The three finalists for president of the San Diego College of Continuing Education: (L to R) Michelle Fischthal, D.B.A., Vice President of Instructional Services, San Diego College of Continuing Education, San Diego Community College District; Marsha Gable, Ed.D., Vice President of Student Services, Grossmont College, Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District; and Tina King, Ed.D., Assistant Superintendent/Vice President of Student Affairs, Southwestern Community College District.
Finalists for San Diego College of Continuing Education president named
February 3, 2022 |
The search for the next president of the San Diego College of Continuing Education has been narrowed to three candidates with strong backgrounds in serving diverse and low-income student populations.
The finalists include: Michelle Fischthal, D.B.A., Vice President of Instructional Services, San Diego College of Continuing Education, San Diego Community College District; Marsha Gable, Ed.D., Vice President of Student Services, Grossmont College, Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District; and Tina King, Ed.D., Assistant Superintendent/Vice President of Student Affairs, Southwestern Community College District.
The finalists will participate in a virtual public forum from noon to 3 p.m. on February 16. Faculty, administrators, staff, students, and the public are invited to participate. Dr. Fischthal will be inviewed from noon to 1 p.m., Dr. King from 1 to 2 p.m., and Dr. Gable from 2 to 3 p.m.
The forums can be viewed on the College of Continuing Education's YouTube Channel.
Dr. Fischthal previously served as Dean of Institutional Effectiveness for the San Diego College of Continuing Education. She earned a Doctor of Business Administration from California Southern University; a Master of Arts in Higher Education Leadership from the University of San Diego; and Bachelor of Music from Queens College at City University of New York.
Dr. Gable previously served as Interim President of Grossmont College and prior to that at San Diego Miramar College. She was also Dean of Counseling Services at Cuyamaca College. She earned a Doctor of Education at San Diego State University; a Master of Arts in Sociological Practice from California State University San Marcos; and a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences from California State University San Marcos.
Dr. King previously served as Interim Dean of Student Services and Instruction and Director of Institutional Research and Planning for North Orange Continuing Education in Anaheim. She earned a Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership from California State University, Fullerton; a Master of Arts in Education from the University of Southern California; and a Multiple Subject Credential and a Bachelor of Arts, Liberal Studies from California State University, Northridge.
The finalists were selected as part of a national search by the San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) for a permanent replacement for Dr. Carlos O. Turner Cortez, who was appointed district chancellor last spring. Kay Faulconer Boger, Ed.D., has served as interim president since July. The district aims to make a final selection and announce the new president later this spring.
With 40,000 students enrolled annually, the San Diego College of Continuing Education is the largest noncredit institution in California and serves large populations of the state's most vulnerable and underserved adult learners. In some cases, enrolled students have dropped out of high school as teenagers and are coming back to school for the first time, decades later. Others are immigrants, refugees, formerly incarcerated or opportunity youth. Continuing Education is one of four colleges in the SDCCD, along with City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges.