D R .   G R E G P E T E R S O NP R E S I D E N T O F C H A N D L E R - G I L B E R T C O M M U N I T Y C O L L E G E

Dr. Greg Peterson was appointed to serve as the President at Chandler-Gilbert

Community College on July 1, 2018. For the last ten years, Dr. Peterson has

served as the Vice President of Student Services and/or Instruction at three

Minority-Serving Institutions in California, and recently worked at Golden West

College in Huntington Beach, California, where he oversaw all instructional

programs for 16,000 students. Prior to working at Golden West College, Dr.

Peterson worked at Long Beach City College, where he oversaw all student

services at two comprehensive campuses serving 30,000 students annually. He

has served on multiple state committees, is a member of Excelencia in

Education’s “Excelencia in Action” network, and was appointed by the Mayor of

Long Beach to the City’s My Brother’s Keeper taskforce. He holds a doctorate in

Educational Administration with an emphasis in Community College Leadership

from the University of Texas at Austin; a master’s degree in Postsecondary,

Adult and Continuing Education from Portland State University; and a

bachelor’s degree in English from Brigham Young University. As a first-

generation community college student, Dr. Greg Peterson has a passion and

commitment to the community college and its mission of access and success

for all students. 

LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE FOR TOMORROW