Two more campus presidents will take on additional leadership roles effective Sept. 1. 

NW Campus President Zarina Blankenbaker will serve in the newly created position of vice chancellor for student success, while SE Campus President Andy Bowne will serve as Connect president. 

On June 1, TR President Sean Madison was also appointed South Campus president. 

Chancellor Elva LeBlanc announced the latest changes in an Aug. 21 email sent to TCC employees. 

“This realignment is timely as higher education continues to shift and TCC must respond to external pressures with coordination, clarity, and institutional readiness,” LeBlanc said in the email. “Students and employees benefit when processes are consistent, expectations are clear, and support is coordinated across campuses.” 

LeBlanc described Blankenbaker’s role as providing leadership for departments currently within the office of the vice chancellor and provost. The provost position has been vacant since Shelley Pearson was fired in November. 

“Dr. Blankenbaker brings deep institutional knowledge and a distinguished record of higher education leadership shaped by experience as a faculty member, academic leader and senior executive,” LeBlanc said. “Under her leadership, Northwest has continued to evolve as a regional center for workforce education in high-demand fields.” 

Bowne has served as president of SE campus since July 2024. 

“Dr. Bowne has brought a student-centered, community-focused perspective to TCC,” LeBlanc said. “His current service with regional chambers, education coalitions, Rotary, and community advisory boards reflects his commitment to strengthening relationships between the College and the communities it serves.” 

Kelly Willing agreed to temporarily leave retirement to serve as interim president of Connect Campus until Bowne assumes the role. 

“The goal is not to diminish the identity, strengths, or relationships that make each campus meaningful to the communities it serves, but to ensure local needs and institutional priorities inform one another more consistently,” LeBlanc said.