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Jowel C. Laguerre, Ph.D., began his tenure as Chancellor of the Peralta Community College District in California on July 1, 2015. Previously, he served as Superintendent/President of Solano Community College District in California.
Dr. Laguerre holds a Ph.D., in Educational Leadership for college and university administration, a Master’s of Science in Education in School Administration and a Master’s of Arts in French Literature from the University of Kansas, and a Certificate in Mathematics and Physics Education.
Prior to joining Solano Community College, Dr. Jowel Laguerre was the Vice President for Academic Affairs at Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC) in Reno Nevada, which has an enrollment of over 13,000 credit students annually. Dr. Laguerre previously served as Executive Vice President for Academic and Student Services at Montgomery College (Maryland). He held academic and student services positions at Lake Superior College (Minnesota): Vice President of Student Services and Learning Support, as well as Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences and Director of Academic and Student Affairs.
Since 1978, Dr. Laguerre has taught English as a second language, French, Haitian-Creole, physics and mathematics. He has published, in cooperation with Bryant C. Freeman, a Haitian-English dictionary and he recently published with Dr. Cécile Accilien through McGraw Hill, a Haitian Phrasebook and is working on a Haitian-Creole textbook for those who want to learn Haitian-Creole.