Cañada College to get new president

"Dr. Buckley brings a wealth of leadership experience that will undoubtedly benefit Cañada College and the district as a whole,” Galatolo said in a prepared announcement of Buckley’s recommendation.

Buckley is currently interim president of San Bernardino Valley College, a position he accepted in January. Prior to that post, Buckley was also vice president of instruction at that institution and Fullerton College. He also served as the dean of visual, performing and communication arts at Chaffey College and dean of instruction at Lake Tahoe Community College.

He expressed enthusiasm at the possibility of the upcoming move to San Mateo County.

"I am delighted to join the Cañada College family and to have the opportunity to work with faculty, staff and students with such an exceptional commitment to academic excellence and student success,” Buckley said in a written statement.

Buckley holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees and doctorate in history from the University at Hawaii at Manoa. He began his career as a history professor at the university, later becoming a tenured faculty member and department chair at Feather River College in Quincy, Calif.

Cañada College is located in Redwood City and serves approximately 5,500 day and evening students.