Dr. Ford currently directs the Chico Early Assessment Program (EAP) and serves as a statewide senator representing Chico on the Academic Senate of the CSU (ASCSU). For six years he was a member of the CSU Entry Level Mathematics Development Committee.Dr. Ford has been a member of the Chico Academic Senate since 2001 and served from2015-2017 as its vice chair. Dr. Ford earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Redlands, two masters from the University of Hawaii and his doctorate from UCI. He taught for 15 years in Orange County at Saddleback and Irvine Valley Colleges before coming to Chico in 1990. His community volunteer record includes serving as President of the Dana Point Chamber of Commerce, planning commissioner for Dana Point, and ten years as Player Agent for Chico Central Little League.