"We will get the accreditation done... and continue to be the best economic engine for this city," he said. "I will give you every ounce of my energy."

From the Associated Press story on Tyler's appointment:

Agrella said naming Tyler as the new permanent chancellor was "one of the most important decisions I have made as CCSF's special trustee."

He said he chose Tyler out of 30 applicants who were narrowed down to four finalists.

"I feel we are very fortunate to have attracted him to CCSF at this critical time in the college's history," Agrella said. "He has valuable perspective on how we can continue to maintain the critical progress we've made to maintain City College's accreditation."

Tyler previously served as a special trustee himself, overseeing Compton Community College before it lost its accreditation.

He most recently worked as deputy chancellor and chief operating officer of the Houston Community College System from 2007 until this August, and has served as president of Sacramento City College and vice president of administration and finance at Los Angeles City College.

Tyler, 63, has a contract for two years, with a yearly salary of $285,000. He starts Nov. 1. See our recent coverage of the CCSF accreditation story on Forum, and in Newsfix.

Bay City News contributed to this story.

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