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Joi Lin Blake, Ed.D.

Dr. Joi Lin Blake has over thirty years of experience working with diverse organizations and hundreds of professional teams in California.  Due to her extensive experience as a leader in higher education, she has trained, mentored and guided many of the top professionals in the California Community College System, the largest higher education system in the world.  Dr. Blake served as CEO, of Palomar Community College District, the sixth largest single college district in California.  The District serves 25% of San Diego County with a $624 million budget.  She also served as CEO of the College of Alameda, the only island community college in California.

In the Office of the Under Secretary, United States Department of Education, during the Obama Administration, Dr. Blake served on the team that crafted the national strategic plan for community colleges and developed a national perspective on the intersection of all segments of education with business and industry.  She is recognized as a progressive change agent who has a reputation for taking a holistic approach to implementing organizational change and advancement, while building strong partnerships with business and industry.

While CEO of Palomar Community College District, Dr. Blake served as President of the San Diego Imperial Counties Community Colleges Association (SDICCCA).  She is the recipient of the William Piland Ph.D. Doctoral Leadership Award at San Diego State University, Faculty Emeritus at Southwestern Community College District and, a participant of the University of California, Davis, Fellows Program.

Representative Lectures/Presentations: Institutional Cultural Change, Innovative Practices, Leadership Development

  • Diversity in Hiring
  • Transformational Leadership
  • National Institute of Organizational Development
  • Women in Leadership
  • Community College Management
  • Benefits Access for College Completion
  • Working Student Success Network
  • African American/Latino Male Transition Programs
  • Innovative Practices in Higher Education
  • Annual Report on Education
  • Working Student Success Network
  • Customized Training
    • Change Management Strategy
    • Executive On-boarding/Retention/Exit Transitions
    • Social Justice, Equity, and Inclusion Training

Representative Hosting Institutions/Organizations:

  • Achieving the Dream
  • American Council on Education
  • Association for California Community College Administrators (ACCCA)
  • California State University, San Marcos
  • Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
  • Federal Reserve Bank in Boston
  • League of Innovation
  • San Diego State University Doctoral Program
  • University of Texas, Austin