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Narcisa A. Polonio is the Vice President, Education, Research & Board Leadership Services at the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT). ACCT has a long and distinguished history of providing outstanding services to boards of trustees.  Dr. Polonio is recognized as one of the leading authorities on community college governance and presidential leadership. She has facilitated hundreds of board retreats and presidential searches.  She provides leadership for the  the ACCT’s annual leadership Congress, publications, research projects and leadership services including Retreat Service; Interim President Service; the Governance Leadership Institute; and the Governance Institute for Student Success.

Narcisa previously served as the Chief Operating Officer for Replication and Program Strategies, Inc. (RPS) in Philadelphia, PA, and president of Harcum College (PA) and Hudson County Community College (NJ).  Other previous positions include Director of the Office of Community Colleges, New Jersey Department of Higher Education. Narcisa served for seven years as a faculty member for the Institute for Educational Management, Graduate School of Education, Harvard University.

Narcisa served on the Board of Trustees at the College of St. Elizabeth and other advisory boards including, the HERS national board.  She served on  the USAID Commission on Community Colleges and International Development, the Commission for Financing Higher Education, NAICU Commission on Higher Education Additionally, she has chaired or served as a member of numerous accreditation teams of the Middle States Association.  She was named “An Outstanding Leader in Higher Education and a Strong Advocate and Supporter of Women” by the Maryland ACE/NIP in 1991.

She has an extensive list of publications and speaks throughout the country on issues related to governance, leadership, and diversity.