Over the past three decades, Dr. Tanya Millner has worked in different capacities in higher education. Her current role is Interim President at Anne Arundel Community College (AACC). Previously at AACC, she served as Provost/Vice President for Learning for five years. Prior to coming to AACC, Dr. Millner was Associate Vice President of Teaching and Learning and Professor of English at Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU).
Before moving to the central office of CSCU, Dr. Millner was Interim Chief Executive Officer and Acting Dean of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs at Manchester Community College (MCC). In addition to 17 years of teaching at MCC, she worked as Dean of Academic Affairs (Chief Academic Officer/CAO). Prior to taking on the CAO role, Dr. Millner was Academic Division Director of Business, Engineering, and Technology. Additionally, she held the position of Co-Chair of the English department.
During the years preceding her 17-year tenure at MCC, Dr. Millner held other significant positions in higher education. She served as Coordinator of Reading, Writing and Study Skills and adjunct Education faculty member at Northeastern University. She also worked as an administrator at satellite campuses of Park University and Capitol College (now Capitol Technology University), where she served military and government personnel and their dependents. As Coordinator for Capitol College’s Virginia campus at Quantico Marine Corps Base and Coordinator at Park University’s Virginia campus at Fort Myers Army Base, she worked in student recruitment and as an advisor, counseling students on tuition assistance (TA) and veterans’ benefits (VA) and transfer credits from various military schools. As lead administrator at the satellite campuses, she managed all areas in academic, student, and fiscal affairs. In addition, she has worked as an adjunct instructor at George Washington University, Northern Virginia Community College, and Strayer University.
In all her roles at AACC, George Washington, CSCU, MCC, Northeastern, Park, NOVA, Strayer, and Capitol, Dr. Millner has dedicated her attention to the development and support of students, faculty, staff, and administrators, always committed to supporting the depth and breadth of the missions of the institutions at which she has served.
Dr. Millner holds a doctorate in Higher Education Administration from George Washington University, a Master of Arts in English, Writing, and Linguistics from Northeastern University, and a Bachelor of Arts in English and minor in Women’s Studies from Georgetown University.
In addition to being an educator, Dr. Millner serves on the Providence of Maryland board, League for Innovation in Community Colleges board, Anne Arundel Workforce Development Corporate board, HASI Foundation board, and Fort Meade Alliance board. Dr. Millner is a member of Delta Sigma Sorority, Inc. She is also the mother of three sons.
