Laura Clark

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AVC & Executive Director, Virginia’s Community Colleges Student Success Center

Laura J. Clark serves as the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Success and Professional Development and the Executive Director of the Virginia’s Community Colleges Student Success Center. Her 20 years in higher education have focused on helping students meet their goals and equipping other higher education professionals to do the same. She has worked with international, under-resourced, and historically marginalized student populations. She is a fearless advocate for creating welcoming campuses and classrooms where everyone can chase their dreams. She has equipped over 1500 higher education professionals to be trauma-informed individuals.

Laura is a first-generation college student who earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Virginia Tech and a Master of Science in Counseling and Human Development with a specialization in Student Affairs Administration from Radford University.