Dean Instruction and Enrollment Management, Petaluma
Semi-Finalist Candidate Forum
Please join the community in meeting the semi-finalist candidates for this most important position. The forums will allow participants to get to know the candidates and ask them questions about their experience, qualifications, and approach to this position. Each forum will be offered in-person and on Zoom, and will be recorded and posted here by the end-of-day for each forum. Feedback links are provided below for each candidate.
Please feel free to submit questions here in advance of the forums and by end-of-day, Monday, December 5th.
Please submit all feedback for candidates by end-of-day, Monday, December 12th.
If you have any questions about these forums, please contact Matthew Long, Executive Dean, at mlong@santarosa.edu or Robert Holcomb, Vice President of Academic Affairs, rholcomb@santarosa.edu.
Candidate |
Biography |
Forum Information |
Dr. Douglas Marriott
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Dr. Douglas Marriott currently serves as the Senior Dean of Career Education & Workforce Development and Social Sciences at Napa Valley College. Prior to this position he served as the Dean of Adult/Community Education and Workforce Development at Los Angeles Valley College (LAVC). His career in education began as a Community Education Promoter in the Peace Corps serving in the Dominican Republic. He has taught high school in Southeast Los Angeles and in Nagoya, Japan and has worked in the non-profit sector directing programs serving migrant farm workers accessing GEDs with holistic family support as well as overseeing the Literacy at Work efforts with the Los Angeles Network of Greater Los Angeles. He has over 15 years of experience in California Community Colleges, and was a tenured faculty member directing Work Experience and teaching in both the English and Psychology departments a LAVC prior to becoming a Dean in 2017. As a Dean at LAVC, Dr. Marriott established the LAVC Workforce Strategy Center, a hub for America Job Centers of CA in LA County. LAVC was the only community college to work with the entire City of LA to develop employer-driven training programs. The innovation and success of the Strengthening Working Families program he oversaw at LAVC led to multiple awards including being selected as a top ten workforce program for the Bellwether Award. Dr. Marriott holds an EdD from UCLA, an M.Ed. from Chapman University, and B.A.s from the University of Washington and also attended North Seattle Community College. He lives in the North Bay with his wife and daughter and is very grateful to be candidate for a position at Santa Rosa Junior College, Petaluma Campus! |
Time/DayWednesday, December 7th, 12 - 1p.m. Physical LocationRichard W. Call Building, PC 639 Zoom OptionMeeting ID: 829 8286 6922 / Passcode: 7 Feedback Form: |
Vanessa Luna Shannon
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Vanessa Luna Shannon has dedicated her career to serving diverse communities in Napa and Sonoma counties over the past 25 years, the past ten of which have been at the SRJC Petaluma campus. Vanessa is a Santa Rosa Junior College graduate, and attributes her love of learning and later teaching, to the instructors at SRJC who established a strong academic foundation that prepared her to complete a Bachelor of Arts degree from CSU Sacramento in Psychology, a Master of Arts degree in Clinical Psychology, and the coursework required for a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology (Psy.D.) at Alliant International University and John F. Kennedy University. She “paid it forward” by establishing and overseeing the Gateway to College Academy at SRJC Petaluma in 2013–a middle college high school designed for high-promise youth who had the desire to go to college but needed holistic support to complete high school through dual enrollment. Vanessa has also served students at SRJC Petaluma in the capacity of Interim Dean of Student Services, and presently as the director of Dual Enrollment Pathways and Partnerships, a position that allows her to work across the district with K12 partners. Vanessa is deeply committed to systemic inclusivity, anti-racism, and justice, and serves on multiple community boards across industries to eliminate structural equity gaps. She would like to bring her knowledge of strategic enrollment management, her expertise of uplifting our most historically resilient students, and the tenacity needed for transformational change, to this position as the Dean, Instruction and Enrollment Management at SRJC Petaluma. |
Time/DayThursday, December 8th, 12 - 1p.m. Physical LocationRichard W. Call Building, PC 639 Zoom OptionMeeting ID: 829 8286 6922 / Passcode: 7 Feedback Form:
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Dr. Tracey Gomez
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Dr. Tracey Gomez has 26 years of experience in education, including being an administrator in K-12, a faculty member in elementary, community college, and university settings, and most recently, a leader in the areas of Guided Pathways, Professional Development, and Learning Outcomes at Sacramento City College, where she has been for the last 13 years. Her administrative and instructional background helped her to build partnerships across the campus to establish a collaborative approach to student success, provide quality services, and ensure all students have access to an equitable education. Dr. Gomez is a relentless advocate for students and has a tremendous amount of passion for inspiring them to achieve their goals. When she is not working, you’ll find her spending time with her family, enjoying the sprint car races, or traveling. Dr. Gomez is a first-generation student who attended community college, holds a B.A. in Liberal Studies, a CLAD teaching credential, an Administrative Services Credential, a Master’s in Education, and an Ed.D. in Administrator Leadership for Teaching and Learning. |
Time/DayFriday, December 9th, 9:30 - 10:30a.m. Physical LocationRichard W. Call Building, PC 639 Zoom OptionMeeting ID: 829 8286 6922 / Passcode: 7 Feedback Form: |
