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Goodson to head AACC board of directors

Leigh Goodson, president of Tulsa Community College (Oklahoma), will become chair of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) board of directors on July 1, succeeding Sunita “Sunny” Cooke, president/superintendent of California’s MiraCosta College District….


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New CEO Clinton R. Hayes will become the fourth president of Southwest Virginia Community College (SWCC), effective July 1. He is currently provost/senior vice president of academic affairs at Somerset Community College (SCC) in Kentucky,…


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New CEOs Linda Kingston will become president of Minnesota’s Lake Superior College (LSC) on July 1. She is currently the college’s vice president for academic and student affairs, a position she has held since 2020….


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New CEOs Jeffrey Alexander is the next president of Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC), effective July 1. He is currently vice president of academic affairs at the Nevada college. At TMCC, Alexander has championed efforts…


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New CEOs Helen Castellanos Brewer will serve as the ninth president of College of the Mainland (COM) in Texas, effective July 1. She is currently executive vice president for academic and student affairs at COM,…


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New CEO Hellen Castellanos Brewer is the new president of the College of the Mainland (COM) in Texas, effective July 1. She is currently the Texas college’s executive vice president for academic and student affairs….


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New CEO Larry Miller will become the third president of South Carolina’s Greenville Technical College (GTC) in July. For the past five years, he has served as the college’s vice president of learning and workforce…


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Kudos COM President Warren Nichols with the members of the PTK COM chapter Warren Nichols, president of College of the Mainland (COM) in Texas, will receive the Michael Bennett Lifetime Achievement Award and will be…


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CEO on the move Justin Guillory will become president of Whatcom Community College (Washington) as of May 1. He previously served for 12 years as president of Northwest Indian College (NWIC) until October 2024. “With…


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Interim CEO Diane Duffy will become interim chancellor of the Colorado Community College System (CCCS), effective July 1. Since 2018, she has served as the system’s executive vice chancellor and chief strategy officer. Duffy has…