President Chapdelaine Appointed to Two National Boards

FREDERICK, Maryland—Hood College President Andrea E. Chapdelaine, Ph.D., recently joined several leadership opportunities in the education and Maryland communities.

In January, she began a two-year term as a member of the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) Board of Directors; in February, she began a three-year term on the Board of Directors for the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU), where she will represent Region II (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey and New York).

“I’m proud to represent Hood and work with my fellow board members to support and strengthen private higher education,” she said.

The CIC is an association of nonprofit independent colleges and universities that supports leadership, advances institutional excellence and enhances public understanding of private higher education’s contributions to society. The NAICU is a national organization focused on representing private, nonprofit higher education on public policy issues in Washington, D.C.

President Chapdelaine was also appointed to the Maryland Governor’s Workforce Development Board (GWDB), the governor’s chief policymaking body for workforce development, for a four-year term. The GWDB is a business-led board of 53 members who work to address modern challenges and needs of Maryland’s workforce. Members include the governor, cabinet secretaries, college presidents, the Maryland State superintendent of schools, elected officials, business people, labor and representatives of nonprofit organizations.

In addition, President Chapdelaine became a Class of 2019 graduate of Leadership Maryland, a program that identifies leaders in the state and provides a yearlong program that presents and discusses the current issues, challenges and opportunities facing the state and its diverse regions.

Hood College is an independent, liberal arts college, offering 28 bachelor’s degrees, four pre-professional programs, 19 master’s degrees programs, two doctorates and 10 post-baccalaureate certificates. Located in historic Frederick, near Washington, D.C., Baltimore and the I-270 technology corridor, Hood gives students access to countless internships and research opportunities.

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