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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