Marvin Martinez is a Salvadoran-American academic administrator. He is chancellor of Rancho Santiago Community College District. Martinez was president of Los Angeles Harbor College and East Los Angeles College.

Marvin Martinez
Chancellor of Rancho Santiago Community College District
Assumed office
2019 (2019)
President of East Los Angeles College
In office
2013 (2013)–2019 (2019)
Preceded byFarley Herzek
President of Los Angeles Harbor College
In office
2010 (2010)–2013 (2013)
Personal details
BornEl Salvador
Children4
Alma materUniversity of California, Los Angeles (BA, MA)
OccupationAcademic administrator

Early life and education

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Martinez was born in El Salvador. He immigrated to Brooklyn and later moved to Long Beach, California. Martinez graduated from Woodrow Wilson Classical High School. He earned a bachelor of arts in English from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He completed a master of arts in urban planning from UCLA.[1]

Career

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Martinez was the dean of business and industry at Cerritos College. He was the vice president of planning and development of the Santa Monica Community College District and the provost of Santa Monica College.[2] Martinez was the president of Los Angeles Harbor College from 2010 to 2013. He oversaw a $444 million in bond construction project and balanced the college budget in his first year.[1] Martinez became the president of East Los Angeles College July 2013, replacing interim president Farley Herzek.[2] On July 1, 2019, Martinez became the Chancellor of the Rancho Santiago Community College District.[3]

Personal life

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Martinez has four children.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Marvin Martinez". New America Alliance. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
  2. ^ a b "LACCD approves permanent ELAC president". East Los Angeles College Campus News. 2013-02-14. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
  3. ^ "Marvin Martinez Named Rancho Santiago Community College District Chancellor".