Excelencia 在教育 Elects Robert Vela to 董事会 董事的

Dr. Robert Vela, President of 圣安东尼奥学院, was unanimously elected to the Excelencia 在教育 董事会 董事的 in October 2021. He brings over 20 years in higher education administration and a wealth of experience as a civic leader to the 董事会.

As President of 圣安东尼奥学院, he leads one of the largest single-campus community colleges in Texas, and one of the biggest in the nation. 圣安东尼奥学院 is part of the 澳门新葡京博彩区, which is made up of five distinct colleges. 圣安东尼奥学院 was selected as the winner of the 2021 Aspen Prize for 社区 大学 Excellence, the nation’s signature recognition of high achievement and performance among America’s community colleges. Vela’s institution is the first community college in Texas to win the award.

在维拉的职业生涯中, his focus has been to use his work as an opportunity to ensure every student who seeks an education is given ample opportunities to be successful. Excelencia 专注于 ensuring America’s future by increasing Latino college completion and workforce success.

He joins a distinguished group of leaders serving on the Excelencia 董事会 董事的:

• Sarita Brown of Washington, DC, President of Excelencia 在教育
• 约翰·C. 教堂山的卡瓦诺, NC, Previous President and CEO, Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area
• Marie Therese Dominguez of New York, Commissioner of the New York State Department of Transportation
• Audrey Dow of Hacienda Heights, CA, Senior Vice President, Campaign for 大学 Opportunity
• Maria Harper-Marinick of Tempe, AZ, Senior Fellow of the Aspen Institute
• Martha Kanter of Washington, DC, Executive Director of 大学 Promise Campaign
• Arturo Madrid, of 圣安东尼奥, TX, Murchison Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Trinity University
• Juan Sánchez Muñoz, of Merced, CA, Chancellor of University of California-Merced
• William Serrata of El Paso, TX, President of El Paso 社区 大学

关于 Excelencia 在教育
Excelencia 在教育 accelerates Latino student success in higher education by promoting Latino student achievement, conducting analysis to inform educational policies, and advancing institutional practices while collaborating with those committed and ready to meet the mission. Launched in 2004 in the nation’s capital, Excelencia has established a network of results-oriented educators and policymakers to address the U.S. economy’s needs for a highly educated workforce and engaged civic leaders. For more information, visit: http://www.edexcelencia.org/

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