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Public Information Office
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: June
13, 2006
CONTACT: Judy Yu, (206) 546-4634
Shoreline Community
College Board of Trustees
Names Dr. Lee Lambert President
Photo Cap: At the June 9, 2006
special meeting of the Board of Trustees of Shoreline Community College,
the Board voted to appoint Dr. Lee Lambert as the new President,
effective July 1, 2006. The Board unanimously approved Dr. Lambert’s
appointment for a term of three years at an annual salary of $175,000.
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Shoreline, WA
― At a special meeting of the Board of Trustees of Shoreline Community College (SCC),
on June 9th, the Board voted to appoint Lee D. Lambert as the
College’s new president, effective July 1, 2006. The Board unanimously approved
Lambert’s appointment for a term of three years at an annual salary of
$175,000.
“The Board is pleased to name Mr. Lambert as President,” says
Board Chair Jeffrey P. Lewis. “In his role as both acting- and interim
president, Mr. Lambert has proven his abilities as well as his commitment to the
College and our students. He has worked with the campus community in developing
processes and strategies that will set a successful course for the future of the
College.”
Lambert was hired in January 2005, as SCC’s vice president
for Human Resources and Legal Affairs. During his tenure as vice president, the
College underwent a management restructure following a faculty
vote-of-no-confidence of former College president, Holly Moore. At that time,
Lambert was asked to fill the role of acting president, and in October of 2005,
was named interim president.
Prior to coming to SCC, Lambert was vice president for Human
Resources and Legal Affairs at Centralia College. Among his accomplishments
there, Lambert established positive working relationships with the college’s
faculty and classified staff, further developed and implemented a comprehensive
affirmative action plan and created a campus-wide training program. He
negotiated and administered two separate contracts for faculty and classified
employees.
Lambert worked for five and a half years as special assistant
to the President for Civil Rights and Legal Affairs at The Evergreen State
College. In addition to advising college management staff on civil rights,
personnel, and other campus and policy issues, he analyzed and anticipated
trends in law that could present legal issues and problems for the college. He
conducted ongoing training for the Board of Trustees, faculty, staff and
students regarding discrimination, sexual harassment and legal issues and
managed a public records program. While at The Evergreen State College, Lambert
was an adjunct professor who taught courses on Law, Civil Rights and Social
Justice, and Employment Law.
Lambert has a J.D. degree from Seattle University School of Law and a
bachelor's degree in liberal arts from The Evergreen State College. He is a
member of the Washington State Bar Association, former chair of the Human
Resource Management Commission, and current member of the Governor’s Affirmative
Action Policy Committee.
“I am honored to accept the position of President of Shoreline
Community College. This is an exciting and challenging time for this
institution, and I look forward to working with our exceptional faculty, staff,
students and community as we advance the mission of the College as a leader in
higher education.
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