Position:

Chief Financial Officer & Vice President, Finance & Operations

Contact Information:

jhawk@paloaltou.edu

Biography:

Jeanine R. Hawk has over 25 years of senior level administrative experience in non-profit and higher education organizations. She has held roles in senior leadership including as CFO, acting chancellor, vice-chancellor, and vice-president. She has considerable leadership experience in strategic planning, budget, accounting, IT, human resources, advancement, facilities operations, planning and development (including urban campus development), advocacy, dining and event services. Her experience and commitment to supporting underserved populations within a social justice framework informs her perspective to resource allocation. In addition to her community college and university experience, Dr. Hawk has served as adjunct faculty at Napa Valley College, Holy Names University and currently at UC Berkeley Extension.

She has previously served as a K-12 board member, Puente mentor, and founding board member of the Josephine County Human Rights Alliance, which addressed anti-LGBTQ legislation and hate speech in Southern Oregon.

Dr. Hawk received her bachelor’s degree in social science from the University of California, Irvine, her master’s in business administration from Southern Oregon University and her doctorate in Higher Educational Leadership from San Francisco State University.