Dr. Patricia Keir, Chancellor
Eastern Iowa Community College

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:  

ACCT Advisory  Committee of Presidents

Alcoa, Community Advisory Board

Girl Scouts of the Mississippi Valley, Finance Committee

Iowa State University Extension, Citizens' Advisory Council

Putnam Museum, Board

Quad Cities Graduate Study Center, Board

Quad City Development Group, Executive Committee and Board

Davenport Rotary, Member

Wells Fargo Bank, Advisory Board

Wells Fargo Bank/Quad City Development Group, TASK Force

Board of Directors, Institute for the Future Workforce, State of Iowa

Scott County FamilyYMCA, Board

ACE Commission on International Affairs

ACE Fellows Program, Past Chair, Council of Fellow

IACCP By-Laws Committee, Post-Secondary Coordination Committee

Community Advisory Committee, Iowa State Extension

Trinity Medical Center, Board

Educational Policy and Practice Perspectives Series, ISU, Advisory Board