Gloria Macias Harrison was first elected to the Board of Trustees in 2012, was re-elected in 2016, and ran unopposed in the 2020 election.
She became President of Crafton Hills College on July 1, 2000, and served until she retired from that position on July 2, 2011. Vice President of Instruction at Crafton Hills College for eight years, and Dean of Humanities at San Bernardino Valley College for three years, she also has over 20 years of teaching experience.
Mrs. Harrison was a governor's appointee to the California Commission on the Status of Women and served on the California Council for Humanities and numerous state committees on education. She is currently the Treasurer of the California Housing Foundation.
Locally, Ms. Harrison is a member of Kiwanis of Greater San Bernardino, the San Bernardino Symphony Association, Inland Empire American Association of University Women, San Bernardino Area League of Women Voters, Rialto and San Bernardino Women’s Clubs, the George Brown Legacy Project, the Inland Empire Community Foundation Youth Grant Makers Program, the Association of Community College Trustees, the California Community Colleges, and the Crafton Hills College Foundation.
Mrs. Harrison earned an Associate of Arts degree from San Bernardino Valley College, a Bachelor of Arts degree, and a Master of Arts degree in Spanish Literature, both from the University of California, Riverside.
Macίas Harrison brings a unique perspective, having spent her professional career as an educator in the SBCCD, in addition to founding and continuing to serve as publisher of several weekly newspapers serving the Inland Empire.
Raised in San Bernardino, Macίas Harrison began her career in academia as a professor of Spanish, spending 24 years in the classroom before she moved into educational administration. She served as the Dean of Humanities at San Bernardino Valley College, then Vice President of Instruction at Crafton Hills College, before she was appointed President, where she served from 2000 to 2011.
Macίas Harrison is also the founder/owner-publisher of the El Chicano Community Newspaper (established in 1969) and co-owner/co-publisher of the Colton Courier and the Rialto Record along with www.iecn.com, under the auspices of the Inland Empire Community Newspapers group.
Macias Harrison supports sound policy decisions that emphasize providing quality education and training opportunities to the most students possible while implementing efficient oversight of the district administration. Known throughout her career for always considering students first, she is committed to making the most of limited resources in these challenging times by the effective use of every tax dollar.
“As an educator and business owner, I am uniquely qualified to be a trustee. I know firsthand that our future depends on providing our students with quality opportunities for higher education and training. I am a testament to this belief - without my education, I would not have been able to form the IECN weekly newspapers. My education, in concert with running a successful small business, has taught me to manage money and to maximize limited resources.”
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