Chancellor Search
Riverside Community College District

How to Apply

Application Process

Nominations and applications will be accepted until the position is filled. However, to ensure full consideration, individuals should submit a complete application prior to December 12, 2008. The Chancellor Search Committee will begin its review of applications October 15, 2008. This is a confidential search process.


To apply, please submit these four (4) separate documents:

  1. A letter of application that succinctly addresses the Opportunities and Challenges as well as the Qualities and Characteristics identified (in this profile) and how your experience and professional qualifications prepare you to serve the needs of the college district (not to exceed 5 pages).

    Address letter to:

    Riverside Community College District Chancellor Search
    C/O Mr. Sperry MacNaughton
    MacNaughton Associates
    1155 Via Vallarta
    Riverside, Ca 92506-3659

  2. A current resume

  3. A reference list with the names, home and business telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses of eight references: three supervisors (one board member), two direct reports, and three faculty members from current or former institutions.

  4. A Candidate Key Data Sheet. You can download the template for this form here. These four (4) documents will be the only application information presented to the Screening Committee.

  5. A three-year salary history (2008, 2007, 2006).

Electronic copies of the application package should be sent to: Sperrym@pacbell.net.

For additional information, visit the college's website at http://rcc.edu/administration/chancellorsearch

or contact:

Mr. Sperry MacNaughton
MacNaughton Associates
1155 Via Vallarta
Riverside, CA 92506-3659
(O) 951-788-4951
(C) 951-536-5906
sperrym@pacbell.net

The District

  • California's seventh oldest community college.
  • Located in western Riverside County 60 miles east of Los Angeles.
  • Serves 1.5 million people living within a 450 square mile area.
  • Operates campuses in Riverside, Moreno Valley and Norco, and education centers at March Air Reserve Base, the Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center, and in the community of Rubidoux.
  • Offers six Middle and Early College High Schools in partnership with local K-12 districts.
  • Educates nearly 32,000 students each semester