Vice President for Student Affairs and Associate Provost
La Guardia Community College
Long Island City
NY
Biographical Sketch: Dr. Michael A. Baston is a highly respected educator and leader in higher education. Dr. Baston is the Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management and Associate Provost at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, NY.
Dr. Baston’s collaborative and participatory leadership style, successful record of creating high quality educational programs and services for students of diverse backgrounds and strong background in enrollment management, retention and completion have earned him the respect of his colleagues throughout the nation.
Most recently, Dr. Baston was selected into the inaugural class of the Aspen Presidential Fellowship for Community College Excellence, a rigorous, ten-month executive leadership program for aspiring community college presidents led by the Aspen Institute and the Stanford Educational Leadership Initiative.