Announcement
Dear Kauaʻi Community College Faculty, Staff, Administrators, and Students:
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Margaret Sanchez as the Chancellor for Kauaʻi Community College. Margaret has provided stability to Kauaʻi Community College during her interim appointment, and she will continue to support the college in its efforts to meet the local community workforce needs. She has developed strong relationships with local businesses and communities, and she is ready to take Kauaʻi Community College to the next level.
The process to select a chancellor began in April 2023 when a call for nominations for the Chancellor Search Advisory Committee (CSAC) was disseminated. The CSAC was comprised of 18 members from campus governance groups and community members. The CSAC reviewed the applications and after initial interviews, invited 4 candidates to visit Kauaʻi Community College and participate in interviews and open forums. Candidates were also interviewed by the Executive Interview Committee, comprised of the sister UH Community College chancellors, and the Office of the Vice President for Community Colleges. Considering the input of the interviews and feedback from the open forums, I recommended Margaret Sanchez as the next Kauaʻi Community College Chancellor to President Lassner.
Margaret earned her Master’s degree in Education from Sonoma State University and a Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the University of California Santa Cruz. She has been serving as Interim Chancellor since January 3, 2023 due to the resignation of the previous incumbent. Prior to her current interim appointment, she served as the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at Kauaʻi Community College. Before moving to Kauaʻi, she held administrative positions at the City College of San Francisco and Mendocino College, a small rural college in California. Margaret’s twenty-three years of experience in the development, implementation, and evaluation of student success programs and services as well as her knowledge of the academic, socio-economic, cultural, and ethnic diversity of community college students provide the foundation for the Chancellor position.
With Margaretʻs leadership, Kauaʻi Community College is well positioned to continue its role as a key partner for workforce development training on Kauaʻi island and an opportunity for all of Kauaʻi residents to pursue higher education.
Sincerely,
Erika Lacro
Vice President for Community Colleges