COLLEGE BOARD TO INTERVIEW 21 APPLICANTS CANYONS POST TO BE FILLED WEDNESDAY.Byline: ALEX DOBUZINSKIS Staff Writer VALENCIA -- A congressman's aide, a member of a local school board and an academic are among the 21 applicants for an opening on the College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. board. The college's Board of Trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. will meet Wednesday to interview applicants. The vacancy was created last month when Ron Gillis resigned from the board. ``We need somebody that is totally committed, that will invest the time in helping to run the college, that has the best interest of students and the district,'' said Bruce Fortine, president of the board. The applicants include Scott Wilk, 47, an aide to Rep. Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon, R-Santa Clarita; Steven Tannehill, 53, a member of the Newhall School District The Newhall School District is a school district in the Santa Clarita Valley that serves the Valencia and Newhall communities within the city of Santa Clarita, California, as well as the Stevenson Ranch community in unincorporated Los Angeles County. board; and Edward Carroll Jr., a part-time faculty member with California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an . Wilk said he sees the college as an important contributor to the region's economy, and that he likes how the college is run. ``My role, I think, (is) just go in and be part of the team,'' Wilk said. ``I totally support the vision and the direction they're going.'' Tannehill, who is in his ninth year on the Newhall school board, works at Countrywide Financial Countrywide Financial Corporation (NYSE: CFC) is a diversified financial marketing and service holding company engaged primarily in residential mortgage banking and related businesses. Corp. He plans to resign from the Newhall school board if he is selected for the college board. ``I've always been a passionate believe in the power of education to change lives and be a positive influence in the community,'' he said. Carroll has a Ph.D. in biochemistry biochemistry, science concerned chiefly with the chemistry of biological processes; it attempts to utilize the tools and concepts of chemistry, particularly organic and physical chemistry, for elucidation of the living system. from the University of California, Davis The University of California, Davis, commonly known as UC Davis, is one of the ten campuses of the University of California, and was established as the University Farm in 1905. . He believes his academic training sets him apart. ``While that's not absolutely necessary to do the work, that's an advantage or a different skill set that I would bring to the table,'' he said. The college board expects to decide Wednesday night, after interviewing all the candidates, who it will select to fill Gillis' seat. alex.dobuzinskis(at)dailynews.com (661) 257-5253 |
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