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Evergreen Valley College Names New President
Keith Aytch, who has served as interim president since last year, began working at the school since 1993.
SAN JOSE, CA – Evergreen Valley College named Keith Aytch its new president, school officials said today.
Aytch was serving as interim president at EVC since July 2017 when Henry Yong accepted a position as chancellor of Yosemite Community College District after serving as EVC president for six years.
Aytch, who also served as vice president of academic affairs at the college since 2011, was approved Tuesday by a unanimous vote of the San José - Evergreen Community College District board of trustees.
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“President Aytch has been committed to Evergreen Valley College and the community we serve since he was hired as an instructor at the college 25 years ago,” said SJECCD Chancellor Dr. Debbie Budd. “EVC has a strong history and a bright future that will only be made brighter through Keith’s visionary leadership, expertise, and experience.”
In addition to serving as interim president and vice president of academic affairs, Aytch also served as dean of language arts, dean of library and learning resources, and English literature and composition instructor at EVC, where he has worked since 1993.
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“I am thrilled to have been chosen as Evergreen Valley College’s next president and thankful to the board of trustees and Chancellor Budd for their confidence in me,” Aytch said. “It will be an honor and a privilege to continue to serve in this capacity alongside my colleagues on the faculty and staff as we move the College forward in service of our students and community.”
Aytch holds a Master of Arts and a Bachelor of Arts in English from California State University, Sacramento and a K-12 administrative credential from National University, officials said. He was recently inducted into the Silicon Valley Black Legends Hall of Fame, in recognition of his decades of service in education.
Aytch was selected from a strong pool of qualified applicants following a nation-wide search, officials said.
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