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Michael J. Viera

PhotoMICHAEL J. VIERA, Ph.D., is superintendent/president of the Citrus Community College District, and is slated to retire in June, 2008.

Dr. Viera served as superintendent/president of Citrus College in 2003, and executive vice president and president of Fullerton College from 1995-1999.  In 1976 Dr. Viera became a professor of political science at Chaffey College, where over the next 19 years he served in a variety of faculty and administrative roles.

Under Dr. Viera’s leadership, both Fullerton College and Citrus College received multi-million dollar Title V grants as Hispanic Serving Institutions. Citrus College also leveraged grant funding to add a associate degree nursing program.  Dr. Viera has been involved in nearly a dozen accreditation reviews, including chairing several visiting teams. 

Dr. Viera is currently the president of the Association of California Community College Administrators (ACCCA), 2nd vice chair of the Community College League of California (CCLC) board of directors and sits on the CCLC Advisory Committee on Education Services.  A member of the statewide Community College Facilities Coalition Board of Directors, Dr. Viera is a past member of the Chief Executive Officers of the California Community Colleges (CEOCCC).

Dr. Viera holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of California, Riverside, an M.A. in comparative politics/international relations from the University of California, Riverside, and a B.A. in political science from Humboldt State University.  His post graduate education includes Harvard University’s Institute of Educational Management, the League for Innovation Executive Leadership Institute, and the American Association of Community College’s President’s Academy.