Evette Castillo Clark

Lewis & Clark has chosen a national leader in student affairs innovation and best practices to be the next vice president of student life and dean of students (VPSL) for the college.

Dr. Evette Castillo Clark, associate vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion at Saint Mary’s College of California, has nearly three decades of experience in student affairs. She served as associate vice president and dean of students at Saint Mary’s before taking on her current role there. She also served in a variety of student affairs positions at other private and public universities, becoming known for her innovative, strategic, inclusive, and collaborative approaches and her ability to build effective partnerships between student affairs, academic affairs, and other university functions.

Clark will take on the VPSL role effective August 1. Dr. Robin Holmes-Sullivan becomes Lewis & Clark’s 26th president on July 1 but will do double duty as VPSL until Clark arrives.