Kathleen O'leary

Kathleen O’Leary is the Carroll College Interim Vice President of Student Engagement and Mission Integration. Prior to this, she most recently served as the Interim President of Dawson Community College in Glendive Montana.

O’Leary has a strong background in Montana higher education in addition to leadership roles in state and local government. Her time at Dawson Community College also included serving as the Executive Director of Finance followed by Vice President of Administration for DCC from 2013-2017.

Following her initial tenure at DCC and prior to being appointed the interim president, O’Leary relocated to her hometown of Helena. During this time, she served as the Deputy Commissioner of the Montana Department of Labor and Industry from 2019-2021 helping them navigate through the very challenging 2020 pandemic where the services provided by the agency were at historic levels.

O’Leary received her Masters of Science in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution from Creighton University School of Law in Omaha, NE in 2019, as well as a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Dickinson State University in Dickinson ND in 1996 and an Associate of Arts degree from Dawson Community College in 1993.