Name: Rowena Tomaneng
Representing: National Asian Pacific Islander Council
Job Title: President
Institution: San Jose City College/San Jose Evergreen CCD
Since: 2022
Previous Positions: President, Berkeley City College, 2016-2020; Associate Vice President of Instruction, De Anza College/Foothill-De Anza CCD, 2010-2016; Acting Dean, Language Arts, De Anza College/Foothill-De Anza CCD, 2008-2010; Faculty, English, De Anza College/Foothill-De Anza CCD, 1996-2008
Affiliations and/or Boards: National Asian Pacific Islander Council (NAPIC)-AACC, President; Commission on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion-AACC; Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education (APAHE), President; Community College League of California CEOCCC, VP Northern Region; EdSource Board of Directors; National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NAACE); Higher Education Equity Committee/California Commission on Asian Pacific Islander Affairs; APIA Scholars Board of Directors
State Engagement: Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education (APAHE), President; Community College League of California CEOCCC, VP Northern Region; CEOCCC Racial Equity and Inclusive Excellence Taskforce, Founding Member; Asian Pacific Islander Trustees and Administrators (APITA)-CCLC, Member; EdSource Board of Directors, Member; Higher Education Equity Committee/California Commission on Asian Pacific Islander Affairs, Member; San Jose State Lurie School of Education Advisory Board, Member; Imagining America Advisory Board, UC Davis, Member
Past AACC Conventions Attended: 2022, 2019
Past AACC Professional Development: Commission on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Education: Ed.D., International/Multicultural Education w/Human Rights Concentration, School of Education, University of San Francisco; M.A., English, University of California; B.A., English, University of California
Other: Serves as a coach/mentor/faculty for several leadership programs: Leadership Education for Asian Pacific’s in Higher Education; Center for MSIs Aspiring Leaders Program; CCLC Asilomar Women’s Leadership Institute for California Community Colleges