Accreditation Visiting Team
Dr. Victoria P. Morrow (Chair)
President, Skyline College
morrowv@smccd.edu
Dr. Victoria P. Morrow became President of Skyline College in December 2004. Skyline College is part of the three-college San Mateo County Community College District. The college serves over 10,000 diverse students seeking associate degrees, new job skills, transfer to a university, or classes for personal enrichment or recreation. Support services such as the One-Stop Student Services Center, the Center for Advanced Learning and Technology, the TLC (Tutoring and Learning Center), numerous Learning Communities, and the Child Development Center are in place to assist students in reaching their goals.
Dr. Morrow previously served as Executive Vice Chancellor for the Chancellor's Office, California Community Colleges, and was responsible for the oversight of all departmental activities. Prior to that, Dr. Morrow was Vice Chancellor for Educational Services and Economic Development at the Chancellor's Office, from 1998-2002.
Prior to going to the Chancellor's Office, Dr. Morrow served at Chabot College from 1974-1998 in many capacities: as an instructor of Sociology, Chair of the Curriculum Committee, Faculty Senate President, Division Chair for Social Science, Associate Dean for Natural and Applied Sciences (including the role of vocational education dean), and seven years as Vice President for Academic Services. Dr. Morrow was also state wide President for the Chief Instructional Officers of the California Community Colleges, and served on the executive board of that organization for 7 years.
Dr. Morrow was a member of the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (Western Association of Schools and Colleges, or WASC) for six years from 2002-2008 and was the Chair of the Policy Committee.
Dr. Morrow has a BA in Spanish from Pomona College; an MA in Spanish from Columbia University, Teachers College; an MS in Sociology from Texas A&M University; and a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Colorado.
Ms. Eloisa Briones (Assistant Chair)
Director of Business Services, Skyline College
briones@smccd.edu
Eloisa Briones is the Director of Business Services at Skyline College, located in San Bruno, California. She joined the San Mateo County Community College District in 1994 after twenty years of working in various capacities as an accountant in the private and non-profit sector. Currently, Ms. Briones co-chairs the Skyline College Budget Committee and is responsible for providing oversight of the college budget and operations. She served as a member of the accreditation self-study team in 2001 and 2007. At the 2008 Spring Conference of the Association of College Business Officers, she presented as a panelist on "Accreditation - How Districts Have Responded Successfully."
Ms. Briones received her B.S. in Business Administration and Accountancy from the University of the Philippines and is a licensed Certified Accountant in the State of California.
Dr. Norma Ambriz-Galaviz
Vice President of Instruction, Mission College
norma_ambriz-galaviz@wvm.edu
Dr. Norma Ambriz-Galaviz has served for three decades within California Community Colleges and is currently the Vice President of Instruction at Mission College in Santa Clara, California. She has served as an administrator, faculty, counselor and/or program coordinator at rural and urban colleges within single and multi-college districts. Student success is her driving force behind her accomplishments of institutionalizing programs and processes, which increase student outcomes and success. Among her recent accomplishments are the increased efficiency of instructional programs and the effective contribution of integrating the college budgetary processes to program review. Dr. Ambriz-Galaviz earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees at Hartnell Community College, San Diego State University and her doctorate degree from the University of La Verne, in Organizational Leadership.
Dr. Tania Beliz
Professor of Biology, College of San Mateo
beliz@smccd.edu
Dr. Beliz is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, Plant Biology Department. She has been a full time faculty at college of San Mateo since 1990. During her tenure, Dr. Beliz has served as College and District Academic Senate President, program coordinator for the Middle College HS program, member of the budget subcommittee of college council, and numerous colleges and district screening committees. Dr. Beliz teaches online and regular sections of Introductory Biology, Plant Biology and General Health Science. She has participated in Classroom Assessment and Student Learning Outcomes training sessions at the national and state level. Dr. Beliz considers participation on accreditation activities as professional enrichment opportunities. This is her tenth accreditation team experience, and the fourth one with the 2002 standards.
Dr. Curtis Groninga
Former Vice President of Administrative Services, Santa Rosa Junior College
For Dr. Curtis L. Groninga, this accreditation evaluation assignment is his ninth for the Commission including eight (8) in California and one (1) in Hawaii.He is typically assigned Standards III and IV as he has for the Norco campus.
Curt Groninga retired this summer after forty years in the administration higher education. He served twenty-seven (27) years at Santa Rosa Junior College in charge of the district's administrative services operation where he served as the Vice President for Administrative Services and Assistant Superintendent. He was most recently in charge of the district institutional planning process, its $350 million capital construction program and its fiscal operations, administrative computing services, institutional research, environmental health and safety, physical master-planning and facilities operations. He is currently under a special services contract for the Sonoma County Junior College District.Â
Previously he had served three (3) years at Sierra Community College as the director of the Tahoe-Truckee program. During his ten (10) years at California State University, Dominguez Hills he was responsible for the development of its Center For Training and Development, the evening academic program and served as a college planner.
Dr. Groninga obtained degrees from Glendale Community College (Associate of Arts), California State University, Long Beach (Bachelor of Arts), the University of Southern California (Master of Public Administration and Doctorate in Public Policy and Administration) as well as advanced graduate work at UCLA.
Ms. Tracey Jensen
Professor of Nursing, Merced College
jensen.t@mccd.edu
Mrs. Jensen has served as the Student Learning Outcomes Coordinator at Merced College since fall 2008. She also serves as co-chair for the College's Accrediation Self Study Standard I. She co-teaches in the College's RN Program's first semester students since 2005. Her previous experience includes teaching in Information Technololgy and Computer Science. Mrs. Jensen has earned Master of Business Administration from Indiana Wesleyan University, Master in Management Information Systems and Master of Science in Nursing from Georgia College & State University. She is currently enrolled in a doctoral program.
Dr. Ann Morgan
Director of Institutional Research and Planning, Bakersfield College
anmorgan@bakersfieldcollege.edu
Dr. Morgan has served as Director, Institutional Research and Planning, at Bakersfield College since 2007. She became the College's Accreditation Liaison Officer in May 2009 and is working with a core team on a Mid-Term report due October 2009. Her previous experience included over 20 years in senior level grant-funded research positions in post-secondary education, public service, and private nonprofits. Her research skills encompass comprehensive quantitative and qualitative research and evaluation methods, with special interest in program evaluation and continuous quality improvement. Dr. Morgan's academic training includes a Bachelor of Arts in Social Science and Mathematics from the University of California, Irvine; a Master of Science in Biostatistics from the University of California, Los Angeles; and a Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from the University of Vermont.
Dr. Robin Richards
Vice President of Student Services, College of the Siskiyous
richards@siskiyous.edu
For the past 15 years, Robin Richards has served as the College of the Siskiyous Vice President for Student Services, responsible for the following student services functions including: registration, counseling, financial aid/veterans, student activities, Upward Bound, Student Support Services, student health services, EOPS, DSPS, & recruitment.
Because COS is a small college, Robin also serves as matriculation coordinator, and supervisor for all of the auxiliary accounts: residence halls, food services and bookstore. During the 2005-06 year, she served as the President of the California Community Colleges Student Services Administrators Association.
Prior to working in student services, Robin served for eight years as the Director of Research and Planning for the Yosemite Community College District where she was responsible for the district's planning and research activities. During this time, she served as the President of the RP Group (1995-96).
Living in rural Siskiyou County, outdoor recreational activities are key for her family (three college-age kids and husband). They enjoy fishing, hiking, walking the dog, and chopping firewood for the cold winters!
Dr. Harriett Robles
President, Mission College
harriett_robles@wvm.edu
Dr. Robles began her educational career in 1975 teaching English and English as a second language (ESL) in the Campbell Union High School District. In 1981, she accepted an instructor position at West Valley College, where she taught English and ESL and coordinated the college's ESL program. She later served as Assistant Dean and then Dean of Instruction and Matriculation at West Valley. In 2003, she was selected as the Vice President of Instruction at Mission College in Santa Clara. In 2006-07, she served as the interim President of Mission College, and in 2007, she was appointed permanent President. In addition to her teaching and administrative experience, Dr. Robles was an active board member of the Research and Planning Group for California Community Colleges for many years and served as its president in 2003-04. She currently serves on the Board of the Santa Clara Chamber of Commerce.
Dr. Robles holds a B.A. in Comparative Literature from Occidental College, Los Angeles; an M.A. in Comparative Literature from the University of California, Berkeley; and an Ed. D. in Educational Leadership and Change from Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara. She has completed additional graduate studies at San José State University and University of Santa Clara. She has been a frequent presenter and consultant in the areas of assessment, student outcomes, and institutional planning. She continues to teach at the graduate level in community college leadership, systems, management, and organizational change.
Dr. Robles resides in Santa Cruz with her husband, Félix, a retired community college instructor and administrator. She has two daughters: Jessica, 25, and Analisa, 21.