April 13, 2021
Joyce Lopes, Vice President for Administration and Finance, will be leaving Sonoma State to be Western Washington University’s next Vice President for Business and Financial Affairs, effective July 2021.
During her tenure at Sonoma State, VP Lopes has overseen a host of vital services on campus, including human resources, budgeting, finance and accounting, student financial services, Title IX, athletics, and entrepreneurial services. She had only been at SSU for three months when the devastating Tubbs Fire occurred. Her leadership, knowledge, and experience in crisis management proved essential during this time. In addition, VP Lopes’ played a key role in advancing climate and sustainability initiatives at SSU, strengthening our strategic budgeting process, and successfully launching the Stevenson Hall Renovation.
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In Washington state, it takes just a few minutes of driving to find a community with radically different values and ways of life.
A 30-minute drive from Bellingham, known as a left-leaning college town, will bring you to Lynden home to just 15,000 people and more than 40 houses of worship in and around the town. Lynden is the only community that I ve had the people say, Hi, on the streets, said Troy Luginbill, director and curator of the Lynden Pioneer Museum. So, ideal small-town America.
The Lynden Pioneer Museum sits on the award-winning Front Street in Lynden.
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