Monica J. Posey, president of Cincinnati State Technical and Community College in Ohio, has announced she will retire on August 31.
A member of the Cincinnati State administration since 1992, Dr. Posey took the helm of the community college in 2016, making her the first African American woman president of a major educational institution in the Cincinnati metropolitan area. Under her leadership, Cincinnati State significantly grew its student enrollment and strengthened its financial stability. Before her presidential appointment, Dr. Posey held several other leadership positions, including assistant dean, director of institutional research and planning, academic vice president, and provost. Earlier, she was assistant director of career development at the University of Cincinnati.
Dr. Posey earned her bachelor’s degree from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. She holds an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a doctorate in educational foundations from the University of Cincinnati.
