David Viar served for 45 years as CEO of community college organizations serving community college governing boards and college administrators in Illinois, California and nationally (Illinois Community College Trustees Association, California Community College Trustees Association, Association of Community College Trustees, and the Community College League of California) as well as American River College president and Glendale Community College Superintendent/President. He has facilitated and consulted for over 175 governing board retreats on Boardsmanship, board/CEO relations, board and CEO evaluations, strategic planning, and goal setting.
As CEO of the Community College League of California in the 1990s, David partnered with the State Academic Senate to assist local college districts in implementing and fulfilling the intent of shared governance as established in state legislation (AB 1725).
Viar served as member of 30 statewide committees of the California Community Colleges addressing a wide range of issues related to education policy, state budget, governance, vision and planning, legislation, marketing, and diversity and equity.