The College Excellence Program is proud to introduce the 2021-2022 Aspen Rising Presidents Fellows, who were selected through a rigorous process that considered their abilities to take strategic risks, lead strong teams, cultivate partnerships, commitment to equity and focus on results-oriented improvements in student access and success.

Heather Bigard
Lake-Sumter State College
Leesburg, Florida

Cedric Bradley
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Perkinston, Mississippi

Helen Brewer
College of the Mainland
Texas City, TX

Levy Brown
Vance-Granville Community College
Henderson, North Carolina

Tracie Clark
Central Piedmont Community College
Charlotte, North Carolina

Cory Clasemann
Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, Indiana

Bill Comey
College of Southern Maryland
La Plata, Maryland

Kate Connor
Harry S Truman College
Chicago, Illinois

Clarissa Cota
College of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada

Aarti Dhupelia
National Louis University
Chicago, Illinois

Denise Douglas
Lorain County Community College
Elyria, Ohio

Eric Dunker
Arapahoe Community College
Littleton, Colorado

Jennifer Eccles
The Minnesota State HealthForce Center of Excellence, Winona State University
Winona, Minnesota

Iris Freemon
Dallas College
Dallas, Texas

Yoshiko Harden
Seattle Central College
Seattle, Washington

Tiffany Hunter
Clark State College
Springfield, Ohio

Kimberly Hurns
Washtenaw Community College
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Tina King
Southwestern College
Chula Vista, California

Pamela Lau
Parkland College
Champaign, Illinois

Aisha Lowe
California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office
Sacramento, California

Ositadinma Maduko
Minnesota State Community and Technical College
Fergus Falls, Minnesota

Uppinder Mehan
West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Paducah, Kentucky

Lamata Mitchell
Pima Community College District
Tucson, Arizona

Mike Muñoz
Long Beach City College
Long Beach, California

Lizette Navarette
California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office
Sacramento, California

Shawnda Navarro Floyd
Dallas College
Dallas, Texas

Sanjay Rai
Montgomery College
Rockville, Maryland

Kristen Raney
Saint Paul College
Saint Paul, Minnesota

Jessica Robinson
Cuyamaca College
El Cajon, California

Arlene Rodríguez
Middlesex Community College
Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Kathryn Rogalski
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Niagara, Wisconsin

Ryan Ross
Colorado Community College System
Denver, Colorado

Jean Runyon
Front Range Community College
Westminster, Colorado

Terricita Sass
Reynolds Community College
Richmond, Virginia

Michelle Schutt
College of Southern Idaho
Twin Falls, Idaho

Edgar Soto
Pima Community College Desert Vista Campus
Tucson, Arizona

Diane Stiles
Lake Area Technical College
Watertown, South Dakota

George Timmons
Columbia-Greene Community College
Hudson, New York

Monica Trent
Achieving the Dream
Silver Spring, Maryland

Van Wigginton
San Jacinto College
Houston, Texas
Source: Aspen Institute
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