Name: Gregory McLeod
Job Title: President
Institution: Edgecombe Community College (NC)
Since: 2018
Previous Positions: Campus Provost, Interim Dean of Health Professions, Campus Provost and Executive Director, Associate Provost of Health Education Center Student Affairs, Collegewide Testing Administrator Collegewide Student System Support Manager, Instructional Development Coordinator, Developmental Math Instructor and University Transfer Advisor, Adjunct Math Instructor.
Affiliations and/or Boards: North Carolina Association of Community College Presidents board (immediate past treasurer, former secretary); National Council on Black American Affairs board; State Board of Community Colleges Strategic Planning Committee; Carolinas Gateway Economic Development Partnership executive board; Upper Coastal Plain Learning Council (vice-chairman); Strategic Twin-Counties Educational Partnership board; Communities-in-Schools Rocky Mount board; Tarboro-Edgecombe Chamber of Commerce board; Tarboro Rotary Club board.
State Engagement: North Carolina Association of Community College Presidents (board member, immediate past treasurer, former secretary); State Board of Community Colleges Strategic Planning Committee (member); North Carolina Community Colleges Developmental Education Advisory Council.
Past AACC Conventions Attended: 2023, 2021, 2019
Past AACC Professional Development Participation: Commission on Economic and Workforce Development (2022-2025); Community College National Legislative Summit (2024); Community College National Legislative Summit (2022); Commission on Student Success (2017-2020).
Education: Ph.D., Leadership and Education, Higher Education Administration Concentration, Barry University; M.Ed., Training and Development, Technology Concentration, NC State University; B.A.Ed., Mathematics Education, UNC Chapel Hill.
Other: My community college career spans 3 very different state systems and includes many diverse experiences including working in developmental education, information technology, instructional design and delivery, accreditation, dual enrollment, grant administration, special student populations, community relations, workforce training, and more which allow me to contribute rich insights and perspectives.