Kathryn E. Jeffery

Kathryn Elaine Jeffery is an American college administrator. She is the president of Santa Monica College.

Katheryn E. Jeffery
President of Santa Monica College
Incumbent
Assumed office February 2016
Personal details
Born	Kathryn Elaine Jeffery
Alma mater	Oklahoma State University (B.A., M.S.) University of Texas at Austin (Ph.D)

Education

Jeffery earned a bachelor of music education with a major in piano and a minor in voice from Oklahoma State University (OSU). She also completed a master of science in applied behavioral studies in education (counseling) from OSU. She earned a doctor of philosophy in educational administration with an emphasis in community college leadership from University of Texas at Austin.[1] Her doctoral advisor was William Moore Jr.[2]

Career

Jeffery was the chief executive officer of Sacramento City College and Hennepin Technical College. She was the provost and chief campus administrator of College of Southern Nevada and the vice president of Columbia College. Jeffery was the dean for faculty and staff diversity and development and the dean for student services in the chancellor's office of California Community Colleges System. In February 2016, she became the president and superintendent of Santa Monica College. She is a member of the president's round table of African American CEOs.[1]

See also

• List of women presidents or chancellors of co-ed colleges and universities

References

1. "Kathryn E. Jeffery, Superintendent/President". www.smc.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
2. Jeffery, Kathryn Elaine (1999). The role of community colleges in welfare reform and the training needs of welfare recipients: community colleges in California.