{"id":1536,"date":"2022-06-30T14:26:07","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T14:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/about\/?page_id=1536"},"modified":"2025-05-29T11:35:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T15:35:09","slug":"leadership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/about\/leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Kalamazoo College Senior Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Kalamazoo College is united in our mission to prepare our graduates to better understand, live successfully within, and provide enlightened leadership to a richly diverse and increasingly complex world. <\/strong>Strong collaboration and leadership from the Board of Trustees<\/a>, President and President\u2019s Staff are essential to the development and implementation of strategic plans and policies that serve and support the College\u2019s priorities. Our leadership values academic rigor, all components of a liberal arts education as embodied in the K-Plan<\/em>, experiential education, inclusion and equity, sustainability, creativity and innovation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Jorge G. Gonzalez<\/strong>
18th President of Kalamazoo College<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jorge G. Gonzalez has served as president of Kalamazoo College since July 2016. A fierce champion of the liberal arts, Gonzalez has more than 30 years of experience in higher education. In his time at K, Gonzalez has overseen the development of two strategic plans, most recently Advancing Kalamazoo College 2029<\/a><\/em>, a new Admission Center, infrastructure improvements to reduce K\u2019s carbon footprint, a new natatorium, and much more. In 2021, he led the public launch of The Brighter Light Campaign<\/a>, the institution\u2019s largest fundraising campaign to date, which focused on support for student access to every facet of the K-Plan<\/em> and investments in the institution\u2019s faculty, instructional spaces, athletic programming, and other aspects of campus life.\u202fThe campaign exceeded two fundraising goals ($150 million and $190 million respectively), raising a total of $203,236,489 from more than 16,500 donors. He is a welcoming presence on campus with an abiding commitment to academic excellence, experiential learning, intercultural understanding and community engagement.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span> President@kzoo.edu<\/a> 
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Danette Ifert Johnson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/span> <\/a>Danette.Johnson@kzoo.edu<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n

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Mj Huebner<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vice President for Admission and Financial Aid <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Karen Isble<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vice President for College Advancement<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/span> <\/a>Karen.Isble@kzoo.edu<\/a>  <\/p>\n\n\n

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Mikka Dryer<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assistant to the President at Kalamazoo College and Assistant Secretary to the Board of Trustees<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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