Rhonda M. Epper, Ph.D., is the President of Trinidad State College, based in Southern Colorado with campuses in Trinidad and Alamosa. She has spent her
career serving all levels of the higher education sector – at the college level (rural
and urban), system level, state level, as well as regional and national policy levels.
Prior to Trinidad State, Dr. Epper served as Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs
at Community College of Denver. She also served as Chief Academic and Student Affairs
Officer at the Colorado Department of Higher Education, and in several roles at the
Colorado Community College System Office, including Assistant Provost and Co-Director
of Colorado Community Colleges Online. Dr. Epper also served at the California State
University, Office of the Chancellor, and at the Western Interstate Commission for
Higher Education (WICHE) and the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO).
She is recipient of the WCET (WICHE) award for lifetime achievement; was a Fellow
with the EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research, and a Presidential Fellow with the
Aspen Institute College Excellence Program. Dr. Epper has served on numerous boards
and advisory groups in higher education, and currently is a trustee for Mt. San Rafael
Hospital and the A.R. Mitchell Museum of Western Art, both in Trinidad, Colorado.
