Seattle Community Colleges Chancellor Jill Wakefield announced four finalists for the position of Norths next president. See the list below.
Each is interviewing with the chancellor and spending a day on campus during the week of March 10-14. Their schedule is as follows:
- Monday, March 10: Daryl Campbell
- Tuesday, March 11: Rachel Solemsaas
- Wednesday, March 12: Richard Penny
- Thursday, March 13: Warren Brown
Each candidate is holding two public forums that are open to all members of the campus community. One forum will be from 12:30-1:30, and the second from 3:15-4:15. Both will be held in the large classroom in the northeast corner on the second floor of the new Health Services and Student Resources Building. Signs will be posted to help you locate the room since the new building does not yet have assigned room numbers.
If you an unable to attend either of the forums, a video of the 12:30 forum for each candidate will be available in the video player, above, approximately 24 following the forum.
In addition to these open forums, candidates will meet with the president and vice-presidents, leadership of the faculty and staff unions, student leaders, and members of Norths external communities. Everyone who meets with the candidates, including everyone who attends an open forum, will be invited to provide written feedback directly to the chancellor to help inform her final decision.
The members of the Presidential Search Committee strongly encourage you to meet the candidates when they are here, and to provide the chancellor with your feedback about each one. This is a decision that is important to us all, and your experience of and thoughts about each candidate will help the chancellor make the decision that is best for our college.
More information regarding the search for North's new president can be found on the North president search website.
The Candidates
Warren J. Brown, Ed. D.
Dr. Brown is currently the Executive Vice President for Instruction and Student Services at Seattle Central Community College. He came to Seattle Central in 2010. Previous positions include Dean for Student Learning at Cascadia Community College, Associate Dean for Academic Support at Whatcom Community College, and Communications Studies faculty member at Pierce College. He is currently an adjunct faculty in Seattle Universitys Educational Leadership program.
Daryl Campbell, J.D.
In June 2013, Mr. Campbell was appointed the Interim President of Shoreline Community College, where he had served as the Vice President of Administrative Services since 2008. Before coming to Shoreline, he worked at Goddard College (Plainfield, VT), serving first as Dean and later as Vice President for Finance and Administration. Mr. Campbell worked eleven years in the private sector in the fields of health, nutrition and fitness before transitioning to higher education in 2001.
Richard Penny, Ph. D, MBA
Dr. Penny has served as Vice Chancellor for Advancement and External Relations at the University of Washington Bothell since 2008. Previous positions include Interim Executive Director of Advancement for the Seattle Community College District, and Executive Director of Fund Development at South Seattle Community College. He has taught at several universities and is currently an affiliate assistant professor in the School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math at UW Bothell.
Rachel H. Solemsaas, Ed. D.
Dr. Solemsaas is currently the Vice President for Finance and Administrative Services at Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno, NV. Previously she served as Vice President for Administrative Services at Bellevue College and Vice President for Finance and Operations at Edmonds Community College. She has been an invited guest lecturer on topics such as diversity and higher education governance and funding.
