Lori Suddick has been named president and CEO of Des Moines Area Community College. Suddick has served as the president and chief executive officer of the College of Lake County in Grayslake, Illinois since 2018.
“Dr. Suddick is a strategic, thoughtful leader with a proven track record of enhancing student momentum and deepening her institution’s impact across the area it serves,” said Kevin Halterman, president of the DMACC Board of Directors and chair of the Presidential Search Committee. “Her expertise in building skilled workforce pipelines and her commitment to teaching and learning excellence make her the ideal person to strengthen DMACC’s mission. We are thrilled to welcome her to the DMACC and Central Iowa communities.”
Suddick is a first-generation college student and holds a bachelor of science degree in speech and language pathology from Eastern Michigan University, a master of arts degree in speech and language pathology from Eastern Michigan University, and a doctorate in education from the University of Wisconsin.
