Daniel Derrico

Dr. Daniel Derrico has a B.A. and an M.A. in History, and an Ed.D in Higher Education Administration. He has more than forty years of experience as an administrator in New Jersey, Florida, and Texas, all in large, urban community colleges. He has most recently served as Interim Chancellor (CEO), and Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance (CFO) at the Alamo Community College District in San Antonio, Texas. He has been a campus Dean for Administration and the District Associate Provost for Operations at Miami Dade College, in Miami, Florida. He also held the academic rank of full professor at Miami Dade College, where he taught courses in Social Studies, American History, and Macroeconomics. He is currently an adjunct professor in the Ph.D program in Higher Education leadership for Barry University in Miami, Florida. He has been a consultant in the area of community college finance, and budget development and implementation.

Dr. Derrico has received awards for his administrative and leadership skills, including the University of Texas, College of Education Leadership Excellence Award (1985), and the Saint Philip's College Faculty Senate Excellence in Leadership Award (2006).

Dr. Derrico is the co-editor and co-author of a book recently published by Palgrave Macmillan: "Increasing Effectiveness of the Community College Financial Model: A Global Perspective for the Global Economy." He currently lives in Hollywood, Florida with his wife Debra. They have two adult children - David and Daina Derrico.