Ivy Tech Names Next Indianapolis Campus Chancellor
Dr. Lorenzo Esters (photo courtesy of Ivy Tech Community College)
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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowIvy Tech Community College has named Dr. Lorenzo Esters as its next Indianapolis campus chancellor. Current chancellor Dr. Kathleen Lee announced her retirement in January after 36 years with the college.
In his new role, Esters will be responsible for the oversight and leadership of the college’s largest service area, including Marion, Hendricks and Boone counties. Esters currently serves as vice president for advancement and member engagement with the Association of American Colleges and Universities.
Esters previously served as executive director for higher education partnerships within the Global Education Division of Educational Testing Service.
“We have the opportunity to reach well over one million Hoosiers in the greater Indianapolis service area,” said Ivy Tech President Sue Ellspermann. “Dr. Esters’ work with Strada, AAC&U, ETS, and two higher education institutions gives him both an inside and outside view of the college. As a resident of Central Indiana, he has deep ties to many Indianapolis organizations and communities. I am confident he will ‘hit the ground running’ as the Indianapolis campus has an outsized role in developing talent for the city’s growing economy and increasing the prosperity of our students, families, neighborhoods and communities.”
“Education and the ability to use the skills I have acquired through an education on the job was my pathway out of poverty and into a meaningful life and career. That is the power of what Ivy Tech does for students with faculty as the facilitators of teaching and learning,” said Esters. “I look forward to partnering with our internal and external communities to build on the great work already underway at the college. With students and community at the center of everything that we do, we will collaborate with our K-12 and four-year institutions, build innovative industry partnerships, and leverage relationships with community organizations to assure a strong education-to-work ecosystem for our communities.”
Esters’ background also includes serving as vice president for philanthropy at Indianapolis-based Strada Education Network.