Name: Michael Heindl
Job Title: President
Institution: Northwest Mississippi Community College (MS)
Since: 2018
Previous Positions: Executive Vice President, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (2012-18); Campus Vice President, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (2011-12); Dean of Students, Hinds Community College (2007-11); Program Specialist (CTE), Mississippi Community College Board (2006-07).
Affiliations and/or Boards: National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Legal Advisory Counsel, AACC Affiliated Council; Higher Education Research and Development Institute (HERDI) South Board Member; Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) On-Site Reaffirmation Committee Chair; Community Colleges of Appalachia, AACC Affiliated Council; COMBASE.
State Engagement: Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Legislative Committee Vice-Chair; Mississippi Community College Foundation Board Member; Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Technology Committee Liaison; DeSoto County Economic Development Council Board Member; Tate County Council of Governments Council Member; Mississippi Community College Leadership Academy Speaker; Statewide Dual Enrollment and Advanced Placement Task Force.
Past AACC Conventions Attended: 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2013, 2012.
Past AACC Professional Development Participation: AACC Future Presidents Institute; AACC Commission on Public Relations Advocacy and Advancement; AACC Commission on Structured Pathways; AACC Advocacy Advisory Group; AACC Commission on Institutional Infrastructure and Transformation; AACC Workforce Development Institute; Community College Business Officers (CCBO), AACC Affiliated Council.
Education: Ph.D., Community College Leadership, Mississippi State University; J.D., Law, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Western Michigan University; B.S., Psychology (major)/Music (minor), Mississippi College.
Other: Achieving the Dream (ATD) Partner Institution (2020); Rural Leader Learning Community (RLLC) Member.