Dr. L. Marshall Washington is the third president of Kalamazoo Valley Community College. He presides over a public institution with four campuses, which include student-run restaurants, state-of-the-art training facilities for health care careers and professional trades and the Kalamazoo Valley Museum.

Increasing positive student experiences and removing barriers which limit success, are priorities as he begins his work in west Michigan. The Columbus, Ohio native spent five years as President of New River Community and Technical College in West Virginia. He also served as Vice President and CEO at the Lancaster Campus of Harrisburg Area Community College in Pennsylvania and was formerly the Vice President of Student Services at Kellogg Community College in Battle Creek.

Dr. Washington earned his doctorate in educational studies with a specialization in educational leadership and higher education from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska; a master’s degree in education from Winona State University, Winona, Minnesota; and a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio.