Yoshiko Harden
Interim President for Seattle Central College
Yoshiko Harden serves as interim president for Seattle Central College. She worked as vice president for Student Services at Seattle Central College from 2016 to 2021, providing leadership for areas such as student development, enrollment and registration, and the Guided Pathways initiative.
Prior to joining Seattle Central, Harden served as vice president for diversity at Bellevue College, and as director of Multicultural Services and Student Development at Highline College.
She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from University of California, San Diego in Communications and Women’s Studies, a Master's of Education from Seattle University in Student Development Administration, and a doctorate in Education from Northeastern University in Higher Education Policy. Her research interests and expertise center on Black males in community and technical colleges, racial microaggressions, and critical race theory.