The State Center Community College District Board of Trustees confirmed Dr. Cynthia Azari as the Interim President of Fresno City College effective May 28, with a 4-3 vote on Tuesday.

Trustees Miguel Arias, Patrick Patterson and Eric Payne voted no, while Richard Caglia, Bobby Kahn, John Leal and Ron Nishinaka voted in support.

“Dr. Azari has a wealth of experience and I am looking forward to working with her,” said Bill Stewart, SCCCD Interim Chancellor. “She was highly successful as president of Fresno City College and she enjoys tremendous support on the campus and in the district.”

Azari, who was the first female president of FCC, was president of the college from January 2009 to April 2011 when she became president of Riverside Community College and later appointed interim chancellor for the Riverside Community College District.  Before she became FCC president, Azari was also the vice chancellor for Workforce Development and Educational Services for the State Center Community College District.

“We  are very fortunate to have someone with her expertise and her knowledge of Fresno City College join us as interim president,” said Stewart.