Dr. Matthew Wetstein

Matt Wetstein has just completed his first year as Superintendent/President of Cabrillo College. Prior to being hired by the Cabrillo board, Wetstein served for six years as the Assistant Superintendent/Vice President of Instruction and Planning at San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton, CA. Before that time, he served as Delta’s Dean of Planning, Research, and Institutional Effectiveness. He is a statewide leader in the California Community Colleges IRPE community, having spent six years on the board of the RP Group and two years as President. During that time, Wetstein represented the community on several statewide task forces related to student success metrics and helped the RP Group rewrite its strategic plan. He is the co-author of three books on the Canadian Supreme Court, one book on abortion politics in the United States, and has written or co-authored more than a dozen peer-reviewed articles on judicial behavior, abortion politics, and community college student success. Wetstein is a member of a number of community advisory boards in Santa Cruz County, including the United Way, Santa Cruz Symphony, Santa Cruz County Business Council, Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce, the Agri-Culture Board, and Sutter Health/Palo Alto Medical Foundation Advisory Board. A member of the Capitola/Aptos Rotary Club, Wetstein resides in the La Selva Beach area.