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JAVIER MIYARES, President
Director, Institutional Studies and Analysis, University System of Maryland, 1991-94. Assistant Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs, University System of Maryland, 1994-99. Associate Vice-Chancellor for Finance and Administration, University System of Maryland, 1999-2001. Vice-President for Planning, Research and Accountability, University of Maryland University College, 2001-11. Senior Vice-President for Institutional Effectiveness, University of Maryland University College, 2011-12.
Director, Research and Policy Analysis, Maryland Higher Education Commission, 1990-91 (desegregation research specialist, 1977-81; higher education research specialist, 1981-87; acting director, equal educational opportunity, 1987; special assistant to deputy secretary, 1987-89; director, grants, contracts & special programs, 1989-90).
Member, Human Relations Commission, Montgomery County, 1986-89; Governor's Commission on Hispanic Affairs, 1987-90 (vice-chair, 1988-90). Board of Directors, Maryland Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority, 1992. Member, Maryland Higher Education Loan Corporation, 1994-95. Chair, Task Force on Accountability, Maryland Higher Education Commission, 1995. Member, Task Force on Evolving Role of the College in the Midst of Change, Montgomery College, 1999; Commission on the Future - 2000 and Beyond, Montgomery County, 2000 (chair, land use, environment & infrastructure committee, 2000); Charter Review Commission, Montgomery County, 2003-05; Tuition Task Force, University System of Maryland, 2003; Teacher Shortage Task Force, 2007-08.
Born in Havana, Cuba. University of Maryland, College Park, B.A. (sociology), 1971, M.A. (sociology), 1975. Member, 20th Legislative District Senatorial Scholarship Committee, 1984-94; 8th Congressional District, Service Academy Appointment Committee, 1986-90. Member, Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee, 1986-90. Alternate delegate, Democratic Party National Convention, 1988. Member, Montgomery County Hispanic Coalition (president, 1981-85). Member, Maryland Challenge School's Policy Planning and Evaluation Council, 1993-94; USA Funds Maryland Advisory Council, 1995-96; Work Group on Measures of Success among Military Students, Service Members Opportunity Colleges, 2010-12. Volunteer, Hospice Care of DC, 1994-2001 (ethics committee, 1997-2001). Board of Directors, Achieving the Dream, 2016-; American Council on Education, 2016-. Distinguished Achievement Award, National University Technology Network, 2016.
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