Chief Facilities Executive, Vice Chancellor
Dr. Leigh Sata, AIA, serves as Vice Chancellor and Chief Facilities Executive for the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD), where he leads the Facilities Planning and Development team for the nation’s largest community college district. He oversees a $15 billion capital improvement program that is significantly improving the student experience at all nine LACCD campuses.
Throughout his career, Dr. Sata has held executive leadership roles in both the public and private sectors, serving educational institutions as varied as the California College of the Arts (now Vanderbilt University West), Sacramento City Unified School District, Peralta Community College District, Sonoma Community College District, and the University of San Francisco. He earned his Doctor of Education from the University of Southern California’s Rossier School of Education, with research focused on sustainability planning and implementation within the California Community College system.
With more than three decades of experience as an architect, program manager, and facilities executive, Dr. Sata is recognized for advancing transformative, equitable, and sustainable educational environments.