October 25, 2011 – Issaquah Press
Bellevue College leaders appointed Issaquah Mayor Ava Frisinger to the committee overseeing the search for the institution’s next president, officials announced.
The advisory committee includes college administrators, faculty members, students and community leaders.
Bellevue College’s next president is expected to play a large role in the institution’s expansion to Issaquah. Former College President Jean Floten announced plans last August to open a satellite campus in the Issaquah Highlands and laid out a bold vision for the facility.
In September, the college selected a Florida search firm, Greenwood/Asher and Associates — a veteran in Washington State University and Western Washington University presidential searches — to find candidates.
Floten resigned from Bellevue College in August to serve as chancellor of WGU Washington, a nonprofit online university. Laura Saunders, a former Bellevue College administrator, is serving as interim president.
