ACC Board Vice Chair Veronica Rivera has announced she will step down in September.

AUSTIN, TX (July 10, 2009) – Attorney Veronica Rivera has announced her resignation from the Austin Community College District Board of Trustees in order to take a new position in Washington, D.C. this fall. Rivera will become the education and policy attorney for the Mexican American Legal Defense Fund (MALDEF). She will also serve as interim regional director.

Rivera was elected to the ACC board in 2004 and currently serves as its vice chair. Her resignation takes effect in September. 

“I cannot fully convey how much it has meant to me to serve on the ACC Board of Trustees and how honored I was to have been selected again as an officer,” says Rivera. “I am thankful I’ve had the opportunity to be part of such a great institution.”

“I am so grateful for Veronica’s many contributions to the college,” says Dr. Stephen Kinslow, ACC president/CEO. “Her leadership has been invaluable, especially in the formulation of ACC’s sustainable practices policy. Through her commitment to making ACC a good steward of the environment, Veronica’s influence on the college will be long-lasting.”

Rivera’s last board meeting is scheduled to be September 8. At that time, the board will decide whether to appoint someone to fulfill the remainder of the term or leave it open until the next regular trustee election in May 2010.

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ACC, Central Texas’ community college, is the primary gateway to higher education and career training for residents in eight counties. The college provides access to affordable, quality education. ACC enrolls more than 35,700 credit students, offering university transfer courses, two-year associate degrees, certificates, Early College Start, access programs that get students “college-ready,” and continuing education. At ACC you can “Start here. Get there.”