Dr. Brad Phillips became MACC’s executive director on July 1, 2021.

Dr. Phillips works with the Maryland Council of Community College Presidents to determine and execute strategic initiatives for the community colleges, represent the colleges at the state and national level and promote the attributes of community colleges to all Marylanders.

Dr. Phillips has over 20 years of experience in higher education policy having worked at MACC since 2008 and before that at the Maryland Higher Education Commission.

Dr. Phillips received his Doctorate in Higher Education Management from the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies from Georgetown University and a Bachelor of Arts in English from Southern Adventist University. He currently teaches a course on higher education public policy in the Higher Education Administration Master’s Program at Georgetown University.