David L Levinson

evinson has been president of Norwalk Community College (NCC) since August 2004. During his presidency, NCC completed a successful capital campaign for a new Science, Health and Wellness Center, became an Achieving the Dream Leader College, and was selected by MDC, Inc. as one of fifteen community colleges nationwide to receive funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for a developmental education project. He is currently serving a 3 year term (2011-2014) as a Commissioner on the New England Association of Schools and College’s (NEASC) Commission on Institutions of Higher Education, our regional accrediting body. “I am excited about bringing my experience leading Norwalk Community College to a state-wide level where students can pursue a seamless educational pathway in order to attain the competencies required for successful employment in a knowledge-based economy,” Levinson said. “There is much great work to build on, but more needs to be done in order to produce the talent needed to spur job creation in Connecticut.” Levinson serves on the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Campus Compact, Greater Norwalk Chamber of Commerce, Norwalk Maritime Aquarium, Norwalk Children's Foundation, U Thant Institute, and the Workplace, Inc., southwestern Connecticut’s Workforce Investment Board (WIB). He also serves on the Leadership Council of the Family and Children’s Agency of Greater Norwalk, Stepping Stones Children’s Museum Community Advisory Board and chairs the Transformation Steering Committee of the Norwalk Housing Authority Choice Neighborhood Initiative Planning Grant. He has served on Connecticut's Early Childhood Research and Policy Council, was a member of the American Council of Education's Commission on Lifelong Learning and was elected to the Society for the Study of Social Problem's Budget, Finance and Audit Committee. Dr. Levinson has been selected by the American Sociological Association to serve on the Public Understanding of Sociology Award Selection Committee for 2010-2012.