President David Potash

David Potash, Ph.D., joined Wilbur Wright College
as president in 2013, bringing more than 20 years of higher education
administrative experience to this outstanding Northwest Side community college.
Prior to CCC, Dr. Potash served as Chief Academic
Officer at Curry College, a Boston area four-year liberal arts institution with
graduate programs and a preprofessional focus. He worked for ten years in the
City University of New York system. At Hunter College, CUNY, he was Associate
Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs. At Baruch College, CUNY, he served
as Associate Provost for the Teaching and Learning Environment.
Dr. Potash has experience with accreditation
through HLC, NEASC, Middle States, and New York State. He has developed and led
multiple planning efforts, revised curricula and programs, strengthened
institutional commitments and programs for equity, inclusiveness, academic
quality, academic support, financial literacy, wellness, technology, and
student success. He has overseen experiential education and career services
reforms, first year programs, developmental education, and partnerships with
K-12, higher education, and business.
Dr. Potash has a BA from Rice University, where
he majored in English and Philosophy. He earned an MA in History from NYU,
where he also taught writing. His PhD in history is from Cambridge University,
where he wrote about early twentieth century American conservatives. Dr. Potash
has taught a variety of US history courses, focusing on political history and
international relations. He is active in social media.
Wright College Leadership Team
Alanka Brown, Vice
President of Academic and Student Affairs
abrown601@ccc.edu
(773) 481-8182
Phoebe Wood, Vice
President of Finance and Operations
pwood3@ccc.edu
(773) 481-8525
Pamela Monaco, Dean
of Instruction
pmonaco@ccc.edu
(773) 481-8863
Gabe Estill,
Associate Dean of Instruction
jestill@ccc.edu
(773) 481-8816
Alison Guengerich, Human
Resources Business Partner
aguengerich1@ccc.edu
(773) 481-8186
Romell Murden-Woldu, Dean of Student Services
rmurden@ccc.edu
(773) 481-8451
Maria Llopiz, Associate
Dean of Student Services, Advising and Transfer
mllopiz@ccc.edu
(773) 481-8323
Linda Huertas, Associate
Dean of Student Services, Admissions
lhuertas@ccc.edu
(773) 481-8453
Norberto Valentin, Interim Financial Aid
Director
nvalentin1@ccc.edu
(773) 481-8103
Kenneth Santiago, Dean,
Humboldt Park Vocational Education Center
ksantiago6@ccc.edu
(773) 489-8942
Emily Anderson, Dean of
Adult Education
efitzmaurice@ccc.edu
(773) 481-8830
Alba Pezzarossi, Dean
of Continuing Education
apezzarossi@ccc.edu
(773) 481-8059