Ken Trzaska

Organization - President, Lewis & Clark Community College

County - Madison

Dr. Ken Trzaska took office as the sixth president of Lewis and Clark Community College on September 21, 2020. In addition to his role at L&C, he serves as president of the Community College Council of Presidents and co-chair of the System Council of Presidents. He has been recognized with several awards, including a Man of Distinction in 2019 and in April 2020 as Liberal Area Coalition for Families’ Community Champion in partnership with Blue Cross Blue Shield. Trzaska is an Eagle Scout, and he received the Silver Beaver Award from the Boy Scouts of America in 2018 for inclusive leadership and support of the local council. Other awards include Michigan’s annual Governor’s Connect award in 2014 for his work as co-founder of an Entrepreneurial Center for Innovation and Development. Trzaska earned a Doctor of Education in Education Policy and Organization Leadership from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. His master’s degree is in English from the College of St. Rose, and he earned an Institute for Educational Management (IEM) Certification from Harvard University’s College of Education and Harvard Program for College Presidents. Trzaska also has a Bachelor of Science in English from the State University of New York College at Brockport. He comes to Lewis and Clark from Seward County Community College in Liberal, Kansas, where he has served as president since 2015 and brings over 23 years of experience serving in executive leadership and faculty roles at small, medium, and large colleges and universities in urban, suburban, and rural communities