AAHHE Community College Institutes (CCI)

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Past Community College Institutes

4th Community College Institute (CCI)

Becoming a Community College Administrator: Understanding the Journey
Wednesday, May 18, 2022, 4:00pm-7:00pm EDT
Members $50 | Non-Members $60
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Session Description

AAHHE's 4th Community College Institute (CCI) is designed to provide examples of Hispanics who are leaders in community colleges. 

According to Dr. Natalia C. Villareal, executive director of government and board relations at Del Mar College in Texas, the journey for Hispanics to achieve the goal of being a community college administrator shows “a mix of inspiration and frustration.” 

Ángel Reyna, EdD, president, Madera Community College and Estela Gutierrez, MA, vice president of Student Services and Diversity at Truckee Meadows Community College will elaborate and explain their own experiences and provide some lessons to understand their journeys and to encourage future community college administrators. 

Research shows that community college leaders need to develop competencies in balancing institutional history with the mission and vision of the community college. Leaders need to use data to improve student success, create a student-centered culture, and establish an institutional infrastructure that builds talent and institutional capacity to have a sustainable organization. The goal of this session is for participants to learn concepts and apply them to their own professional careers.  

Agenda

I. Welcome and Introductions, Carmen Martínez-López Co-CCI Chair & AAHHE Board Member (4:00 P.M. – 4:10 P.M.) 

II. Participant Introductions (4:11 P.M. – 4:30 P.M.)  

III. Moderator: Dr. Lucia Gutierrez (4:31 PM)    

Presenters: (4:35 P.M. – 5:35 P.M.) 
Ángel Reyna, President, Madera Community College
Estela Gutierrez, Vice President of Student Services and Diversity at Truckee Meadows Community College

IV. Q & A (5:36 P.M. – 5:50 P.M.) 

V. Breakout Session: 1) Participants’ reactions to the presentations & 2) Discussions from the participants’ perspectives (5:51 P.M. – 6:15 P.M.) 

VI. Debriefing and Conclusions, Patrick Valdez Co-CCI Chair & AAHHE Board Member (6:16 P.M. – 6:46 P.M.) 

VII. Closing and Evaluation, Patrick Valdez Co-CCI Chair & AAHHE Board Member (6:47 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.)

Co-CCI Chairs

Patrick L. Valdez, PhD
Former Chancellor & Professor
University of New Mexico, Taos

 

 

 

 

Carmen Martinez-López, PhD
Dean School of Business and Professional Careers
Westchester Community College
State University of New York

 

 

 

 

 

Presenters

Ángel Reyna, EdD
President
Madera Community College

 

 

 

 



Estela Gutierrez, MA
Vice President of Student Services and Diversity
Truckee Meadows Community College

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revised March 29, 2022