The Columbia Gorge Community College Board of Education unanimously approved a contract with Dr. Marta Yera Cronin to become the school’s next president. Cronin was picked from a field of 44 applicants. She is currently vice president of academic affairs at Indian River State College in Florida. CGCC board chair Stu Watson says Cronin has experience innovating new programs while working with a diverse student population. Cronin will officially assume her post on July 1. Chief academic officer Lori Ufford will continue as CGCC’s interim president until that date.