Long Beach City College’s vice president of Student Services, Mike Muñoz, will become the new interim superintendent-president in a couple of weeks — and he will likely hold the position until the middle of next year.
The Long Beach Community College District’s Board of Trustees, which oversees the two-campus City College, voted unanimously on Tuesday, March 2, to appoint Muñoz as the temporary successor of outgoing interim Superintendent-President Lou Anne Bynum, who will leave after she and the district couldn’t agree on a contract extension. The board also decided to stop its search for a permanent leader until next year.
“I feel the weight of this position,” Munoz said, “and I recognize what it means for our campus and our community.
“Long Beach City College is a legacy college,” he added. “We are a beacon of light and hope for our community.”
Muñoz’s proposed contract will run from March 14 to June 30, 2022; he will receive a $270,000 annual salary, including health and welfare benefits, and life insurance.
The Board of Trustees and Bynum “could not come to a mutual agreement regarding the extension of her current contract,” which ends March 13, according to a recent statement from the district.
Board members on Tuesday backed Munoz while also praising Bynum’s relatively short tenure, which coincided with the coronavirus pandemic — forcing City College to shutter its campuses and go to virtual learning.
“I don’t know of anyone else who had the experience and knowledge of Long Beach City College, the respect and the trust of the community,” Area 4 Trustee Herlinda Chico said of Bynum, “to come in and help stabilize the college.
“We are forever indebted to you,” she added.
The Long Beach Community College District has been without a permanent leader for the last year, after the board voted in March 2020 to fire former Superintendent-President Reagan Romali, who took the job in 2017. The board swiftly chose Bynum as Romali’s short-term successor.
Trustee Sunny Zia voiced her regret over the board’s decision to suspend the search for a permanent superintendent-president until next year.
“I still haven’t heard any compelling arguments and rationale,” Zia said, “of why we can’t have a permanent in place sooner, by July, as we originally intended.
“But I will support this item,” she added, “and support the placement of Dr. Munoz.”
The board also voted unanimously to appoint Nohel Corral, dean of Counseling and Student Support Services, as Munoz’s temporary replacement. Corral’s contract will have him serve as interim vice president of Student Services for the same length of time Munoz will be superintendent-president, and will pay him a $203,716 annual salary.
Bynum, for her part, said she enjoyed her time leading the college — and praised its faculty and staff.
“Serving this college this past year has been my greatest personal joy and professional honor,” Bynum. “This college has the a statewide reputation for the excellence of its teaching and learning.
“And I firmly believe,” she added, “this recognition is derived from the faculty and staff that perform at the high levels day by day and year by year.”
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