Dear Colleague,

As of March 15th, I have asked William (Bill) Saraceno, MBA, to act as Interim Chief Financial Officer for the College. While primarily working from his home located the Tri-Cities, Bill will be on campus periodically in support of our budget management needs. He will serve in this interim capacity while the College recruits for a permanent Vice President for Business & Administrative Services.

With more than 30 years of experience in community college budget and financial management in the Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges (SBCTC) system, Bill most recently worked at Tacoma Community College as Interim Vice President for Administrative Services (see resume).

Now that Bill is serving as the Interim Chief Financial Officer, former Senior Executive Director & CFO Stuart Trippel may need to interact with us to provide specific information related to work in the Office of Business & Administrative Services or information related to our ongoing capital projects.

During this period, you may also want to refer to my previous message in Day at a Glance (DAAG), which has been updated. This message refers to the temporary reporting structure for the Office of Business & Administrative Services.

Please join me in welcoming Bill to Shoreline.

Respectfully,
Cheryl Roberts, Ed.D.
President

Stuart Trippel, Senior Executive Director & CFO, has announced his intent to retire from public service at Shoreline Community College.

Trippel came to the College in 2000 as an associate faculty member teaching accounting. In 2006 he began service in the administration, where he has filled various roles and responsibilities. Currently, Trippel’s areas of responsibility are finance and budget, enrollment and financial aid, human resources, facilities and capital projects, auxiliary services, information technology, and safety and security. Prior to his work at the College, Trippel had a 15-year career in regulatory and management consulting in the private sector.

“My years serving as a community college faculty member and administrator have given me a keen sense of the importance of the work that we do together. We really do have the opportunity to change lives for the better, whatever our role,” said Trippel.

President Cheryl Roberts thanked Trippel for his service to the College, saying “as an administrator, Stuart has provided knowledge and leadership that demonstrate his deep commitment to the College and our students, and for which I am personally grateful.”

Trippel added, “I want to emphasize to the campus community that this is entirely my own decision. As the College moves into its next phase of life with new economic realities, a changing campus experience that includes residential life, and the first major instructional space improvements in years, now is a good time to allow for fresh eyes and ears. On a personal level, making a change at this time allows me to plan and enjoy a new phase in my own career.”

President Roberts is working with Trippel and his direct reports to form a transition plan that will take effect during the next several weeks.

Greetings,

With the new year comes some new changes –  The Employee Changes Report is now titled, “Employee Comings & Goings”.  It will still be available on the HR Intranet webpage located HERE and the Employee Comings & Goings for Nov/Dec 2018 can be downloaded HERE. 

Thank you,
Human Resources

Greetings!

Reminder – we transitioned from sharing the employee changes report via email attachment each month to a more readily available campus-wide communication method. Beginning this past February, the Employee Changes Report is found online at the HR Intranet webpage located HERE. The employee changes report for October-November 2018 can be downloaded HERE. Please feel free to call or email with any questions.

Human Resources