Valencia Saadat

Valencia Saadat serves as the Chief of Police at MiraCosta College since October 2021, bringing extensive law enforcement experience from a previous role as Police Lieutenant with the City of Oceanside from February 1990 to February 2018. Additionally, Valencia Saadat contributes to academia as an Associate Faculty member at both MiraCosta College and Irvine Valley College, specializing in Criminal Justice. Valencia Saadat holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from San Diego State University, earned between 2000 and 2009.