The Board of Trustees of the Peralta Community College District will hold a special public meeting to consider items associated with its search for the next Chancellor of the District, including the consideration of a firm to assist the District in conducting a nationwide search. The current Chancellor, José M. Ortiz, Ed.D., recently announced his retirement, effective June 30, 2015.
The special meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 3, 2015, at 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., in the District Boardroom, 333 East 8th Street in Oakland. The meeting is open to all constituency groups and members of the public.
The new Chancellor would be expected to start July 1, 2015. Search firms under consideration are:
- The ELS Group LLC, Monterey, CA
- Community College Search Services, Ventura, CA
- The Association of Community College Trustees, Washington, D.C.