Candidate: Carole Kempler Meagher

Carole Kempler Meagher

South Bay community colleges figure large in Dr. Carole’s life. She grew up in the San Pedro area and when her parents divorced her mother went to Harbor College to study ESL and Dental Assisting while her baby sister went to preschool at the Child Development Center. Upon graduating from San Pedro High School (go Pirates!) she considered both Harbor College and El Camino College but decided to head directly to UC Berkeley.

Dr. Carole worked at GE Company in the Financial Management Program and Corporate Audit Staff. She then moved to the capital equipment and software industries structuring deals, managing company-wide and sector budgets and forecasts, global consolidation processes, mergers and acquisitions and SEC reporting. After her years in finance and accounting, she shifted functions and served as a global marketing director for several financial technology companies.

At CCSF, Dr. Carole discovered her calling by teaching business to the wonderfully diverse San Francisco community. She brought her business and quantitative experiences to faculty roles as a member of the Basic Skills Committee, as Co-Chair of the Enrollment Management Committee, Vice Chair of the Curriculum Committee and as member of the Academic Senate Executive Council.

As Interim Director of CCSF Extension, Dr. Carole provided administrative leadership and supervision for self-supporting contract education and continuing education programs while working closely with academic departments to launch new programs, expanding CCSF’s reach in the community. She was then CCSF’s Supervising Fiscal Officer before moving on to Cañada College as Interim Director, Workforce Development.

At Palomar College, Dr. Carole serves as Senior Director of Fiscal Services. She co-chairs Institutional Planning and Fiscal Stewardship; as well as serving on Budget; Guided Pathways; Program Allocation; Program Development, Revitalization, and Discontinuance; and Technology Planning committees while implementing financial transparency and process improvements across the District.

Dr. Carole holds a BA in Political Economy of Industrial Societies from UC Berkeley, an MBA from Santa Clara University, an EdD from University of San Francisco in Organization and Leadership, and a Certificate in Spanish from City College of San Francisco.