Governor appoints Jeanne Bennett to Board of Trustees
Washington Governor Jay Inslee has appointed Jeanne Bennett to the Clark College Board of Trustees. Bennett is the retired CEO of Workforce Southwest Washington, a Vancouver resident, and a longtime community leader.
“I’m so pleased to serve Clark College and the community in this new role,” Bennett said. “I strongly believe in the college’s mission to be in service to the community and helping students achieve their educational and professional goals.”
Bennett will serve in the recently vacatedposition left open in May when trustee Royce Pollard stepped down to spend moretime with his family. Bennett will join fellow trustees Jada Rupley, PaulSpeer, Vice Chair Rekah Strong, and Chair Jane Jacobsen.
“This is good news,” said Jacobsen. “We welcomeher to the board. We have important work to do in selecting a new president forClark College, and it will be helpful to have her expertise and experience.”
CurrentPresident Bob Knight will retire July 15th after serving 13 years asPresident at Clark College. Dr. Sandra A. Fowler-Hill has been selectedto serve as interim president for the 2019-2020 academic year. Fowler-Hill is a retired college president from Portland Community College. Herfirst day is slated for July 15th. The interim appointmentprovides ample time for the college to conduct a year-long robust searchprocess for the permanent president.
Clark College has a website detailing thepresidential search process at www.clark.edu/presidential-search.
Bennett’s biography and photo are available uponrequest.
