Dr. Curtis L. Ivery became Chancellor of Wayne County Community College District (WCCCD) on September 1, 1995. As the Chief Executive Officer, Ivery directs the five campus, multi-cultural institution serving more than 72,000 students. He is currently serving on the Board of Directors for the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC).
Ivery oversees an operating budget of $100 million and a $650 million capital improvement program. Prior to becoming Chancellor of WCCCD, Ivery served as Vice President of Instruction and acting President at Mountain View College of the Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD).
In 1996, the Life Extension Foundation selected Ivery as the “Community College President of the Year”, and in 2004 he received the Walter E. Douglas Humanitarian Award from Detroit Omega Foundation Inc. In 2010, Ivery was chosen as one of the first recipients of the Dr. Charles H. Wright Vision Awards in celebration of higher education.
Ivery is an accomplished author publishing books, “Journeys of Conscience”, “Reclaiming Integration and the Language of Race in the Post-Racial Era”, and others, along with publishing over 600 articles for weekly and monthly metropolitan newspapers in the United States.
Ivery was appointed to the Wayne County Airport Authority Board by Wayne County Executive Warren Evans. His term on the Airport Authority Board expires 10/1/2024.