Kali Brown, dean of student access and support at Vance-Granville Community College, has been accepted to participate in the 2021 Chief Student Development Administrators Leadership Academy.
This academy, developed through the North Carolina Community College System, invites a select number of administrative leaders from the state’s 58 community colleges to participate each year in the program, according to a press statement from VGCC.
Over the course of several months, participants will study multiple topics, including best practices for serving students, continuous improvement, communications, higher education legal issues, and resource management.
“We congratulate Dean Kali Brown on being recognized as a leader in our state’s community college system, and we know that she will use what she learns in the academy to support our Vanguards,” said VGCC President Dr. Rachel Desmarais.
Brown is a resident of Franklinton and has worked for VGCC since 2011, when she joined the college’s financial aid office. She moved from assistant director of financial aid to director in 2013. She was named VGCC staff member of the year in 2015-16. She became dean of student support services in 2017 and has been in her current role since 2019.
“I am absolutely delighted to be selected into the 2021 Chief Student Development Administrators Leadership Academy, which provides an exceptional networking opportunity to learn from experts and leaders in the field of student services,” Brown said
Brown previously worked in financial aid and student services at her alma mater, Arkansas State University as well as Arkansas State University – Newport (a community college), and Pulaski Technical College in Arkansas. Brown earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics at Arkansas State, and a master’s degree in higher education – educational leadership at Liberty University.
While at VGCC, Brown has served on various committees, including the strategic enrollment management committee, academic affairs committee, marketing advisory council, scholarships committee, leadership & planning council and the recruitment & retention committee.
She is a 2018 graduate of the N.C. Community College Leadership program and has trained other professionals throughout the state by conducting workshops sponsored by the North Carolina Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, the N.C. Community College System and the N.C. State Education Assistance Authority.
