Out LGBTQ Presidents & Chancellors

A few of our founders and their partners
A few of our founders

Current

Lisa Avery, Linn-Benton Community College, President; Campus President, Portland Community College, 2015-2020
Joe Bertolino, Stockton University; Southern Connecticut State University, President, 2016-2023
Audrey Bilger, Reed College, President
Scott Burrus, United States University, President and Provost
Allan Cahoon, Sofia University, President  
Brian Casey, Colgate University, President; President, DePauw University, 2008-2016 
Ana Mari Cauce, University of Washington, President  
David Wain Coon, Marin Community College, Superintendent-President  
La Jerne Terry Cornish, Ithaca College
Casey Crabill, Onodaga Community College, President
Isiaah Crawford, University of Puget Sound, President  
David Dore, Virginia Community College System, Chancellor; Pima Community College District, President and Executive Vice Chancellor, 2020-2023; Pima Community College, President, 2014-2020
Darren Reisberg, Hartwick College, President  
Erika Endrijonas, Santa Barbara City College, President, 2023 to present; Pasadena City College, Superintendent-President, 2019-2023  
Kristin Esterberg, University of Washington, Bothell, Chancellor  
David Fithian, Clark University, President  
Curt Freed, Morgan Community College, President  
Wes Fugate, Wilson College, President  
Jim Gandre, Manhattan School of Music, President  
Angelica Garcia, Santa Rosa Junior College, Superintendent/President; Berkeley City College, President , 2020 -2023 
Carole Goldsmith, State Center Community College District, Chancellor  
Ivan Harrell, Tacoma Community College, President  
Richard Helldobler, William Paterson University, President
John Hernandez, Irvine Valley College, President  
Rick Hopper, Kennebec Valley Community College, President  
Larry Johnson, Jr., Guttman Community College, President
Susan Lamb, Diablo Valley College, President  
Charles Lepper, Grand Rapids Community College, President
Daniel Lopez, Harold Washington College, President  
Jeff Morin, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, President  
Richard Muma, Wichita State University
Eric W. Murray, Cascadia College, President
Kathy Murray, Interim President, Hamline University; Whitman College, President, 2015-2022 
Mel Netzhammer, Washington State University Vancouver, Chancellor  
David Podell, Massachusetts Bay Community College, President  
DeRionne Pollard, Nevada State College, President; President, Montgomery College, 2010-2021; Las Positas College, 2008-2010
Tim Rahilly, Mount Royal University, President & Vice-Chancellor  
Chris Reber, Hudson County Community College, President  
Patricia Rogers, Lake Superior College, President  
Brandon Shedron, Remington College
Alan Shepard, Western University, President & Vice-Chancellor
Phil Sisson, Middlesex Community College, President  
Julius Sokenu, Moorpark College, President  
Philip Steenkamp, Royal Roads University, President & Vice-Chancellor  
Elliot Stern, Saddleback College, President  
Timothy Stokes, South Puget Sound Community College, President  
John Sygielski, Harrisburg Area Community College, President  
Michel Tarko, Justice Institute of British Columbia, President & CEO
Marion Terenzio, The State University of New York, Cobleskill, President  
Sara Thompson Tweedy, Big Bend Community College, President
Raymond Tymas-Jones, Cornish College of the Arts, President & CEO  
Robbyn Wacker, Interim President, Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences; St. Cloud State University, President, 2018-2024  
Kerry Walk, University of the Arts, President; Marymount Manhattan College, President, 2015-2023

Former

Terry Allison, Indiana University South Bend, Chancellor, 2013-2018
Rusty Barcelo, Northern New Mexico College, President, 2010-2015
Lori Berquam, Mesa Community College, Interim President, 2020-2022
Sue Borrego, California State University, Stanislaus, Interim President, 2023-2024; University of Michigan, Flint, Chancellor, 2014-2019
Trenda Boyum, Rasmussen College, President, 2015-2020
Fran Brown, Michigan School of Psychology, President, 2018-2022
Mark Burstein, Lawrence University, President, 2013-2021
Chris Cassirer, Northwestern Health Sciences University, President, 2014-2018
David J. Chard, Wheelock College, President, 2016-2018
Marge Connelly, Longwood University, Interim President, 2012-2012
Ray Crossman, Adler University, President, 2003-2024 
Matthew Allen Derr, Sterling College, President, 2011-2021  
Margaret Drugovich, Hartwick College, President, 2008-2022
Maria Gallo, University of Wisconsin, River Falls, Chancellor, 2021-2024
Scott Harms Rose, Institute for Clinical Social Work, President and Dean, 2013-2017
Susan Henking, Shimer College, President, 2012-2017
Ralph Hexter, University of California, Davis, Interim Chancellor, 2016-2017, President, Hampshire College, 2005-2010
Beth Hillman, Mills College, President, 2016-2022
Michael Hoyle, McIntosh College, President, 2006-2008
Anne Huot, Keene State College, President, 2013-2017
Gayle Hutchinson, California State University, Chico, President, 2016-2023
Merrill Irving, Jr., Hennepin Technical College, President, 2015-2022
John Balester Jenkins, Illinois Institute of Art, President, 2012-2018
Kristina Johnson, The Ohio State University, President, 2020-2023  
Michele Johnson, Pierce College, Chancellor, 2005-2022
Theo Kalikow, University of Maine, Farmington, President, 1994-2012
Raynard Kington, Grinnell College, President, 2010-2020
Joel Kinnamon, College of the Desert, President-Superintendent, 2012-2022, Chancellor, Chabot-Las Positas Community College District, 2007-2012
Biddy Martin, Amherst College, President, 2011-2022
Les Mcabe, Institute of Shipboard Education, President & CEO, 2006-2014
Dwight McBride, The New School, President, 2020-2023  
Chuck Middleton, Roosevelt University, President, 2002-2015
Gail Mellow, Laguardia Community College, 2000-2020
Timothy Mottet, Colorado State University, Pueblo, President, 2017-2023
Toni Murdock, Antioch University, Chancellor, 2005-2012, President, Antioch University, Seattle 1997-2005
Felice Nudelman, Antioch University, Chancellor, 2012-2017
Mark Ojakian, Connecticut State Colleges & Universities, President, 2015-2021
Mac Powell, Bastyr University, President, 2015-2017, President, National University System, 2013-2015
Katherine Ragsdale, Episcopal Divinity School, President and Dean, 2009-2015
Nancy Roseman, Dickinson College, President, 2013-2016
Christina Royal, Holyoke Community College, President, 2017-2023  
George Santiago, Jr., TCI College of Technology, President, 2016-2017, President, Briarcliffe College, 2006-2016
Dick Senese, Capella University, President, 2016-2023 
Charlita Shelton, University of the Rockies, President & CEO, 2008-2015, Campus President, Argosy University
Rick Soria, Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus, President, 2016-2017, Ivy Tech Community College, Campus President, 2014-2016
Regina Stanback Stroud, Peralta Community College District, Chancellor, 2019-2020, President, Skyline College, 2011-2019
Donald Straney, University of Hawaii, Hilo, Chancellor, 2010-2017
Susan Stuebner, Colby-Sawyer College, President, 2016-2024
Dustin Swanger, Fulton-Montgomery Community College, President, 2012-2019
Ramon Torrecilha, Westfield State University, President, 2016-2020
Karen Whitney, University of Illinois, Springfield, Interim Chancellor & Vice President, 2020-2022, Interim Chancellor, Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, 2017-2018; President, Clarion University, 2010-2017


This information is accurate as we know it at the time of publication, based on our records and publicly available information. If you see an error or omission, please let us know at info@lgbtqpresidents.org. Appearance on this list does not imply that any individual is a member of the LGBTQ Presidents in Higher Education or LGBTQ Leaders in Higher Education.

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