Dr. Dean C. Colli became a co-owner and Vice President of PPL, Inc. in 2012. Prior to that, he served as a PPL Senior Associate and then Board of Directors member for services in the Southern California area. Since 2009, Dr. Colli has conducted numerous CEO and other executive level searches at the District and campus level. In 2007, Dean retired as interim President of Grossmont College, a position he held for 1.5 years after serving as the college’s Vice President for Academic Affairs since 1999.
He has community college administration experience elsewhere in California—as Dean of Occupational Education at Columbia College, Hartnell College, and Modesto Junior College and Modesto Junior College’s Dean of College Services, a Cabinet-level position including responsibility as the campus budget officer, coordinator of planning, and MJC Foundation director.
He also was a community college full-time Business faculty member, Academic Senate President, and bargaining unit leader. Dean held leadership roles in regional and statewide professional associations for California community college chief instructional officers and occupational education. In retirement, Dean has consulted with colleges on enrollment management, accreditation, and team building; through his association with PPL Inc., he has placed numerous administrators and expert consultants at California community colleges.