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PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The nationwide hunt to find a caller president for Porterville College has narrowed the candidates to 3 people: Dr. Jesse Pisors, Primavera Monarrez and Dr. Tia Robinson-Cooper.
The 3 candidates are described by Porterville College arsenic accomplished leaders, "each with a beardown committedness to pupil occurrence and assemblage engagement." Each volition person their ain unfastened forum for students, faculty, unit and others to conscionable the candidates and larn astir their imaginativeness for Porterville College's future.
From near to right: Dr. Jesse Pisors, Primavera Monarrez and Dr. Tia Robinson-Cooper.The finalists are:
Dr. Jesse Pisors
Dr. Pisors has dedicated 27 years to acquisition leadership, with enforcement acquisition astatine K-12 schools, assemblage colleges, and universities. Most recently, helium served arsenic President of Pasco-Hernando State College, a multi-campus assemblage assemblage successful Florida. He antecedently served for 8 years arsenic a Vice President successful the University of Houston and Texas A&M University Systems, directing areas specified arsenic fundraising, outer relations, and grants. Dr. Pisors besides has schoolroom teaching acquisition and is fluent successful Spanish, with a profound appreciation for Hispanic culture. He holds an Ed.D. and has a peculiar appreciation for the transformational powerfulness of post-secondary acquisition and philanthropy.
Primavera Monarrez
Ms. Monarrez is presently serving arsenic the Interim President of Porterville College since July 2024. She is simply a seasoned higher acquisition person with implicit 20 years of acquisition crossed assemblage colleges and universities. A Central Valley autochthonal and first-generation assemblage student, she is simply a merchandise of the California assemblage assemblage system, giving her a heavy knowing of students’ challenges and aspirations. Prior to her existent role, she was the Vice President of Student Services astatine Porterville College and the Dean of Student Success astatine Taft College. Under her leadership, Porterville College has strengthened enrollment, expanded dual enrollment programs, and precocious efforts to amended entree and persistence. Ms. Monarrez holds a BA successful Sociology and an MS successful Counseling/Student Affairs from CSU Bakersfield.
Dr. Tia Robinson-Cooper
Dr. Robinson-Cooper is an equity-minded higher acquisition person with much than 20 years of enforcement acquisition arsenic Chancellor, President, and Provost crossed Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota, and California. She is simply a passionate advocator for the transformative ngo of assemblage colleges and is recognized for advancing pupil occurrence by launching programs that removed systemic barriers, expanded aboriginal assemblage access, and closed equity gaps for underrepresented students. Dr. Robinson-Cooper is besides known for forging cross-sector partnerships, peculiarly successful precocious manufacturing, healthcare, and nationalist safety. She holds an Ed.D. successful Counseling and Adult Higher Education; an MBA, an M.S. successful Organizational Leadership; a B.S., and an A.S. successful Business Administration.
Each of the 3 campaigner forums are acceptable to instrumentality spot successful aboriginal October wrong the Student Center Conference Room connected the Porterville College Campus (100 E. College Avenue, Porterville).
- Oct. 6 astatine 12:45 p.m.: Primavera Monarrez's unfastened forum
- Oct. 7 astatine 12:45 p.m.: Dr. Jesse Pisors' unfastened forum
- Oct. 7 astatine 2 p.m.: Dr. Tia Robinson-Cooper's unfastened forum
