Biography
Maria Harper-Marinick, Ph.D.
Executive Vice Chancellor
and Provost
Maria Harper-Marinick, Ph.D.
Maria Harper-Marinick, Ph.D., is the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost for the Maricopa Community College District in Arizona, comprised of 10 colleges and 2 skills centers that serve over 260,000 students annually. As the chief academic and student officer for the Maricopa system, Dr. Harper-Marinick provides oversight for curriculum; academic research and assessment; university relations, transfer, and articulation; grants development and management; international education; faculty professional growth and development; high school to college pathways and outreach programs; and workforce development. Other areas of responsibility for the Maricopa system include institutional effectiveness and small business development.
As Executive Vice Chancellor, Dr. Harper-Marinick also works closely with the Chancellor in three major areas: definition and implementation of the District's strategic plan and allocation of resources to achieve the plan; working with the colleges to enhance and support student success; and building the stature and recognition of the District and its Colleges locally, nationally, and internationally.
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 at Arizona State University and Northern Arizona University.
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 has served on national and local boards and advisory committees, including League for Innovation in the Community College; National Community College Hispanic Council; American Association of Community Colleges Commission on Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity; American Council on Education's Commission on International Initiatives; 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; Diversity Advisory Council for the Maricopa Integrated Health System; 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, which she chaired from 2006-2008, 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.