The Maricopa County Community College District Governing Board has named Steven Gonzales as the district's interim chancellor. Gonzales is currently president of GateWay Community College and will assume the role of interim chancellor on Jan. 25.
Gonzales has more than 20 years of instructional and administrative experience in higher education. From 2011 to 2013, he served as the acting associate vice president of academic affairs and chief academic officer for the Pinal County Community College District, which operates as Central Arizona College.
He replaces Maria Harper-Marinick. She is going on executive leave beginning Jan. 25
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