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MCC Daily Tribune

DeAnna R. Burt-Nanna, Ph.D. Appointed MCC's Sixth President

Dear MCC Faculty, Staff and Students,

On December 29, 2020, the State University of New York Board of Trustees approved the appointment of DeAnna R. Burt-Nanna, Ph.D. as Monroe Community College’s sixth president, effective May 21, 2021.

Dr. Burt-Nanna’s Video Greeting     MCC Media Release

Please join us and the MCC Board of Trustees in welcoming Dr. Burt-Nanna to the MCC family. Dr. Burt-Nanna comes to MCC from the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, serving most recently as the vice president of student and academic affairs for South Central College. She is an Aspen Rising Presidents Fellow and a Thomas Lakin Institute for Mentored Leadership Fellow.

In Dr. Burt-Nanna, we have found the next champion for MCC students who shares the College’s values and will work with us to create a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive community—an essential element of our continued excellence as one of our nation’s top community colleges. She will guide our efforts to develop a strategic plan that will ensure access to higher education for future students while reinforcing the College’s position as a vital, valuable, and impactful community, regional, and national asset. We are proud to welcome Dr. Burt-Nanna as our next president and thank SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras and the SUNY Board of Trustees for their support of this appointment.

Interim President Kate Douglas will graciously assist in the transition and will preside over MCC’s virtual Commencement Ceremony on May 20, 2021. Dr. Burt-Nanna will begin serving as MCC president on May 21.

Our sincere thanks to everyone who played a role in this process. We hope you agree MCC has much to look forward to in the new year.

Barbara P. Lovenheim, Ph.D.
Chair, MCC Board of Trustees
Co-chair, MCC Presidential Search Committee

Becky Babcock
Chairperson, Special Committee for Administrative Affairs, MCC Faculty Senate
Co-chair, MCC Presidential Search Committee

Barbara Lovenheim
MCC Board of Trustees
01/04/2021