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Dear CCA Community,

I am thrilled to share the news that Tricia Brand will join CCA on April 1,
2022 as the college=E2=80=99s inaugural vice president of diversity, equity=
,
inclusion, and belonging (DEIB). This new position was conceived to lead
and inform the strategic advancement of DEIB throughout the institution;
augment community engagement; and promote innovative arts education and
professional artistic practice at CCA, in the Bay Area, and beyond. In
Tricia, we have found an innovative leader who brings the experience and
vision to serve as a catalyst for cultural transformation and educational
advocacy. As CCA moves forward toward a unified campus and strengthens our
connections with the Bay Area creative community, I am excited to work with
our new vice president as a partner and collaborator in our work to make
ongoing, substantive change for a more equitable society.

Tricia joins us from Portland Community College (PCC) in Oregon, where she
has served as chief diversity officer since 2019. There, she leads the
district-wide diversity council and co-chairs the Preferred Future Task
Force, a response team for issues that blunt the sense of safety and
belonging. Recently, she has been developing a Truth, Racial Healing, and
Transformation Center at PCC, supported by the American Association of
Colleges & Universities (AAC&U).

She first joined PCC in 2014 as associate dean of student development, and
served as the college=E2=80=99s interim dean of student development and dep=
uty
Title IX coordinator. Prior to her tenure at PCC, Tricia held senior
leadership roles at the University of Arizona in Tucson and at Lewis and
Clark College in Portland, Oregon, where she also teaches social justice in
higher education. She has served on a regional board for the National
Association of Student Affairs Administrators (NASPA) and Oregon Women in
Higher Education (OWHE), and is active in other professional organizations
related to diversity and higher education policy. She holds an EdM in
educational psychology from Rutgers University and an AB in psychology and
educational foundations from Washington University in St. Louis.

The level of engagement and enthusiasm from throughout the CCA community
during the search process for this important role was inspiring. Faculty,
staff, students, and trustees participated in a wide variety of
opportunities to get to know the finalists, and dozens provided feedback
that was invaluable to the search committee. It was important too for the
candidates to hear directly from so many of you, and Tricia has expressed
to me that she is especially excited by our community=E2=80=99s demonstrate=
d
commitment to supporting and collaborating on the work she feels honored to
lead in this new role.

I want to thank all who participated, and especially the search
committee=E2=80=94Tammy Rae Carland (provost and committee chair), Jaime Au=
stin
(director of Exhibitions and Public Programming), Susan Avila (senior vice
president, Advancement), Nelson Chan (assistant professor, Photography),
Genevieve Hyacinthe (assistant professor, History of Art and Visual
Culture), George Luis Sedano (vice president for Student Affairs), TT
Takemoto (dean of Humanities and Sciences), and Adriana Lopez Lobovits
(director, President=E2=80=99s Office and executive administrator for the s=
earch
committee).

Although Tricia does not assume her new role at CCA until April 1, you may
see her at CCA=E2=80=94virtually or in person=E2=80=94as she begins to get =
to know our
community. Please join me in giving her a warm welcome.

Sincerely,

Steve Beal, President

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><span id=3D"gmail-docs-internal-guid-50ae8b44-7fff-6343-02=
ff-fe5ab90c553c"><font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"arial, sans-serif"><p dir=
=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span =
style=3D"background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-vari=
ant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear CC=
A Community,</span></p><br><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-=
top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"background-color:transparent;font=
-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:basel=
ine;white-space:pre-wrap">I am thrilled to share the news that Tricia Brand=
 will join CCA on April 1, 2022 as the college=E2=80=99s inaugural vice pre=
sident of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB). This new posi=
tion was conceived to lead and inform the strategic advancement of DEIB thr=
oughout the institution; augment community engagement; and promote innovati=
ve arts education and professional artistic practice at CCA, in the Bay Are=
a, and beyond. In Tricia, we have found an innovative leader who brings the=
 experience and vision to serve as a catalyst for cultural transformation a=
nd educational advocacy. As CCA moves forward toward a unified campus and s=
trengthens our connections with the Bay Area creative community, I am excit=
ed to work with our new vice president as a partner and collaborator in our=
 work to make ongoing, substantive change for a more equitable society.=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0</span></p><br><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;marg=
in-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"background-color:transparent;f=
ont-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:ba=
seline;white-space:pre-wrap">Tricia joins us from Portland Community Colleg=
e (PCC) in Oregon, where she has served as chief diversity officer since 20=
19. There, she leads the district-wide diversity council and co-chairs the =
Preferred Future Task Force, a response team for issues that blunt the sens=
e of safety and belonging. Recently, she has been developing a Truth, Racia=
l Healing, and Transformation Center at PCC, supported by the American Asso=
ciation of Colleges &amp; Universities (AAC&amp;U).=C2=A0</span></p><br><p =
dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><sp=
an style=3D"background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-v=
ariant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">She =
first joined PCC in 2014 as associate dean of student development, and serv=
ed as the college=E2=80=99s interim dean of student development and deputy =
Title IX coordinator. Prior to her tenure at PCC, Tricia held senior leader=
ship roles at the University of Arizona in Tucson and at Lewis and Clark Co=
llege in Portland, Oregon, where she also teaches social justice in higher =
education. She has served on a regional board for the National Association =
of Student Affairs Administrators (NASPA) and Oregon Women in Higher Educat=
ion (OWHE), and is active in other professional organizations related to di=
versity and higher education policy. She holds an EdM in educational psycho=
logy from Rutgers University and an AB in psychology and educational founda=
tions from Washington University in St. Louis.=C2=A0</span></p><br><p dir=
=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span =
style=3D"background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-vari=
ant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The lev=
el of engagement and enthusiasm from throughout the CCA community during th=
e search process for this important role was inspiring. Faculty, staff, stu=
dents, and trustees participated in a wide variety of opportunities to get =
to know the finalists, and dozens provided feedback that was invaluable to =
the search committee. It was important too for the candidates to hear direc=
tly from so many of you, and Tricia has expressed to me that she is especia=
lly excited by our community=E2=80=99s demonstrated commitment to supportin=
g and collaborating on the work she feels honored to lead in this new role.=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0</span></p><br><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-h=
eight:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"background-colo=
r:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;ve=
rtical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I want to thank all who partici=
pated, and especially the search committee=E2=80=94Tammy Rae Carland (provo=
st and committee chair), </span><span style=3D"background-color:transparent=
;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:=
baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Jaime Austin (director of Exhibitions and Pu=
blic Programming), Susan Avila (senior vice president, Advancement), Nelson=
 Chan (assistant professor, Photography), Genevieve Hyacinthe (assistant pr=
ofessor, History of Art and Visual Culture), George Luis Sedano (vice presi=
dent for Student Affairs), TT Takemoto (dean of Humanities and Sciences), a=
nd Adriana Lopez Lobovits (director, President=E2=80=99s Office and executi=
ve administrator for the search committee).</span></p><br><p dir=3D"ltr" st=
yle=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"ba=
ckground-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-as=
ian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Although Tricia do=
es not assume her new role at CCA until April 1, you may see her at CCA=E2=
=80=94virtually or in person=E2=80=94as she begins to get to know our commu=
nity. Please join me in giving her a warm welcome.</span></p><br><p dir=3D"=
ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span styl=
e=3D"background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-=
east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sincerely,<=
/span></p><br><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margi=
n-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"background-color:transparent;font-variant-nume=
ric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-spa=
ce:pre-wrap">Steve Beal, President</span></p></font></span></div>

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