Name: Yolanda Wilson
Representing: American Association for Women in Community Colleges
Job Title: President
Institution: College of Southern Maryland (MD)
Since: 2023
Previous Positions: Vice President of Instruction, Ashe Campus, and Allegheny Center, Wilkes Community College; Associate Vice President of Business, Computers, Arts and Sciences/Learning Commons, York Technical College; Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences, Forsyth Technical Community College; Dean of Liberal Studies and STAR Tutoring Centers, Rowan Cabarrus Community College; Assistant Director, Developmental Studies and Academic Support, ENG Faculty, Mitchell Community College
Affiliations and/or Boards: American Association for Women in Community Colleges (AAWCC): president-elect, and board secretary and/or Region 2 director; ACCT Advisory Committee of Presidents
State Engagement: University System of Maryland Southern Maryland Board of Advisors; Maryland Association of Community Colleges President’s Council; Maryland Presidential Steering Committee on Transfer Student Success; Transform Mid-Atlantic Board of Directors: vice-chair; Calvert Health Hospital Board of Directors; Calvert County Chamber of Commerce Board; Charles County Chamber of Commerce Board; Southern Maryland Workforce Development Board
Past AACC Conferences Attended: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Past AACC Professional Development Participation: AACC Workforce Development Institute; AACC New CEO Academy; AACC New CEO Academy: presenter (2024)
Education: Ed.D., Adult and Community Education, North Carolina State University; BA English Education, M.A., Curriculum & Instruction, B.A. English Education, University of Maryland – College Park
Other: Aspen Institute Rising President’s Fellow (2019); Achieving the Dream Leadership Coach (2020-22); Phi Theta Kappa – Distinguished College Administrator Award (2019)