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Tiffany Hernandez, PhD, JD

Tiffany Hernandez began serving as the 9th President of Glendale Community College on July 10, 2023. She has worked in higher education for 15 years, starting as faculty teaching in the Criminal Justice program at San Antonio College. Prior to arriving at GCC, she was the Vice President for Student Success at San Antonio College and had served as Dean for Student Success, Academic Department Chairperson, as well as a peer evaluator and institutional liaison for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). Hernandez’s collaborative leadership at San Antonio College contributed to the College receiving the 2021 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, and the Seal of Exceléncia from Exceléncia in Education.

Before working in higher education, Hernandez served as a Deputy County Attorney in the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office in Arizona. She is also a proud veteran, having served on active duty and as a reservist in the United States Air Force. Dr. Hernandez holds a Bachelor’s degree in Russian Language from the University of Arizona, a Juris Doctorate from the University of Utah College of Law, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Criminal Justice from Texas State University. She is an Aspen Presidential Fellow.

Hernandez is a proud Arizonian, having grown up in Flagstaff and living in several communities throughout the state. She is a mom to four adult children and grandmother to three sweet grandchildren.

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