Dr. Marlon Hall was appointed by the State Center Community College District Board of Trustees on January 11 to serve as interim-president of Fresno City College. Dr. Hall is a Fresno resident with extensive higher education experience that will serve the college, its students and staff well during this transitionary time.

Dr. Hall spent seven and a half years at Lassen Community College, in Susanville, California. While at Lassen, he heightened the awareness of the challenges facing small and rural community colleges at both the national and state levels. He worked tirelessly to advocate for funding and for system-wide reform.

Dr. Hall was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. Upon graduation from high school in 1976, he migrated to California to pursue his academic and athletic goals. In California, he attended West Hills College Coalinga, West Coast Christian College, California State University-Fresno, Fresno Pacific University, and the Fielding Graduate University. He earned six college degrees. During his time as a college student, he earned letters in track at West Hills College Coalinga and basketball from West Coast Christian College.

As an educator, Dr. Hall has both K12 and community college experience. At Fresno Unified School District, he served in a variety of roles: middle school teacher, high school English teacher, varsity basketball coach, adult school teacher and acting vice-principal. At West Hills College, he served as a community college faculty member, Academic Senate president, college basketball coach, instructional dean and vice president of Student Services.

He is married to Mary Hebert-Hall and father of the late Marlon Hall, Jr.