Dr. Edward Valeau is a professional educator with over thirty-five years of experience in secondary and higher education as a teacher, faculty, program developer, academic dean, dean of instruction ( vice president for academic affairs), and president. He is Superintendent/President Emeritus of Hartnell Community College District, a Hispanic-serving institution in Salinas, California, for over a hundred-two years. His twelve-year tenure is considered a Renaissance Period and noted, among other things, for increased enrollments, student development, faculty and staff diversity, new curricula and programming, technology innovations, fund development, and construction of new buildings to facilitate student development and the teaching and learning process.
He is experienced in budgeting, personnel staffing, evaluation, accreditation, facilities planning, program development and assessment, management and board leadership training and development, grant writing, and organizational behavior.
Ed earned his BS degree in English from Southern University, a Historically Black College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; a master’s degree in supervision and management from California State University Hayward; and an Ed.D from the University of California, Berkeley, specializing in Leadership, Administration, and Organizational Behavior, and a Certificate from the Harvard Institute of Educational Management, Boston, Massachusetts. He is an American Council on Education Fellow, Fulbright Scholar (India /Nepal), and a Harry Buttimer Awardee for Outstanding Leadership as a CEO in California Community Colleges, among other recognitions.
Dr. Valeau has written and co-edited various articles, chapters, and books on international education, leadership, and mentoring. 2010 the Comparative & International Education Society Higher Education SIG (HESIG) awarded him and his co-editor the Best Book Award for Community College Models Globalization and Higher Education Reform. His two recent publications are A Practical Guide to Becoming a Community College President (2021) and Shaping a Humane World through Global Higher Education – Pre-Challenges and Post Opportunities during A pandemic ( 2023). He is working to publish a Photo Book chronicling his 25 years of photographing people in their work environment across seventy-two countries.
Dr. Valeau is a Senior Executive Coach with Academic Search in Washington, D.C., and a Senior Advisor to the Starscholars Network. He also serves as an Advisor to organizations across the United States. He is an International Professional Photographer who enjoys traveling; Ed is an avid golfer and loves hiking, Backgammon, Solitaire, and playing the Djembe Drum. He is married and has one adult son.