Dr. Rose

Dr. Kathleen Rose has been serving the California Community College system since 2002, with the past 7 years as the Executive Vice President and Chief Instruction Officer at Gavilan College before becoming the new Superintendent President in June 2016.  Prior to coming to Gavilan Dr. Rose was the Vice President of Instruction and the Dean of Fine Arts, Language Arts and Social Science at Hartnell College in Salinas. Before returning to service with the community colleges, Dr. Rose was an Associate Dean and Campus Director at Chapman University for twenty years, where she administered undergraduate and graduate programs in Arizona and California at military and community locations. In addition, Dr. Rose has continuously taught as a part time faculty member for the past thirty years at the undergraduate and graduate level in psychology and organizational leadership at a number of colleges and universities.