Search to find permanent leader of the San Bruno college complete
By Ana Mata/Daily Journal
The article below originally appeared in the San Mateo Daily Journal and is being reprinted with permission.
Dr. Nathan Carter will be the new president of Skyline College beginning this summer, ending a multiyear effort to find a permanent replacement for the college’s former president and now district Chancellor Melissa Moreno.
Carter was unanimously approved by the San Mateo County Community College District Board of Trustees, as recommended by Moreno, at its meeting April 30. He will begin in his new role July 1, leading the college that serves more than 15,000 students each year on its San Bruno campus.
Before receiving the official confirmation from the board that he would be approved for the new presidential role, Carter spoke of his excitement to return to California and his readiness to “build something great.”
“From the moment that I first connected with Skyline, I felt this energy, this passion,” Carter said. “There’s a shared purpose in this district and at Skyline that truly moves people.”
Moreno congratulated Carter at the board meeting, and said he should be proud of “surviving a very long and thorough and competitive selection process.”
“Please know that you are among exceptional and talented finalists,” Moreno said. “Congratulations to you and we are very much looking forward to you joining this great district.”
Carter is currently the chief institutional effectiveness and inclusion officer at Northern Virginia Community College, the second-largest community college in the country. Carter attended Sacramento City College before transferring to the University of the Pacific for his bachelor’s degree. He then attended California State University Northridge for his master’s, and earned his doctorate in intercultural communication and rhetoric from Howard University in Washington.
Carter’s contract is for $283,788 annual salary from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2028. The San Mateo County Community College District oversees Cañada College in Redwood City, the College of San Mateo and Skyline College in San Bruno.
“Skyline College is on track to reach new heights of excellence under Dr. Carter’s leadership and his uncompromised collaborative and collegial approach,” Moreno said in a press release.