Phyllis Ellison

Phyllis Ellison joined the College in March 2022 as associate vice chancellor, Workforce Solutions Group. In this role, she is responsible for the overall development and management of corporate and community workforce development, continuing professional development, personal enrichment education, as well as managing entrepreneurial initiatives to meet the needs of the local, regional and national workforce.

Ellison’s career experience includes serving as the vice president of partnerships and program development at Cortex Innovation Community, director of Startup Connection, InvestMidwest Venture Capital Forum, as well as experience in private sector industries, consumer finance, commercial real estate and corporate consulting.

She has a Bachelor of Arts in business administration and economics from Truman State University and a Master of Business Administration from Saint Louis University.