Great Valley Center leader leaving; interim head named

Modesto Bee
Friday, Sep. 03, 2010
Bee Staff Reports

The president of the Great Valley Center is stepping down to focus on his responsibilities for the University of California at Merced.

David Hosley has been carrying out two sets of job duties, as UC Merced's vice chancellor of university relations and as the leader of the Great Valley Center, for the past six months, the Great Valley Center said in its announcement Thursday.
 
Dejeuné M. Shelton is to take Hosley's position as interim president of the Great Valley Center, a Modesto-based think tank that advocates for the Central Valley. It was founded as an independent nonprofit, but now operates in a partnership with UC Merced.

Shelton is a Patterson city councilwoman and a senior program manager at the Great Valley Center.

"We're looking forward to Dejeuné stepping into this role for this valleywide organization" said Great Valley Center board President Kathy McKim, who also is vice president of external affairs for AT&T in the Central Valley. "She has been the senior program manager for two years now, and her enthusiasm and leadership skills will help us as the Great Valley Center meet its mission to help improve the quality of life in our region."

Hosley joined the Great Valley Center in early 2008 after former Modesto Mayor Carol Whiteside's decision to retire from the organization she founded in 1997. Previously, Hosley was general manager of Sacramento PBS affiliate KVIE-TV.

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