
Dr. Ester was president of Kennedy-King College, one of the seven campuses of the City Colleges of Chicago. Before becoming president of Kennedy-King in 2011, she was associate vice president for student services at Bakersfield College in California. Previously Dr. Ester has held administrative posts at California State University, Fresno and the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Dr. Ester is a graduate of Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, where she majored in sociology. She earned a master’s degree and a doctorate in education at the University of California, Santa Barbara.


