Madeline Pumariega
{{Short description|President of Miami Dade College}}
{{infobox officeholder
| name = Madeline Pumeriega
| image = MadelinePumariega.jpg
| office = 5th President of Miami Dade College
| term_start = November 17, 2020
| term_end =
| predecessor = Eduardo J. Padrón
| successor =
| education = Miami Dade College
University of Central Florida
St. Thomas University (BA)
Florida Atlantic University (MEd)
Barry University (PhD)
}}
Madeline Pumeriega is the fifth president of Miami Dade College in Miami, Florida.{{Cite web|last=Wright|first=Colleen|date=2020-11-17|title=Miami Dade College's board unanimously selects Madeline Pumariega as next president|url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/education/article247217346.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-17|website=Miami Herald}} She is the first female to hold the post.
Biography
Pumariega attended Hialeah High School in Hialeah, Florida. She attended Miami Dade College and University of Central Florida as an undergraduate and received a bachelor's degree from St. Thomas University.{{Cite web|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/education/article20862219.html|title=Miami woman tapped to lead Florida College System|website=miamiherald|access-date=2016-04-25}}
Pumariega began her career at Miami Dade College in 1992 as the Dean of Students Services and later was Dean of Student and Administration Services.{{Cite web|url=http://jacksonville.com/opinion/blog/403455/tia-mitchell/2015-05-13/florida-college-system-names-new-chancellor|title=Florida College System names new chancellor|website=jacksonville.com|access-date=2016-03-18}} In 2011 Pumariega became President of MDC's Wolfson Campus in downtown Miami and held the position for nearly two years. In 2013, Pumariega became the President and Chief Executive Officer of Take Stock in Children, a non-profit.{{Cite web|url=http://www.miamitodaynews.com/2015/12/22/madeline-pumariega-hialeah-native-is-chancellor-of-florida-college-system/|title=Madeline Pumariega: Hialeah native is chancellor of Florida College System|website=Miami Today|date=22 December 2015|access-date=2016-03-18}}
In 2015, Florida Department of Education Commissioner Pam Stewart announced the appointment of Pumariega as Chancellor of the Florida College System. She was the first woman and first Hispanic FCS Chancellor.{{Cite press release|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/take-stock-in-children-president-and-ceo-madeline-pumariega-appointed-as-florida-college-system-chancellor-300083115.html|title=Take Stock In Children President And CEO Madeline Pumariega Appointed As Florida College System Chancellor|last=Children|first=Take Stock in|website=www.prnewswire.com|access-date=2016-03-18}}
In 2019, Pumariega was named executive vice president and provost of Tallahassee Community College. She also served as Affiliate Professor of Leadership at the NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.{{cite web |title=President Madeline Pumariega {{!}} Office of the President {{!}} Miami Dade College |url=https://www.mdc.edu/president/madeline-pumariega/ |website=www.mdc.edu |publisher=Miami Dade College |access-date=27 May 2021}}
On November 17, 2020, Pumariega was appointed the fifth president of Miami Dade College.
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