My mission in higher education at Columbia Basin College is to ensure access for all current and potential students to higher education and arm our diverse student population with degrees, certifications and expert skills to succeed in a dynamic fast paced modern world. Citizens of the Tri-Cities not only need the ability to be successful in their chosen vocation or field, but also need to be able to critically think to separate fact from fiction in a post truth society. I strive to arm the students of Columbia Basin College with the intelligence, ingenuity, knowledge and imagination to succeed and lead in our community.