SUNY WESTCHESTER NEWS LEADING THE WAY Proudly Innovating and Sharing Best Practices Dr Miles, as a first-gen college student herself who began her academic studies at a community college, is a role model for her students. Within the higher education, business, nonprofit, and workforce development arenas, she is respected as an innovative leader and college president. She is invited to share her expertise and vision through speaking engagements, board service, in advisory roles, and on task forces and has received numerous awards and other honors. Here are some of her notable external activities for the academic 2023/24 year. SHARING BEST PRACTICES Eastchester Community Action Partnership MLK Day Celebration, Bronxville Embracing Lessons from the Past to Build a Better Today and Tomorrow, Guest Speaker Guest Speaker Business Council of Westchester KeyBank Speakers Series: FutureEd: Harnessing the Power of AI in Academic Innovation, Guest Speaker Westchester County Association Healthcare Talent Roundtable Discussion New Rochelle-White Plains Alumni Chapter, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Elevate, Educate, Advocate: Shaping a Just Tomorrow, Keynote PUBLICATIONS Miles, B.; Keteku, G.; Machado, T.; Phillips, G.; Reddick, R. (2024). “How America’s Community Colleges Support Democracy.” In A. Goldberg & C. Ong Whaley (Eds.), Leaning into Politics: Higher Education and the Democracy We Need IAP || Book || Leaning into Politics. LEADERSHIP Business Council of Westchester Board of Directors, Executive Committee ACCT-ATD (Association of Community College TrusteesAssociation for Talent Development) Data Advisory Group Block Center for Technology and Society at Carnegie Mellon University External Advisory Committee SUNY Future of Healthcare Workforce Task Force Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration Steering Committee SUNY Black Leaders Institute Steering Committee HONORS & AWARDS 2023 ACCT Northeast Regional CEO Award Mount Hope AME Zion “Ain’t I A Woman… Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow” Paul Robeson Award Dare to be Different Westchester The Barbara Watson Perry Legacy Award Child Care Council of Westchester, Inc Dream Big.Transformative Impact Award, accepted on behalf of SUNY WCC. City & State New York Trailblazers in Higher Education 8
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