Office of the Chancellor
Dr. Roe Darnell serves as Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer of the Yosemite Community College District and is responsible for the District's total operation. Dr. Darnell acts as advisor to the Board of Trustees, administers Board-adopted policies and represents the Board in its relationships with students, staff, and District residents.
A major aspect of the Chancellor's role is long-range planning to ensure the District's educational quality and fiscal stability, and the establishment of good relationships with representatives of the community, and the state and federal agencies. The Chancellor also oversees educational programs and services, human resources, fiscal affairs, information systems, security, facilities and grounds.
Dr. Darnell has a long history in community college administration. Prior to arriving at YCCD in July, 2007, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of the West Kern Community College District, responsible for the overall administration of Taft College, since 2001. Prior to Taft College, Dr. Darnell served in various administrative capacities at Cerro Coso Community College for 24 years. From 1995-2001, as President, he lead five geographically distinct campuses over 18,000 square miles and featured a nationally recognized online college delivery system. Starting his career at Cerro Coso as an Associate Dean of Instruction, he shortly climbed the ladder and served as Chief Instructional Officer/Vice President of Instruction for 14 years.
Dr. Darnell's educational philosophy is inherent to the mission of the community college, which is "the commitment to accept any student at any point in their life and help them move to wherever they wish to be." According to Dr. Darnell, "we must be dedicated to increasing access to our services, ensuring that we use the tools of excellent teaching to promote learning within the individual, focusing on programs that are practical and relevant to community needs and anticipating the continuing learning needs of our students."
Prior to his association with community colleges, Darnell taught and held administrative positions at Pepperdine University and Eastern Illinois University during a ten-year span. His educational background includes advanced studies at the University of Southern California in Higher Education Administration, and an Ed.D in Educational Leadership from the University of La Verne.
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