About the Chancellor

Rosie Rimando-Chareunsap, Ed.D., has been appointed interim chancellor of Seattle Colleges by the Seattle Colleges Board of Trustees.

Interim Chancellor Rimando-Chareunsap has more than 20 years of experience leading in higher education, most of those in a variety of roles at Seattle Colleges. She has served as president of South Seattle College for the past four years, and she served the entire district as vice chancellor of equity, diversity, and inclusion. Trustees noted that she has successfully addressed budget shortfalls and is skilled at making important and thoughtful decisions through collaboration.

“I care very much about the students and surrounding community, and also about the communities of North, Central, South and Siegal,” she said. “If I can help contribute to bringing stability, consistency and value to our work as a district, I’m very willing to step into that role. It all comes from love of people."

This appointment is part of an intentional and well-coordinated leadership transition. The next step is for Seattle Colleges to conduct an in-depth national search for a permanent chancellor, with a target start date of July 2023.