As Chancellor of the Colorado Community College System, Dr. Marielena DeSanctis is committed to empowering students, faculty, and partners to build a stronger Colorado—one learner and one community at a time. Through the System’s 13 colleges, she champions access, affordability, and inclusive excellence, ensuring that every learner has a pathway to success, no matter where they start or where they are headed. A former engineer turned educator, she brings over 26 years of experience spanning K–12 and higher education and a deep belief in the power of community colleges to transform lives and communities.

On this episode of A Seat at the Table, Dr. DeSanctis shares her unique professional journey that has led her to leading CCCS. She dispels myths about community college, provides insights about graduates’ and attendees’ ROI from their time in the system, and offers a vision for the future of education. She touches on current pertinent issues like AI, higher education funding, workforce development and a lot more.

Hosted by Colorado Business Roundtable President Debbie Brown.

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