Dr. Patricia Keir, Chancellor
Eastern Iowa Community College District

Dr. Patricia Keir has established a distinguished career in the forefront of community college service. In 2004, she was appointed the first woman chancellor of the Eastern Iowa Community College District which serves more than 60,000 students annually in both credit and non-credit programs.

Prior to her arrival in Iowa, Dr. Keir spent five years as president at San Diego Miramar College, was the executive vice president and provost at Lansing Community College in Michigan and held administrative posts at the College of DuPage in Illinois.

Dr. Keir earned her Ed.D. in adult and continuing education from Northern Illinois University, master's degrees from Wayne State University and Wesleyan University, and a bachelor's degree from Cornell University. She lives in Bettendorf and has two daughters and one granddaughter, all residing in the Chicago area.

Dr. Keir believes in the mission of Eastern Iowa Community College District to reflect an active commitment to excellence and maintain its position as a leader in providing quality education programs to its students. To that end, she highly values issues such as diversity, community involvement, and aggressively seeking out industry, community, political and educational leaders to form strong alliances and new partnerships which support community needs and improve learning experiences for students.

Dr. Keir serves on the following Boards and Committees:

Local:

• Alcoa Community Advisory Board
• Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois
• Quad Cities Graduate Study Center Board
• Quad City Development Group Executive Committee and Board
• Davenport Rotary
• Quad Cities Growth Steering Council
• Wells Fargo Bank Community Advisory Board
• Scott County Family YMCA Executive Committee and Board
• St. Ambrose University Business Advisory Council

State:

• Iowa Institute for Tomorrow's Workforce
• IACCP By-Laws Committee, Post-Secondary Coordination Committee
• Educational Policy and Practice Perspectives Series at Iowa State University Advisory Board
• Iowa Student Loan Board
• Chair of the Iowa Student Loan Tax Exempt Bond Issuance Committee

National:

• American Council of Community College Trustees President's Advisory Committee of Presidents, ACE Fellows Program, and the American Association of Community Colleges Board of Directors
• Community College International Development Board and Chair-Elect
• PETE Board
• Continuous Quality Improvement Network Board
• AACC/ACCT Joint Commission on Federal Relations