College President
Dr. Monica Brown leads South Seattle College with a clear purpose: to ensure that education opens doors to opportunity, mobility, and lasting community impact. As president, she champions student success, strengthens workforce development, and expands educational opportunity for learners from all backgrounds.
A proud first-generation college graduate, Dr. Brown sees community colleges as engines of social mobility, economic advancement, and community transformation. Her leadership is grounded in a simple conviction: every student deserves the support, resources, and opportunities needed to achieve their goals and reach their full potential.
Dr. Brown has more than 30 years of higher education experience spanning academic and student affairs, enrollment management, workforce development, strategic planning, and institutional leadership. Before joining South Seattle College, she served as Senior Vice President for Student Affairs at Montgomery College in Maryland, one of the nation’s largest and most diverse community colleges.
At South Seattle College, Dr. Brown has focused on building strong relationships across the college and community, strengthening shared governance, supporting employee success, and shaping a student-centered vision for the future. She believes colleges thrive when students, faculty, staff, administrators, and community partners work toward shared goals and a common purpose.
Under her leadership, the South Seattle College has made progress in four key areas:
- Expanding workforce development partnerships
- Strengthening enrollment and student support initiatives
- Advancing institutional innovation
- Deepening engagement with the diverse communities of West Seattle and beyond
Collaboration, belonging, and collective impact are central to Dr. Brown’s leadership. She brings these values to every dimension of her work, uniting students, employees, and community partners around a shared commitment to opportunity and student success.
Dr. Brown holds degrees from Georgetown University, Trinity College, and Morgan State University. Guided by a deep belief in education’s power to change lives and strengthen communities, she continues to position South Seattle College as a place where every learner can find opportunity, support, and a path forward.