LBCC announces new members to management team – Press Telegram

Long Beach City College has hired three new administrators to help drive innovation and growth in the communities they serve.

The Long Beach Community College District Board of Trustees, which oversees LBCC’s two campuses, recently approved the hiring of three people for various administrative positions: Kendra Madrid as vice president of workforce and economic development, Michael Gregoryk as interim vice president of administrative and business services, and Gita Runkle as LBCC’s dean of career education.

These roles are part of Superintendent-President Mike Muñoz’s cabinet, also known as the college’s executive leadership team.

“We are excited to support Dr. Muñoz as he selects new leaders for his executive team,” Board Chair Vivian Malauulu said in a recent statement. “They all have impressive resumes, with diverse and strong industry backgrounds that will help LBCC reach out and create more opportunities for our students.”

As vice president of Economic and Workforce Development, Madrid will oversee, plan, implement and coordinate with internal staff and external partners to ensure the college’s economic and workforce development mission meets the needs of regional business and industry and aligns with LBCC’s goals and objectives, per the college’s job description.

Madrid’s term begins July 15 and ends June 30, 2026. The annual salary for the position is $241,971, according to the contract agreement.

With a background in higher education administration and workforce development, Madrid is committed to fostering diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility, according to a recent press release.

As dean of Instructional Services and Workforce Development and Innovation at East Los Angeles College, Madrid led initiatives to improve student outcomes through program enhancements and collaboration with faculty.

Gregoryk will be responsible for managing and integrating a comprehensive administrative and business services program for LBCC, in accordance with the college’s job description. This includes developing, issuing and managing public works requests for proposals and bids, district-wide legal coordination and management, and contract management.

He began his position on June 27 and his term will end on December 20, with an hourly salary of $122.15, according to the contract agreement.

Gregoryk has more than 40 years of experience in various leadership roles within the education and community college sectors, according to the news release, including at Mt. San Antonio College, where he contributed to the college’s financial stability, campus infrastructure and technology support systems.

Runkle will be primarily responsible for facilitating, coordinating, planning and supporting career and technical education. Some of Runkle’s responsibilities will also include developing a college-wide strategic plan for integrated career education programs, writing grant proposals and serving on various planning committees and task forces in support of the college’s planning structure, as per the college’s job description.

Runkle’s term as dean of professional education will begin July 22 and end June 30, 2026, with an annual salary of $213,318, according to the contract agreement.

Runkle has a background in higher education and business marketing, having held various positions at Miami Dade College in Florida, Santa Monica College and Rio Hondo College, according to a news release. In her previous role as dean of business at Rio Hondo College, she managed academic programs in several career technical education departments.

“We were fortunate to have a very strong candidate pool for these key leadership positions and I am confident that we have the best candidates to fill these critically important positions,” Muñoz said in a statement released Wednesday, June 26. “I am extremely grateful for the role their predecessors played in maintaining the momentum of the college as we sought to fill these positions permanently.”

The board of directors unanimously approved the appointments on Wednesday.