Intro
Veronica Hipolito is the President of South Mountain Community College, assuming leadership of SMCC on July 1, 2024. She is an innovative leader with over twenty years of experience in higher education in university and community college settings. Prior to this, she was the Vice President of Student Affairs at Chandler-Gilbert Community College. She also recently served as the Interim President of Scottsdale Community College with the Maricopa County Community College District.
Before her work with MCCCD, she served as the Chief Student Affairs Officer for Coconino Community College. She began her career at Northern Arizona University in the division of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs. Ms. Hipolito leads efforts to positively impact student enrollment and improve student success through collaboration and cross-divisional recruitment and retention planning strategies.
She is active in the community and has served on several boards, including the Chandler Education Foundation and the United Way of Northern Arizona Board of Directors. In 2018, Ms. Hipolito received the Coconino County Hispanic Advisory Council Cesar Chavez Community Leadership Award for her service to the community. In 2021, Ms. Hipolito was inducted into the Northern Arizona University College of Education Hall of Fame for her contributions to education.
Ms. Hipolito is a graduate of Northern Arizona University with a Master of Arts in Community Counseling and a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education. She is completing an Ed.D. in Higher Education Leadership with Gwynedd Mercy University.