Leas to continue as interim Big Bend president

MOSES LAKE — Big Bend Community College’s president, Terry Leas, will stay in the job until his successor arrives in August.

Leas announced in July 2019 that he would retire at the end of the 2019-20 academic year, effective June 30. In March, BBCC trustees hired Sara Thompson Tweedy as the college’s next president.

Tweedy was supposed to take over the job July 1, but the COVID-19 outbreak meant the school her children attended extended classes to late June. In light of that, and her need to move cross-country, Tweedy’s start date was moved to Aug. 17.

Leas agreed to stay on until Tweedy arrived, and trustees approved the extension at their May 7 meeting.

— Cheryl Schweizer