Martha J. Kanter is Chancellor of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District, one of the most prominent community college districts in the nation, serving more than 44,000 students with a total budget of more than $275 million. The Foothill-De Anza Community College District consistently ranks among the top five transfer institutions to California's public and private universities. She serves on the executive board of the nationally renowned League for Innovation in the Community College and is the vice president of the CEO Board of the Community College League of California (CCLC). She is a trustee of the San Jose Museum of Art and holds appointments on the boards of Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network, Inc., Peninsula Open Space Trust, The National Hispanic University and the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology. In 1996 she was named Woman of the Year by the 24th Assembly District and Woman of Achievement by the San Jose Mercury News and the Women's Fund and in 1999 was named Woman of the Year for Santa Clara County by the American Association of University Women. Dr. Kanter holds a doctorate in organization and leadership from the University of San Francisco, a master's degree in education from Harvard University and a bachelor's degree in sociology from Brandeis University.

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