FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 18, 2003
CONTACT: John G. Hammond, San Antonio College Director of Public Relations
210.733.2147
San Antonio College Appoints New Dean
Dr. Joy Gates Black has been appointed Dean of Student Affairs at San Antonio College, effective August 18. President
Robert E. Zeigler made the recommendation to the Alamo Community College District Board of Trustees, who approved the
appointment at their monthly meeting on June 17.
"Dr. Black will be an outstanding addition to our administrative team," said Dr. Zeigler, who added, "She brings
impressive experience in student affairs areas as well as superior recommendations from her colleagues."
Black is currently Dean of Equity and Diversity at Los Angeles City College, which has an enrollment of 17,095 students.
Previously, she was Assistant Director of Operations for the University Student Union at California State University at
Northridge, Assistant Vice President of Administrative Services at Los Angeles City College, Associate Dean of Admissions
at University of Redlands, Whitehead College, Assistant Dean of Cambridge College in Cambridge, Mass., and Interim
Executive Director of Holyoke Street School. She has worked on numerous college committees.
"I am most impressed with the energy and openness to different ways of doing things and different perspectives," said Black
about the people at San Antonio College, who she said clearly see students as the college's top priority.
The Dayton, Texas, native sees the dean's role "as a leader who champions the cause of student affairs," who leads in
strategy without micromanaging and assists and works collaboratively with others.
She was an instructor in Workforce Readiness Skills at Holyoke Street School and served as a Professional Seminar Leader
as part of her master's project at Cambridge College. She was a consultant for Healthcare Association of Southern
California and has contracted to provide expertise to facilitate the development of standardized emergency coding for
hospitals.
Black has served on the Chamber of Commerce Education Committee and the Springfield Public Schools Marketing Committee.
She is a member of several professional associations, including the California Association on Postsecondary Education and
Disability, the Association of Chief Human Resources Officers/Equal Employment Officers, Association of Pan African
Doctoral Students, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. She completed her basic training at Lackland Air Force Base and
served in active duty in the U.S. Air Force and in the U.S. Air Force Reserves.
She completed her undergraduate studies and her M.Ed. in an integrated studies program at Cambridge College and her Ed.D.
in Education focusing on organizational leadership at Pepperdine University.