, Chancellor, Santa Clarita Community College District
President, College of the Canyons
Van Hook, a Ph.D., has spent 35 years as chancellor of Santa Clarita Community College District, which consists of the Valencia and Canyon Country campuses of College of the Canyons, of which she is president. The college has more than nearly 34,000 students and offers more than 260 degree and certificate programs; it also provides training programs to more than 2,700 local companies. Van Hook has served on more than 38 state boards and has been presented with more than 30 awards for her leadership. She is on the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce board and was a founder of the Santa Clarita Valley Economic Development Corp