After 13 years as Superintendent/President of Citrus College, Dr. Geraldine Perri announced her retirement on Dec. 16 in an email. Her retirement will be effective in July 2021.
“It is with bittersweet feelings that I share with you my decision to retire from Citrus College effective July 2021, after 13 years as superintendent/president and close to 40
years of higher education teaching and administrative experience,” Perri said in an email to Citrus colleagues on Dec. 16.
In her time as superintendent/president, Perri oversaw the Measure G improvements, renovations and money allocation along with the plans that will go into effect with the passing of Measure Y.
Perri’s retirement announcement coincides with the turnover of three of five board of trustees positions and two prominent vice president positions.
“I have been honored to be a part of the Citrus College community, and I am very proud of the many accomplishments that we have collaboratively achieved,” Perri said.
Perri commended the faculty, staff, students, community supporters, Citrus College Foundation Board of Directors and members of the board of trustees for the outstanding milestones the college has met.
Perri graduated from Hostos Community College of the City University of New York, where her “belief in the power of community colleges began.”
She returned to the college as an associate professor of dental hygiene and later as the associate dean of academic affairs.
Perri left New York and “welcomed the opportunity for progressive professional growth experiences” in 1996 to serve as dean of career education at Mt. San Jacinto College. In 1998, she was the vice president of instruction at San Diego Mesa College.
Perri has also served as president of Cuyamaca College in 2002 and became the superintendent/president of Citrus College in 2008.
“Citrus College’s triumphs are deeply rooted in the college’s commitment to ensuring student success and completion,” Perri said. “I am confident that the future will be bright for Citrus College with many new heights achieved and countless lives improved through the power of education.”
