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Yves Salomon-Fernandez

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Yves Salomon-Fernandez
Yves Salomon-Fernandez, Ph.D., has been named Interim President of Massachusetts Bay Community College to succeed President John O’Donnell, who will retire this summer.

Yves Salomon-Fernandez, Ph.D., has been named Interim President of Massachusetts Bay Community College to succeed President John O’Donnell, who will retire this summer.

At a specially convened meeting on July 8th, the board of trustees unanimously accepted President O’Donnell’s nomination to appoint Salomon-Fernandez, who currently serves as the College’s Vice President for Strategic Planning and Partnership Advancement and as the Executive Officer for MassBay’s Framingham campus, to the position. Pending approval from the Commissioner and the Board of Higher Education, Salomon-Fernandez will assume the new post on August 17.

“Yves’s passion and commitment to MassBay’s mission are unparalleled,” said Tom Peisch, acting chair of the Board of Trustees. “Through her vision and leadership, Yves has strengthened our presence and engagement within the community and introduced MassBay to key strategic partnerships. We look forward to continued innovation and growth under Yves’s leadership as MassBay begins its presidential search.”

As the executive officer for the College’s Framingham campus, she currently provides day-to-day management on the College’s second-largest campus, which serves about 2,000 students at its Flagg Street location. In her role, she has provided vision and leadership for the College’s plans to bring a new $59 million campus to downtown Framingham, a move largely touted by local businesses, legislators, and residents as a boon to town’s economy.

Most recently, she led the College’s 10-year accreditation and renewal process, collaborating with faculty and staff across academic divisions and administrative departments in the self-evaluation process.

Salomon-Fernandez earned her Ph.D. in educational research, measurement, and evaluation from Boston College, her master’s degree in economic history from the London School of Economics and her bachelor’s degree in political science and international relations from the University of Massachusetts, Boston. She is fluent in four languages: English, French, Haitian Creole and Spanish.