Associate Vice Chancellor, Educational Services

Dr. Mandy Liang has 19 years of professional experience in the California Community Colleges system as an administrator, faculty leader and classified professional. Dr. Liang presently serves as the Dean of Student Success at City College of San Francisco (CCSF). Dr. Liang’s commitment to student success, equity, and social justice in higher education is rooted in her personal experience as an immigrant and a first- generation college student who grew up impoverished. In the six (6) years of her management experience, she has provided leadership and administrative oversight for personnel, fiscal, reporting, operations, integrated planning, partnership building, program development, implementation, and evaluation for a wide cross-section of Student Affairs departments on the main campus and five (5) education centers supporting credit and noncredit students. She has led the Equitable Placement and Completion implementation and created the Completion Center to enhance student success and completion at CCSF. Areas within her responsibility include Counseling, Assessment, Transfer Center, Career Center, DSPS, EOPS/CalWORKS Counseling, City Dream Counseling, Athletic Counseling, Puente, Rising Scholars/New Directions, Juvenile Justice Program, Veterans Services, Completion Center, Asian Pacific American Student Success Program, Latinx Services Network, Umoja/African American Scholastic Program, TULAY Filipino American Student Success Program, Pacific Islander & Oceania Student Success Program, Metro Transfer Program, the Homeless At-Risk Transitional Students (HARTS) Program, Guardian Scholars, and the Bridge to Success Outreach Initiative. As a faculty leader, Dr. Liang served as the Academic Senate President, Accreditation Faculty Chair, and Student Learning Outcomes Coordinator at CCSF. To foster student success, Dr. Liang has worked as a counselor, instructor, International Students Association advisor, outreach representative, and a member on many college and statewide committees.

Dr. Liang also has experience in reviewing and recommending policies at the state level. She is the President of the California Community College Assessment Association. Dr. Liang’s expertise in professional development and community college policies has led her to become a coach and core project team member for the IEPI Strategic Enrollment Management and a lead for IEPI Partnership Resource Teams assisting other community colleges. Dr. Liang has also served as a member of ACCJC accreditation peer review teams. Dr. Liang received her Doctorate in Educational Leadership and Management from Capella University, Master’s Degree in Counseling from San Francisco State University, and Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology from the University of California, Davis.

Dr. Tonia Teresh (she/her/hers) is an equity-centered leader whose career spans over 20 years across varied public higher education environments. In her current role as Vice President of Student Services at Yuba College, Dr. Teresh is responsible for assessing, planning, and administering all programs and resources in the Division of Student Services, Including Counseling, Enrollment Services, Financial Aid, Student Marketing and Engagement, EOPS, DSPS, MESA, TRIO, and Veterans Services. Under her leadership, the college reopened the shuttered food pantry and student health clinic, and implemented comprehensive basic needs supports including mental health services and student wellness programming.

Previously as Dean of Student Development and Matriculation at San Diego Miramar College, Dr. Teresh oversaw counseling and special programs and led innovative approaches to foster student success, including a Strong Workforce Program matriculation redesign project aligned with Guided Pathways. As Dean of Student Success and Equity at Barstow Community College, she and her team supported a 9,000 square mile service area through outreach, career, transfer, and academic success programs such as embedded tutoring and supplemental instruction. She has been responsible for the development and implementation of the Student Equity Plan at multiple colleges to increase access, retention, and completion for disproportionately impacted students. Across these roles she has also administered services at satellite campuses, military bases, and through virtual delivery.

Dr. Teresh previously worked in staff and management positions focused on enrollment and engagement. She served as Academic and Student Services Manager for Outreach/Relations with Schools, Assessment and Welcome Services at Diablo Valley College, where she implemented the college’s Student Ambassador program and developed valuable K-12 relationships. Prior to joining the Contra Costa Community College District, she worked at CSU and UC campuses.

Dr. Teresh earned her Bachelor of Science in Journalism and Master of Arts in Educational Leadership at West Virginia University. She earned a Doctor of Education at Northeastern University, where her research focused on the professional development needs of college employees implementing student success initiatives. During doctoral studies, she interned in the US Department of Education’s Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education.

As a first-generation student herself, Tonia is grateful for the guidance and encouragement she received from her undergraduate faculty, advisors, and mentors. This experience sparked her professional commitment to fostering an inclusive environment that enables all learners to meet their goals and where employees are engaged and motivated to do their best work.