Name: Randall VanWagoner
Job Title: President
Institution: Mohawk Valley Community College (NY)
Since: 2007
Previous Positions: Vice President for Academic Affairs, Metropolitan Community College, NE (1999-2007); Dean of Educational Support (1997-1999), Registrar/Director of IR and Planning (1996-1997), Director of IR & Planning (1994-1996), Red Rock Community College; Research Analyst (1992-1994) Washtenaw Community College
Affiliations and/or Boards: AACC affiliations: National Council of Instructional Administrators – officer track, Secretary, VP, President, Past President – 2003-2007, AACC Workforce Commission – 2004-2007; Jobs For the Future: Policy Leadership Trust – 2019-2023, Co-chair, CC Workforce Consortium – 2023-2024; Achieving the Dream: ATD AI Task Force – 2024-2025; Strategic Horizon Network: Co-facilitator responsible for annual programming of two events for nine colleges exploring disruption and culture outside higher education (2016-present); Middle States Commission on Higher Education: Accreditation team visit chair 2013-2016; 2022-present.
State Engagement: New York Community College Association of Presidents: President, 2015-2019, Executive Committee, 2015-2020, 2025-present, Advocacy Committee member, 2020-2025, Faculty Council on Community Colleges liaison, 2022-2025; NYS Student Success Center Advisory Board Chair, 2019-2025; SUNY Community College Leadership Academy Advisory Board Member, 2022-present.
Past AACC Conventions Attended: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2017
Past AACC Professional Development Participation: Attended all sessions of the second cohort of the AACC Guided Pathways Institute (2017-2019).
Education: Ph.D. Higher Education Administration, M.A., Community College Administration University of Michigan; B.A., Communications, Oakland College; AA Transfer, Mott Community College
Other: Aspen Presidential Fellowship; Executive coaching experience with Sandy Shugart; Lecturer, Higher Education Ed.D. program, University of Colorado-Denver; Published “”Competing on Culture”” (2018); Keynote speaker/workshop facilitator (20 community colleges in 9 states); Executive Coach since 2016; Harvard Seminar for Experienced Presidents; numerous conference presentations over a 33-year career in community colleges.
I have chosen to seek a variety of experiences outside AACC to this point and now hope to leverage that vast array of insights and perspectives from other organizations to make a meaningful difference on the AACC Board through this service and full engagement in the years to come.
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