As a duly elected body, the Board of Trustees has fiduciary responsibility for the governance of 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ. The Board’s primary functions are to oversee the policies and to steward the financial, physical and human resources of the College. It is the responsibility of each trustee — acting as one body — to understand the current needs of the College and to implement policies and plans for its future.
In March 2024, Andrea Chapdelaine was unanimously appointed to serve as 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s 12th president by the Board of Trustees, beginning July 1, 2024. She previously served as president of Hood College in Frederick, Maryland, where she was also a tenured faculty member in the psychology department, teaching social psychology at the graduate level. A strategic leader and compassionate community builder, Chapdelaine has more than 30 years of experience in higher education as a professor, dean, provost and president.