Helen Castellanos Brewer

She is an unwavering advocate of inclusion and diversity, with a career-long commitment to expanding educational opportunities for historically underserved students and promoting the community college mission of access, affordability and educational excellence with an emphasis on student retention and goal realization. As a transformational leader with progressive experience in higher education at two and four-year; single and multi-campus institutions, her areas of expertise include strategic planning, program management and development, college operations, enrollment management, program assessment and evaluation, student success and retention, budget management, financial aid services, judicial affairs, counseling services, policy and procedures development, instruction, academic affairs, support services, library, distance education, institutional effectiveness, and supervision, training and evaluation of faculty, staff and executive administrators. Dr. Brewer currently serves as Executive Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs at College of the Mainland; and is an Aspen Institute Rising Presidential Fellow. Dr. Brewer holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Education Leadership, Management and Policy from Seton Hall University; Master’s in Counseling from Trinity Washington University; and a Bachelor’s in Psychology from the University of Maryland College Park.