Vice President – Campus Dean

Aspen Community Foundation

Vice President & Campus Dean providing leadership for Colorado Mountain College campuses in Aspen and Carbondale. Ensuring student success and community engagement as an executive leader.

Posted 6/18/2026full-timeAspen • Colorado • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $159,836 - $177,596 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provides executive level vision, innovation, and overall leadership to campuses
Oversees two non-residential campuses with strong enrollments in first responder programs
Collaborates with the college’s executive team and external constituent groups
Ensures compliance with all federal, state and local laws and regulations
Engages in friend- and fundraising locally and contributes to college-wide projects
Oversees all operations at the campuses adhering to college-wide policy
Provides effective engagement with community stakeholders
Develops organizational, leadership, and diversity initiatives promoting a culture of professional excellence

Requirements

What you’ll need

Demonstrate sound executive-level management skills
Productive, positive experiences working with diverse communities and leading employees of various backgrounds
Innovative approaches to conventional systems
Success partnering with external organizations to solve community needs
Knowledge of and experience with managing a complex organization
Direct experience leading an academic unit in a multi-campus (system) environment
Understanding of applied and community education programming highly desirable
Successful experience working with K-12, business, local government, and/or non-profit partners is essential
Graduate education from an accredited institution
Minimum of seven years of relevant executive or senior level experience or equivalent
Ten years’ experience in complex organizations preferred.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Pet insurance
Retirement contribution
Tuition reimbursement
Annual & sick time
Mental health resources
Healthy lifestyle benefits
Affordable transitional housing may be available
Relocation if applicable

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Hard Skills & Tools

executive-level managementorganizational leadershipcommunity education programmingfundraisingcompliance with laws and regulationsmanaging complex organizationsmulti-campus managementacademic unit leadership

Soft Skills

innovationcollaborationengagement with community stakeholdersdiversity initiativespositive experiences with diverse communitiesproblem-solvingeffective communication

Certifications

graduate education from an accredited institution