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Biography

Maria Harper-Marinick, Ph.D.

Maria Harper-Marinick, Ph.D., is the Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs for the Maricopa Community College District in Arizona. The Maricopa district is comprised of 10 colleges and 2 skills centers that serve over 260,000 students. Dr. Harper-Marinick provides oversight for academic and student support programs; curriculum; academic research and assessment; workforce development; university relations, transfer, and articulation; health care education; teacher education; high-tech/manufacturing technologies; grants development and management; international education; Honors Program; Fine Arts; Faculty professional growth and development; high school to college pathways programs; dual enrollment; small business development; and other initiatives in support of students and their success, and faculty, staff, and the community.

Originally from the Dominican Republic, Dr. Harper-Marinick came to Arizona State University as a Fulbright Scholar in 1982. She holds a Ph.D. in Learning and Instructional Technologies and a Master’s Degree in Instructional Media from Arizona State University, and a Licentiate in School Administration and Pedagogy from Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena in the Dominican Republic. In addition to her work at Maricopa since 1991, she has been a college instructor and guest lecturer.

Maria is active at the local and national levels. She is a founding member of the International Society on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. She serves on national and local boards and advisory committees, including League for Innovation in the Community College, National Community College Hispanic Council, American Council on Education’s Commission on International Initiatives, Maricopa Advanced Technology Educational Center, National Association of Community College Teacher Education Programs, Arizona Business and Education Coalition, Arizona Minority Education Policy Analysis Center, Arizona’s Friends of Small Business Advisory Board, World Affairs Council of Arizona, Diversity Advisory Council for the Maricopa Integrated Health System, Academic Pathways to Postsecondary Education and the Workforce, Arizona Skill Standards Commission, Trustees’ Education Committee for the Phoenix Art Museum, and the editorial board of the Journal of Student-Centered Learning. She also serves on the Academic Program Articulation Steering Committee (APASC) for the state of Arizona, as a member of Arizona State University President’s Council, and as a Distinguished National Advocate for the Center for Renewal and Wholeness in Higher Education.

Dr. Harper-Marinick has authored several book chapters, has published articles in professional journals, and has presented at many local, national, and international conferences.

Dr. Harper-Marinick has been the recipient of various awards throughout her tenure at Maricopa. She has been selected as Fellow for both the National Community College Hispanic Council (NCCHC) and the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU). She has received the Employee Spotlight Award from Valle del Sol’s Profiles of Success, and was selected as the Maricopa Community Colleges’ District Office Woman of Distinction in 2004.