Regents select new Brainbridge College president

Richard A. Carvajal will be the next president at Bainbridge College, the State Board of Regents announced Wednesday. He will begin in January.

Carvajal is currently the vice president for student success services at Cascadia Community College in Washington.

He replaces current president Thomas Wilkerson, who is retiring. Wilkerson has served as president since 2005.

The two-year college enrolls 3,736 students.

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