The Citrus College Board of Trustees selected the search firm PPL Inc. on Jan. 19 for the upcoming superintendent/president recruitment.
The superintendent/president position will open in July when current Superintendent/President Geraldine Perri retires.
Prior to the vote, Laura Bollinger praised PPL Inc. for its commitment to finding qualified and diverse applicants, which fits in with diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at Citrus College.
The board chose PPL Inc. after two consultants from both PPL Inc. and another group, Community College Search Services, had 10-minute presentations on why their company should be chosen.
PPL Inc. consultant Guy Lease said that the cost of the search services would be about $30,000-35,000 and would cover as much time as necessary to find a candidate for the position.
“The timeline that they had given us will help us to get closure by July,” Board of Trustees President Patricia Rasmussen said in a Jan. 22 phone interview. “There aren’t any dates, but their plan is set for January to July.”
PPL Inc. Consultant Lisa Sugimoto said she will work on finding the applicants with Lease, five other partners and three senior associates.
The board of trustees elected two trustees to lead an ad hoc committee to work with the PPL Inc. search firm and report back to the board.
Trustees Patricia Rasmussen and Bollinger will lead the committee during the search for a new superintendent/president.
Rasmussen said PPL Inc. has worked with the board before by searching for the two newest vice presidents: Vice President of Student Services Richard Rams and Vice President of Academic Affairs Joumana McGowan.
