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In 2008, Skandera Trombley received the CEO Leadership Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education District VII. In the June 2005 issue of The Inland Empire Magazine, she was named as one of five "women who count" in the Inland Empire by setting the standard for achievement in their field.
Skandera Trombley is an active leader within Los Angeles area organizations. She is an elected member of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Board, the Webb Schools Board, the San Gabriel Chapter of the Young Presidents' Organization, the Organization of Women Executives, the Pacific Council on International Policy and The Trusteeship. In 2002, Skandera Trombley was honored as Pepperdine University's 2002 Distinguished Alumna.
She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations Higher Education Working Group on Global Issues, the Chronicle of Higher Education/New York Times Higher Education Cabinet and the Rotary Club of Claremont.
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