Dr. Lisa Aguilera Lawrenson has 28 years of community college experience in a variety of roles including serving as a tenured English and multicultural humanities professor, instructional dean, vice president of instruction, and vice president of student services. Most recently, since September 2021, she has served San Joaquin Delta College as its acting Superintendent/President. She has expertise in culturally relevant curriculum design, institutional equity and inclusion, integrated strategic planning and governance, innovative professional development, and student-centered leadership. Dr. Aguilera Lawrenson completed her general education requirements at American River College, and she holds a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in English. She also earned her Ph.D. in Education with an emphasis in community college leadership from Oregon State University. Her dissertation was titled Hispanic Community College Student Empowerment: Developmental English Participants Describe Their Educational Experiences. She is proud that both of her parents and both of her children attended community college.

 

In her various roles, Dr. Aguilera Lawrenson led assessment, curriculum, accreditation, basic skills, student equity, student success and support, governance, and guided pathways. She has also served as campus equity officer, Title IX officer, and trained faculty, staff, administrators, and equal employment opportunity representatives in equitable hiring policies and procedures. In 2011, she was awarded the California Community College Dr. John W. Rice Diversity and Equity Award. In her current role as Acting Superintendent/President at Delta College, she has worked closely with the Board of Trustees and all college constituencies to serve Delta’s students and its communities.