Newsmakers
New CEO Marshall M. Roache will become the next president of Oregon Coast Community College on January 1. Since 2020, he has served as executive dean of career and technical education and public safety at…
New CEO Marshall M. Roache will become the next president of Oregon Coast Community College on January 1. Since 2020, he has served as executive dean of career and technical education and public safety at…
Kudos Jerry Wallace, president of Virginia’s Danville Community College (DCC), has received the Rural Community College Alliance’s Rising Star Award, which recognizes emerging leaders at rural community colleges who demonstrate exceptional promise and dedication to…
Kudos Susan Looney, president of Reading Area Community College, has received the 2024 President’s Merit Award from the Berks County (Pennsylvania) Latino Chamber of Commerce. The award exemplifies the leadership, dedication and contributions to the…
Interim CEO David C. Andrus is now interim superintendent/president of the Santa Clarita Community College District in California. He previously was acting chancellor of the district’s College of the Canyons (COC). Prior to his appointment,…
New CEO Layla Merrifield has been named the next president of the Wisconsin Technical College System, effective September 9. Since 2015, she has served as executive director of the Wisconsin Technical College District Boards Association….
Retirement announcements John J. “Ski” Sygielski, president and CEO of HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College, has announced his plans to retire from the college on July 18, 2025. Sygielski is HACC’s longest-serving president, having taken…
New CEO Patricia Benson will serve as campus chief executive officer of CT State Community College Housatonic in Connecticut. She previously was vice president for finance and administration at Delaware County Community College (DCCC) in…
CEO on the move Maria A. Pharr will become the first woman president of Pitt Community College in North Carolina, effective August 13. She is currently president of South Piedmont Community College (SPCC), a post…
New CEO Susan Kazama has been named the next Hawaii Community College (HCC) chancellor, effective July 19, after serving as interim chancellor since July 1, 2023. She previously was program coordinator for continuing education at…
Appointments Phil Neal, president and CEO of Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College (SKYCTC), will serve as acting executive vice president and provost of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS), effective August 1….