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Dr. Karen A. Stout

president and CEO of Achieving the Dream

Dr. Karen A. Stout has served as president and CEO of Achieving the Dream since 2015, leading a network of over 300 community colleges working to eliminate inequities in educational and workforce outcomes. She previously was president of Montgomery County Community College (Pennsylvania) from 2001 to 2015. Stout, a former AACC board member, is currently chair of the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research Advisory Board at North Carolina State University. She was recently presented the 2022 AACC Leadership Award and is among the newest member of the newly created AACC Hall of Fame.


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