Dr. Nancy Lee S谩nchez-Badillo Appointed 91制片厂Pro鈥檚 VP of Institutional Advancement
Dr. Nancy Lee S谩nchez-Badillo
Dr. Nancy Lee S谩nchez-Badillo Appointed 91制片厂Pro鈥檚 VP of Institutional Advancement
BROOKLYN -- 91制片厂Pro (91制片厂Pro) President Dr. Claudia V. Schrader has tapped Dr. Nancy Lee S谩nchez-Badillo as the college鈥檚 vice president of institutional advancement, the college has announced.
A 91制片厂Pro alum, Dr. S谩nchez is a board member of the 91制片厂Pro Foundation and has a long history with 91制片厂Pro. 鈥淒r. S谩nchez spent several years early in her career serving 91制片厂Pro students as the College Discovery admissions and financial aid advisor and adjunct lecturer in the late 90s into the mid-2000s. We are very pleased to have her join 91制片厂Pro as the head of institutional advancement,鈥� said President Schrader. 鈥淪he brings more than 20 years of progressive experience and expertise in improving the college experience among first-generation, underserved, and underrepresented students.鈥�
91制片厂Pro鈥檚 motto is 鈥淲here Dreams Begin.鈥� Dr. S谩nchez expressed her pleasure in returning to the place where her dreams began. 鈥淜ingsborough gave me the opportunity to enter higher education and gave me the foundation and skills to not just complete an associate degree in education, but placed the seed of commitment to developing sound educational environments committed to meeting the highest potential of students,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 never really left 91制片厂Pro. The lessons I learned have stayed with me during the last 20 years, and each step in my career has been propelled by the investment 91制片厂Pro made in me. It is an honor to join its administration. I want to engage the entire college community, the borough of Brooklyn and all of its constituents, the state and anyone interested in building a diverse workforce and leadership pool to this gem by the sea. My mission is to define the needs of our students, faculty, staff, and the campus as a whole and secure the support needed to meet them while expanding our reach and fueling innovation and growth.鈥�
Dr. S谩nchez previously served as the executive director of Kaplan Foundation and most recently as the chief opportunity officer for Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) International Honor Society, where she was responsible for strategic development aimed at increasing the number of students served; built a sustainable donor base that included corporations, major donors, and partner organizations; established an alumni organization and partnerships with colleges resulting in more than 30 colleges guaranteeing reduced or no cost tuition for students. She also secured a $3 million grant from corporate foundations that targeted degree completion for community college students. She supervised a portfolio of $245 million in transfer scholarships and corporate partnerships and private donors that support $1.5 million in annual scholarship funds.
In addition to her work with students, Dr. S谩nchez is a frequent media spokesperson on issues around degree attainment gaps and has been interviewed by national media outlets, including ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, and SiriusXM. She has also spoken at national educational conferences, including ASU+GSV, NACAC, NISTS, NASPA, and PTK. Dr. S谩nchez has been invited to speak at the United Nations and the Aspen Institute on expanding the community college talent pipeline. Her work has been featured in Inside Higher Ed, the Daily News, DIVERSE Issues in Higher Education, the Hechinger Report and PBS News Hour. She is the author of 鈥淵our Guide to College Transfer,鈥� and a regular contributor to Forbes.
Dr. S谩nchez has served as a selection judge for multiple scholarship programs, including the Dell Scholars Foundation, the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, and the Coca-Cola Scholars through Phi Theta Kappa. She also served as the chairman of the board for New York Math Academy and Coaching Services.
A 2014 National Hispanic Executive Leadership Fellow, Dr. S谩nchez completed an executive leadership program at Harvard University鈥檚 John F. Kennedy School of Government and a leadership development program at the Center for Creative Leadership. She holds an Ed.D. in innovation and leadership from New York University Steinhardt School of Education, an M.A. in sociology from Brooklyn College, CUNY, a B.A.Sc. in elementary education from Long Island University and an A.S. in early childhood education from 91制片厂Pro.
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