Big Bend Community College Announces Three Finalists for President Position

The Big Bend Community College Board of Trustees revealed the top three finalists for the college's tenth president Thursday.

The three choices are:

-Dr. Suzanne Ames, Vice President of Instruction at Lake Washington Institute of Technology

-Dr. Teresa Rich, Vice President of Administrative Services at Yakima Valley College

-Dr. Sara Thompson, Vice President of Student Access, Involvement and Success at Westchester Community College.

Said Board Chairman Stephen McFadden, “The next step will be to try and coordinate the travel schedules of all of the trustees to make our on-site visits to each of our finalists.”

The board of trustees hope to have a final decision by March 31st.

The college’s current president, Terry Leas, announced in August that he would retire at the end of this year. Leas has been president since 2012.