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New Eastern Sierra College Center Director, Ms. Deanna Campbell enjoying herself and chatting with community members at the Open House reception recently held in her honor.

CCCC Hosts Receptions for New Director for Mammoth & Bishop Campuses

January 23, 2007

Cerro Coso Community College hosted two Open House receptions for Ms. Deanna Campbell, the new Director of the Eastern Sierra College Center. The receptions were held in her honor on January 12 at both the Mammoth Lakes and Bishop Campuses. "We are very excited to have Deanna Campbell on the Cerro Coso College team. Her experience in international business and her ties to the communities of Bishop and Mammoth Lakes will be a real asset to the Eastern Sierra College Center," stated Dr. Mary Retterer, Interim President of Cerro Coso Community College.

Ms. Campbell has had numerous years experience in education as faculty and adjunct faculty for colleges and universities in Shanghai, Pennsylvania, Arizona and California. Most recently, Campbell has been an adjunct faculty for Cerro Coso Community College teaching both international business and accounting.

Prior to moving to the Eastern Sierras in 2004, Campbell worked for Morgan Stanley as a Senior Associate for Investment Banking, in Hong Kong, Singapore and New York, executing mergers and acquisitions, high-yield debt and equity issuances and providing corporate advisory services. Campbell also worked for Australia and New Zealand Banking Group as Manager of Corporate Banking in Shanghai, managing the bank's China loan portfolio; and American National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago as an Analyst of Commercial Lending in Chicago.

Campbell has a BA in Economics from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an MA in International Studies from the Lauder Institute of the University of Pennsylvania.

"The Open House receptions allowed community members the opportunity to visit the campuses. They were really excited about Cerro Coso's state-on-the-art facilities and our dedicated faculty," stated Deanna Campbell, Director Eastern Sierra College Center.

Since moving to the Eastern Sierras, Campbell and her husband Andrew have been involved in volunteer and community service activities. She is currently Secretary of the Board, Lower Rock Creek Mutual Water Company; a volunteer firefighter, Paradise Fire Protection District; a volunteer team member, Inyo County Search and Rescue; and provides private tutoring for local students.

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Joann Handeland, Director of Public Information (760) 384-6230