FAMU grad Daria J. Willis, 34, has been named the new president of Everett Community College in Everett, WA. Everett C.C. enrolls more than 19,000 students.
She is the college’s fourth female and first African American president. She completed high school in three years, earned a Ph.D. and has held a number of teaching and administrative positions in higher education. Most recently, she worked in Syracuse, New York, where she served as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Onondaga Community College.
Willis is a two-time FAMU grad with a B.S. in History Education and an M.A. in History