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Dr. John Donnelly

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Dr. John Donnelly has served as vice president for instruction and student services at Piedmont Virginia Community College since 2010. Prior to that, he was Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs at Massachusetts Bay Community College, after spending seven years at Germanna Community College where he was Dean of Instruction and an associate professor of history. Dr. Donnelly was recently appointed to the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Commission on Student Success where he will work with institutions across the country to improve student success outcomes for community college students. Dr. Donnelly has a doctorate in higher education from the University of Virginia and degrees in history from Virginia Commonwealth University.