By Trina A. San Agustin
Variety News Staff

THE Guam Community College Board of Trustees voted Monday night to appoint current GCC vice president Mary Okada as president of the college.
Current GCC president Herominiano Delos Santos informed the board that he is retiring.
According to Cathy Gogue, assistant director for GCC communications and promotions, Okada is currently serving the college as the vice president of finance and business since 2005. The transition will not be complete until sometime in June, when Delos Santos retires.
Okada has a doctorate in Student in Education Leadership from the University of Phoenix, a master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Guam, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration in Accounting and Management from UOG.
Before her stint at GCC, Okada was a comptroller for the Guam Public School System for about 14 months in 2004 and 2005. At GPSS, she advised the superintendent of education on all fiscal related matters for the agency. She also managed an operating budget of over $200 million consisting of local, special, non-appropriated, and federal funds.
Also, for two months in 2001, Okada was a controller for GCC where she served as a member of the management team that directed the operation of the college. She also administered the perpetration of the financial statements for the college.
For close to six years, Okada was also the assistant to the vice president of financial affairs of the college.