LEBLANC, ELVA

President of Tarrant County College - Northwest Campus, Ft. Worth, TX
President of the National Community College Hispanic Council

Dr. Elva Concha Leblanc matriculated at Tarrant County College in 1972 to begin her postsecondary education. She completed her Bachelor of Science, Master of Education, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees at the University of North Texas. She has taught at Fort Worth Independent School District, Tarrant County College, and the University of North Texas. She has served professionally as a kindergarten teacher, a college professor, Director of Institutional Effectiveness, Dean of Instruction at Tarrant County College and Executive Vice President for Instructional Affairs at Austin Community College.

Dr. LeBlanc became president of Galveston College in July 2001. In that capacity she implemented major technology changes and strengthened that colleges programmatic offerings. Her community and professional activities included serving on the Executive Committee and Board of the Galveston Economic Development Partnership; Board of the Galveston Chamber of Commerce; Gulf Coast Workforce Board; U.T.M.B. School of Allied Health Sciences Advisory Council; Galveston Rotary; Texas Statewide Health Coordinating Council; and the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

She was a Hispanic Leadership Fellow when the program was in operation in the 1990s.