An experienced higher education executive from Arizona has been chosen to lead Virginia’s system of 23 community colleges after a lengthy search.
The State Board of Community Colleges has hired David Doré to serve as the next provost for the Virginia Community College System, according to a news release issued Wednesday.
Doré currently serves as campus president and executive vice provost for student experience and workforce development at Pima Community College in Tucson. He has several advanced degrees, including a doctorate in education from Pepperdine University, and is celebrating 27 years serving community college students, according to the news release. He previously worked as an instructor, director, department head, dean, and president.
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Doré is expected to start work in Richmond on April 1. She will replace Sharon Morrissey, who has served as interim chancellor since July 2022.
His selection follows a search that restarted last summer after Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin objected to the initial hiring process.
David Doré of Arizona was selected by the State Board of Community Colleges to serve as the next chancellor of the Virginia Community College System. He will lead Virginia’s 23 community colleges starting April 1.
The state board initially announced last March that it had hired a Michigan Community College executive, Russell Kavalhuna, due to Youngkin’s concerns about the process. Then, in June, the community college system announced that Kavalhuna would no longer take the job and said he would restart the search for a chancellor.
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“I look forward to working with Chancellor Doré to advance our mission that every Virginia high school graduate is equipped with a credential in an in-demand industry and to ensure that the Virginia Community College System becomes the best national leader.” of his class, Youngkin said in a statement Wednesday.
