As chancellor of Virginia’s Community College System, David Doré provides day-to-day leadership for a system comprised of twenty-three colleges that serves more than 200,000 degree-seeking and workforce-career training students annually. Like so many community college students, Doré is a first-generation college student. Before taking the reins at the Virginia Community College System, Doré served as President of Campuses and Executive Vice Chancellor at Pima Community College. There, he led the college’s five campuses and workforce development initiatives. Doré has also served in higher education leadership positions in Tempe, Arizona and San Francisco, California. Doré earned his Doctor of Education degree at Pepperdine University; master’s degrees at Georgetown University, Boston College, and Santa Clara University; an advanced degree in Philosophy from Gonzaga University; and his bachelor’s degree from Gannon University. Named a Presidential Fellow of the Aspen Institute’s College Excellence Program in 2017, Doré is active in community leadership and is a staunch proponent of community college education at the state and national levels. Doré is the tenth chancellor to lead the Virginia Community College System, which was founded in 1966.

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