EUGENE, Ore.–The Lane Community College Board of Education is inviting applications for appointment to the Zone 1 position to fill the remainder of the term which expires June 30, 2021. Applications are due by February 22. Interviews will be held February 27. The board will hold a brief meeting during its March 3 work session to vote on the appointment.
Applicants must live within Zone 1 which is primarily western Lane County including west Eugene, Veneta and Florence. A complete zone description is available online(link is external).
Applicants should send a letter of interest and a resume including previous board or leadership experience, to Lane Community College Board of Education Chair Lisa Fragala, in care of Donna Zmolek, Executive Assistant to the President and Board, Lane Community College, 4000 E. 30th Ave., Eugene OR 97405; or email at zmolekd@lanecc.edu. For more information contact Zmolek at 541-463-5200, zmolekd@lanecc.edu.
The appointee may choose to run for election to a four-year term in the Zone 1 position in the May 18, 2021 special election. The deadline to file with Lane County Elections is March 9.
The board declared a vacancy at its January 20 meeting after accepting the resignation of Melanie Muenzer.
The Lane Community College Board of Education has primary authority for establishing policies governing the operation of the college and for adopting the college's annual budget. The board's charge is to oversee the development of programs and services that board members believe will best serve the needs of the people of the Lane Community College district.
Lane Community College educates over 25,000 students annually at six locations across Lane County and online. Students and alumni from all 50 states and 79 countries create more than an $850 million dollar impact on the local economy, helping to support more than 13,000 local jobs. Lane provides affordable, quality, professional technical and college transfer programs; business development and employee training; academic, language and life skills development; and lifelong personal development and enrichment courses.