MATTHEW K. ISAAC
Dr. Matthew K. Isaac is the author of the literary novel Touched by Redeeming Love and has written numerous articles and book chapters. During his tenure as Associate Vice Chancellor at the Chancellor’s Office of the San Bernardino College District in California, Dr. Isaac was the founding President of the Economic Development and Corporate Training Foundation (EDCT Foundation) and the founding Executive Director of the Applied Technologies Training Center (ATTC), the Entrepreneurship Training Institute, and the Nanotechnology Training Center (NanoCenter). He also served as Executive Director and District Director of the Economic and Workforce Development Division at the District Chancellor’s Office in San Bernardino.
Before his executive appointments in California, Dr. Isaac served as a faculty member in the Humanities Department, Director of Health Care Degree Programs at University College, and Director of the Division of Contract Education at the University of Toledo in Toledo, Ohio. He received numerous awards throughout his career, including the 2012 Excellence in Leadership Award from the California Community Colleges Association for Occupational Education (CCCAOE) and the 1998 Excellence Award from the Ohio Continuing Higher Education Association (OCHEA).
Dr. Isaac’s leadership in the Inland Empire’s economic and human capital development encompassed a wide range of community outreach initiatives and collaborations with major corporate and public-sector employers. His public service contributions include serving as a member of the Admissions Board for the California University of Science and Medicine (CUSM) School of Medicine in Colton, CA; as a Board Member of Inland Action; as a Board Director for the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) Foundation; as a Board Director of the San Bernardino Employment Training Agency (SBETA); and as a Board Director for Advantage Property Management, Inc. of the Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino.
Dr. Isaac earned his Ph.D. from the University of Toledo, where he received the 1984 John J. Turin Memorial Service Award for outstanding leadership and service to the University community while maintaining high academic standing. He also holds an M.A.Ed. and an M.A. in English Language and Literature from the University of Toledo, an M.A. from Christ Church College, and a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Biology from Mar Thoma College of the University of Kerala.
Dr. Isaac is married to Bina Susan Isaac, a retired Dean and Chief Technology Officer of Information Technology and Institutional Research. When not writing, he enjoys recreational golf, reading, singing, and listening to music. Bina and Matthew live in Southern California and have two adult children, Sonya and Shawn.
