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Two Fresno City College administrators are among the four finalists for the job of running the oldest and largest college in the State Center Community College District.
The four finalists are Dr. Lataria Hall, Fresno City’s vice president of student services; Dr. Robert Pimentel, Fresno City’s vice president of educational services and institutional effectiveness; Dr. Cory Clasemann, vice president for student success at Ivy Tech Community College in Indianapolis, Indiana; and Dr. Madjid Niroumand, vice president of student services at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa.
The former president was Dr. Carole Goldsmith, who was named State Center’s chancellor in November. Dr. Marlon Hall has been serving as interim president.
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On Thursday Goldsmith announced that in-person candidate forums will be held on April 19. Those who can’t attend in-person can join a Zoom webinar at https://scccd.zoom.us/j/92061543752 or watch on a YouTube live stream at https://youtu.be/w_xeVGtw3hM. The Zoom webinar can accommodate up to 1,000 participants and no registration is required. The forums will also be made available on the district website at
scccd.edu/recruitment/fresno-college/forum/forum-information.html.
The candidates will each give a prepared statement and then will answer questions submitted by the public during their one-hour forum. To submit a question, go to https://scccd.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3Cv8YJCfRGQunFc. The deadline to submit questions in advance is noon on April 13. Questions also will be taken during the forums but the questioner will need to be in person.
The forums will be in the Old Administration Building auditorium. Doors will open at 9 a.m., and the forums will be on the following schedule: Hall, 9:30 a.m.; Pimentel, 10:45 a.m.; Niroumand, 12:30 p.m.; and Clasemann, 1:45 p.m.
After the conclusion of the forums, the public may submit feedback at this link, https://scccd.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3Cv8YJCfRGQunFc, which will be activated on April 19 and remain available until 11:50 p.m. that night.
Nancy Price is a multimedia journalist for GV Wire. A longtime reporter and editor who has worked for newspapers in California, Florida, Alaska, Illinois and Kansas, Nancy joined GV Wire in July 2019. She previously worked as an assistant metro editor for 13 years at The Fresno Bee. Nancy earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. Her hobbies include singing with the Fresno Master Chorale and volunteering with Fresno Filmworks. You can reach Nancy at 559-492-4087 or Send an Email
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