Clark College is a state-operated educational institution in Vancouver, Washington, with enrollments of nearly 10,000 students. African Americans are just 2 percent of the student body. The college recently announced a field of four finalists for president of the college. Two of the four candidates are Black women.
Dr. Holmes was vice president of academic and student affairs at Kennedy-King College of the City Colleges of Chicago system. From 2009-13, she was vice president of academic affairs at Halifax Community College in Weldon, North Carolina.