Mike Muñoz was selected as LBCC’s next superintendent-president and will be appointed by the Board of Trustees during their meeting next Wednesday.
“Serving as the new Superintendent-President of Long Beach City College is an honor of a lifetime,” said Muñoz in a college press release. “LBCC is an amazing community college with the most passionate employees I’ve met in my career. Thanks to the many years of hard work from our talented staff, we’ve celebrated a lot of success and recognition recently — from the $30 million grant from MacKenzie Scott to the launch of the Safe Parking pilot program.”
The Board unanimously chose Muñoz for the role during a closed session meeting. The other candidate who ran alongside Muñoz was Nohemy Ornelas, the current Associate Superintendent/Vice President at Allan Hancock College.
Board President Uduak-Joe Ntuk notified the campus community in an email sent earlier today.
“He’s done a tremendous job for the past three years as Vice President of Student Services as well as the nine months as the Interim Superintendent-President,” wrote Ntuk. “I know that he will hit the ground running, working to remove barriers to student success and lead our employees with his signature level of high energy and inclusion.”
Prior to coming to LBCC in 2018, Muñoz spent more than a decade at Rio Hondo College. He has also served on the Board of Directors for the National Community Colleges Hispanic Council and California Conference on Equality and Justice.
“Dr. Muñoz has been a truly transformative leader who will lead our College as we continue to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, modernize our student services, close racial equity gaps, and collaborate with our employees to ensure all students have an opportunity to reach their academic goals,” said Ntuk in a college press release.
Muñoz will officially start his position as superintendent-president on Jan. 1.