Dana Mohler-Faria
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Dana Mohler-Faria is the current president of Bridgewater State College and the Special Advisor for Education to Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick.
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[edit] Personal life
Mohler-Faria received an Associate's degree from Cape Cod Community College, a Master's degree from Boston University, and a Doctor of Education degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is a veteran of the United States Air Force, serving from 1966 to 1970. He currently resides with his wife and son on the campus of Bridgewater State College.[1]
[edit] Professional life
From 1975 to 1984, Mohler-Faria was Director of Financial Aid and the SACHEM Outreach Program at Cape Cod Community College. Following that post, he served as Assistant Dean of Administrative Services at Bristol Community College until 1987, and then in various leadership positions at Mount Wachusett Community College until 1991. In 1991 he began his association with Bridgewater State College, serving eleven years as the Vice President for Administration and Finance. In 2002, he succeeded Adrian Tinsley as President of Bridgewater State College.[2]
According to his biographical sketch on the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' website, Mohler-Faria, in ascending to the presidency of Bridgewater State College, became the "first person of color to lead Bridgewater State College and is only the second Cape Verdean in the United States to be elected the president of a higher education institution."[1]
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| Preceded by Adrian Tinsley |
President of Bridgewater State College 2002 - present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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Massachusetts Special Advisor for Education January 4, 2007 - present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
