Name: Lisa Avery
Job Title: President
Institution: Linn-Benton Community College (OR)
Since: 2020
Previous Positions: Campus President, Portland Community College Sylvania (2015-2020); Vice Provost and Chief International Officer, Community Colleges of Spokane (2010-2015); Professor, Eastern Washington University (2000-2010); Assistant Professor, University of Southern Mississippi (1998- 2000)
Affiliations and/or Boards: Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities: commissioner and Executive Committee member; National Association of Community College Entrepreneurship: board member; Association of Community College Trustees: Equity Award Selection Committee; University of Maryland Global Campus Doctoral Program: board member; Aspen Presidents Fellowship: 2023-2024 Cohort member; American Association of Women in Community Colleges: Leaders Institute faculty; Oregon State University Adult Higher Education Program: adjunct instructor; College Board: Community College Advisory Panel member (2019-2023); LGBTQ Leaders in Higher Education: member/past presenter
State Engagement: Oregon Small Business Development Center State Advisory Council: board member; Oregon Presidents Council; Oregon Community College Association; Oregon Student Success Center Advisory Board; Rural Guided Pathways: institutional leader; Northwest Oregon Works (workforce board): board member; Albany Economic Development Council: vice chair; Linn County Economic Development Group: board member; National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements: state representative
Past AACC Conventions Attended: All AACC conventions since 2011
Past AACC Professional Development Participation: AACC Board of Directors: board member (2018-2021); Commission on Public Relations, Advocacy and Advancement: chair; Committee on Public Policies and Government Relations: member; PASI (Presidents Academy Summer Institute) Executive Committee (2021-present); Structured Pathways Commission (2015-2016): member; Awards of Excellence Selection Committee (2021): member; Global Education Commission (2017-2019): member/co-chair; Advocates in Action: attendee (multiple years); AACC/K12 Superintendents Joint Convening: participant (multiple years); Future Leaders Institute: participant (2012); Future Presidents Institute: speaker
Education: PhD, Social Work, University of Illinois at Chicago; MSW, Social Work, University of Illinois at Chicago; BS, Research Psychology, Ball State University
Other: I am a first-generation college graduate with a deep commitment to eliminating poverty and transforming communities through education. Not listed above are my many international/global connections and accomplishments; I have helped lead several initiatives advancing internationalization at community colleges.