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You are here: Home / News / Community News / Names in the News / First Asian woman to lead ACCT

First Asian woman to lead ACCT

June 5, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Emily Yim

Emily Yim will become the first Asian woman to lead the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) this September as its chair.

The ACCT has a membership of more than 6,000 trustees and over 1,000 community and technical colleges nationwide and internationally.

Yim is the executive director of the Washington Alliance for Better Schools, a consortium of school districts throughout King and Snohomish counties.

She is also a former board member of the International District Housing Alliance in Seattle.

Yim earned her bachelor’s degree in International Studies and Political Science at the University of Washington.

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Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2017, Emily Yim, VOL 36 NO 23 | JUNE 3 - JUNE 9

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  1. Tim O says

    June 5, 2017 at 10:02 am

    Emily is an outstanding leader on education issues both at the K-12 (STEM) side as well as with community colleges. She is very deserving of this honor to be the first Asian American woman to lead this national association of college trustees. Congratulations Emily! .

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