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Paula P. Pando Will last the Next President of J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College

RICHMOND (May 24, 2018) – Dr. Paula P. Pando, of Atlantic Heights, NJ, volition boot the bucket the adjacent permanent president of J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College. That statement was made today past times Dr. Glenn DuBois, chancellor of Virginia’s Community Colleges. Pando’s alternative concludes a national search that attracted 102 applicants.

“Paula Pando’s life is a uniquely American success story,” said DuBois. “She was really immature when her household unit of measurement came to the USA from Chile. She had to larn a novel linguistic communication in addition to a novel culture, in addition to she has excelled e'er since. She has built an impressive career, focused on helping people notice in addition to leverage opportunity, in addition to I await her to last a terrific president for Reynolds Community College.”

Pando has worked inward higher pedagogy for to a greater extent than than 21 years. She began her career inward 1994 equally the manager of campus activities in addition to programs at Saint Peter’s University inward Bailiwick of Jersey City, NJ. Beginning inward 2000, Pando worked equally a consultant for a New York firm, facilitating sensitivity in addition to multifariousness training, amidst other topics. 

In 2003, she joined Hudson County Community College, inward Bailiwick of Jersey City, NJ, equally the associate dean for educatee services. She has since risen through the ranks, belongings 3 dissimilar vice presidencies, including her electrical flow component equally senior vice president for educatee in addition to educational services.

“I am thrilled in addition to humbled to attain got the chance to Pb Reynolds Community College equally it approaches its half-century grade of providing the Richmond expanse outstanding educational opportunities, in addition to to bring together the forward-thinking community college organization that is the VCCS,” Pando said.

In 2017, Pando was amidst 38 leaders from across the province selected for the Aspen Presidential Fellowship for Community College Excellence, a rigorous 10 calendar month applied leadership program. Pando holds a doctorate from Rowan University inward Glassboro, NJ; a master’s grade from Saint Peter’s University inward Bailiwick of Jersey City, NJ; in addition to bachelor’s grade from Stockton University inward Pomona, NJ.

“Reynolds was blessed to have an array of well-qualified candidates interested inward serving equally the adjacent president of the college. This made our project really difficult. We selected a soul who nosotros believe is extremely well-qualified,” said Stephen E. Baril, chair of the Reynolds Community College local board. “She received outstanding reviews from faculty, staff, community leaders, in addition to the College Board. We are delighted that Dr. Paula Pando has accepted our offering to last the adjacent president of our college.”

Pando volition boot the bucket the college’s 4th president, succeeding Dr. Gary Rhodes, who volition retire on September i subsequently serving inward that component for xvi years.


Serving over 16,000 students annually, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College is the youngest in addition to tertiary largest of 23 community colleges inward Virginia. The College operates 3 campuses serving residents inward the City of Richmond in addition to the counties of Henrico, Hanover, Goochland, Powhatan in addition to Louisa.