Rupa Saran
Strategic Advisor, Chief Information Systems Officers Association of the California Community Colleges (CISOA)
Rupa Saran, Chief Information Technology Officer at Coast Community College District in Southern California, oversees and leads the strategic and operational planning, development, implementation, and support of information and learning technologies. She strongly believes that there is an opportunity to learn, grow, expand, and improve with every challenge.
She is a leader and an active participant in several professional associations and committees. She serves as President-Elect of the board for the Chief Information Systems Officers Association (CISOA), serves on the CISOA Diversity & Equity Statement Committee, and the CISO certification program committee. She is a member of the California Community Colleges Consortium Information Systems (4CIS), serves on various California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office Advisory Committees and is a member of the Ellucian Executive Advisory Council. She has previously served on the Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC), on the Board of Directors for the California Community Colleges Banner Group (3CBG), as Board President of the Coast District Manager Association, and with the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office: Library Services Platform - Governance Committee.
With over 25 years of experience in the education sector, Rupa is a creative and collaborative thinker who brings innovation and excellence to her work. Before joining Coast Community College District, she worked with the Orange County Department of Education serving K-12 school districts. Rupa has an MS in Project Management, a BS in Computer Information Systems, and an Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) certification.