Vice President of Academic Affairs Finalists
by on Aug 20, 2026Following a national search, Gavilan College is excited to announce the finalists for the position of Vice President of Academic Affairs. The finalists will participate in Candidate Forums in person September 1 - 3, 2026. The Candidate Forums will also be live-streamed and recorded. Information about each finalist is included below and the campus community will receive more information regarding the Candidate Forums in the coming days.
Dr. Misty M. Stroud
Dr. Misty M. Stroud currently serves as Dean of Math, Science, and Engineering at San José City College, part of the San José Evergreen Community College District. In this role, she leads STEM instruction and grant-funded programs including MESA, and previously served as the college's Interim Vice President of Academic Affairs, where she oversaw the full academic affairs portfolio ... more
Dr. Loretta Silverman
Dr. Lori Silverman is a dedicated community college leader with more than 25 years of experience advancing student success, instructional excellence, workforce pathways, and equitable outcomes in higher education. She is currently the Dean of the STEM Division at Ohlone College, where she has provided strategic leadership for 13 academic departments with more than 150 faculty and staff ... more
Dr. Gregory Anderson
Students form the center of Dr Anderson's work. First in his family to attend college, he grew up farming in rural Wisconsin and began teaching as a Peace Corps volunteer in a mountain village in Lesotho, going on to teach around the world. For 35 years, including two decades in the classroom, he has worked to widen access and ... more
Ioanna Iatridis
Ms. Ioanna Iatridis, known to her friends and colleagues as "Yanna", currently serves as the Assistant Vice Chancellor of Workforce and Economic Development at the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office where she provides strategic and operational leadership in the administration and management of over $2.5B in annual state and federal investments, including Perkins, Apprenticeship, ... more
Dr. Omar J. Torres
Dr. Omar J. Torres brings 25 years of distinguished leadership within the California Community Colleges system. Grounded in the tenets of diversity, equity, and inclusion, Dr. Torres champions participatory governance and honors the contributions of students, faculty, staff, and administrators while promoting the transformative potential of community colleges to advance generational prosperity, workforce advancement, and student success ... more