The Network/Sally Montemayor Lenz
Sally Montemayor Lenz
Former Executive · State Community College System
Dr. Sally Montemayor Lenz has over 35 years of experience in higher education. She began her career in 1988 with the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office, where she held statewide leadership positions across Academic Affairs, Student and Support Services, Matriculation, Middle College High Schools, Fund for Student Success, Legislation, Grants and Contracts, and Management Information Systems, with special emphasis on STEM, MESA, Puente, and Umoja.
A bilingual, first-generation college graduate, she is passionate about student success and college opportunity and affordability.
Selected experience
- Associate Vice Chancellor of Educational Services for the Contra Costa Community College District, serving Contra Costa College, Diablo Valley College, and Los Medanos College
- Interim Vice President at Los Medanos College, leading team development for the launch of Guided Pathways and participating in accreditation, strategic planning, and curriculum development
- Director of Postsecondary Projects at WestEd
- Consulting and grant writing on student equity and diversity, community college baccalaureate degree proposals, Guided Pathways and meta-majors, AB 288 CCAP dual enrollment agreements, and AB 705 matriculation and assessment
- Adjunct counselor and Puente program mentor at Sierra College, 2006-2013
Every CBT project team is handpicked. If Lenz's background fits your institution's needs, we can talk about it.