Featured Speakers

As Superintendent-President, Dr. Mike Muñoz serves as chief executive officer of the district and oversees the administration of Long Beach City College (LBCC). Nationally recognized as a transformational leader, he has led LBCC since March 4, 2021. His expertise includes closing racial equity gaps for students of color, creating inclusive campus cultures for LGBTQIA+ students, and implementing innovative change that makes LBCC a destination college for students from all backgrounds. A first-generation college student, Dr. Muñoz is a product of the California Community College system. He attended East Los Angeles College and Fullerton College before transferring to the University of California, Irvine, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Social Behavior. He earned a Master of Arts in Counseling and a Doctorate of Education with a specialization in Community College Leadership from California State University, Long Beach. While attending college, he experienced food and housing insecurity while caring for his daughter as a single father. Dr. Muñoz has extensive experience teaching counseling and higher education at the undergraduate and graduate levels. He has taught master’s-level courses at California State University, Long Beach, and the University of Southern California (USC), as well as doctoral-level courses at California State University, Los Angeles. He currently serves as an Adjunct Professor of Higher Education at USC’s Rossier School of Education, teaching a leadership course focused on community colleges. His honors include recognition as an Outstanding Faculty Member by USC’s Rossier Student Organization in 2019 and the 2018 Dr. Cynthia S. Johnson Award from California State University, Long Beach, for his contributions to higher education through exceptional student mentoring. In 2024, the Los Angeles Times included him in its “L.A. Influential” list, recognizing him as a “College champion of marginalized students.”