LBCC Trustees (4-0, Kellogg Absent) Choose Dr. Reagan Romali As New Sup't-President
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(March 28, 2017) -- As LBREPORT.com flashed on our Facebook page embedded on our front page (www.LBREPORT.com), the LBCC Board of Trustees emerged from a one hour closed session and Board President, Dr. Virginia Baxter, announced that on a 4-0 vote (Kellogg absent) it will offer the position of LBCC Superintendent-President to Dr. Reagan Romali, with terms of a contract to be negotiated.
Dr. Romali was one of five previously announced finalists to fill the vacancy left by Eloy Oakley, who exited in December to accept a position as Chancellor of the California Community Colleges.
A summary bio on LBCC's website states:
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Reagan F. Romali, Ph.D., has served as the President of Harry S Truman, one of the City Colleges of Chicago, since July, 2011. Dr. Romali has served in several senior leadership roles prior to coming to Harry S Truman College. She served as vice president of business services at Moreno Valley College, where she led a team in helping the campus gain accredited college status in California. She also served as vice president of administrative services at Los Angeles City College. Prior to coming to the City
Colleges of Chicago, she oversaw the launch of two community college campuses in the Middle Eastern nation of Qatar for the
Houston Community College District. She has also taught on an adjunct basis for over 10 years. Dr. Romali serves on the Board of
Directors for Weiss Memorial Hospital of Tenet Healthcare and Uptown United. She is a past member of the Board of Directors for
the Chicago Sinfonietta. Dr. Romali holds a Ph.D. in Education from Walden University, an M.B.A. from the University of San Diego and a B.A. in English from Rutgers University.
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On its website, Chicago's Harry S Truman College says it is "one the largest of the City Colleges of Chicago with an enrollment of 23,000 students offering credit classes toward an associate degree; adult education programs; English as a Second Language (ESL) curriculum; a General Educational Development program (GED) toward the high school diploma equivalency; and occupational certificate programs and continuing education courses for professionals."
(March 28, 2017) -- As LBREPORT.com flashed on our Facebook page embedded on our front page (www.LBREPORT.com), the LBCC Board of Trustees emerged from a one hour closed session and Board President, Dr. Virginia Baxter, announced that on a 4-0 vote (Kellogg absent) it will offer the position of LBCC Superintendent-President to Dr. Reagan Romali, with terms of a contract to be negotiated.
