Everett Community College offers president job to Chemene Crawford
Press Release
Date: April 21, 2023
Contact: Jenny Marin, Interim Communications Director, 425-388-9203; jmarin@everettcc.edu
Photo: Chemene Crawford
EVERETT, Wash. – Everett Community College’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously this morning to offer the college presidency to Chemene Crawford.
Crawford has accepted, pending completion of contract negotiations.
“I am elated and deeply honored to have been selected as the next president of Everett Community College,” Crawford said Friday. “EvCC is a beacon in the community and where many of our citizens come to create opportunity and change their lives. During my visit with the college community it was evident that there is a commitment to student success, academic excellence, and the values of equity, diversity, inclusion, and community. I look forward to working with the community to assure that those who come to us can indeed ‘Stay Close and Go Far.’”
The decision was made at a special board meeting April 21 after a national search, a campus visit last week with student, faculty, staff and community forums, and an in-depth interview with the Board of Trustees.
Crawford, Ed.D., is president and CEO of North Seattle College. She has served over 30 years in higher education, including roles from full-time faculty member to associate vice chancellor, previously serving at Dallas College and other colleges and universities. Crawford earned a doctorate of education in organizational leadership from Nova Southeastern University, a master’s in human resources and organization development and a bachelor’s of science in organizational behavior, both from University of San Francisco.
EvCC worked with the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) Searches to conduct a national search. ACCT will continue to assist EvCC during the contracting process.
EvCC’s next president will lead an institution that educates more than 15,000 students per year and employs more than 800 faculty and staff at several locations throughout Snohomish County, with most students at the main campus in Everett.