valley College and served as its first female leader, will be the eighth president of the College of the Desert. Her start date is Aug. 1.
Board members approved the appointment by a 3-2 vote during the college s monthly trustee s meeting on Thursday, with board chair Aurora Wilson, vice-chair Ruben Perez and trustee Bea Gonzalez in support and board members Fred Jandt and Bonnie Stefan opposed.
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