Oakton Community College hires new assistant vice president

The Oakton Community College board of trustees has approved the appointment of Anne O. Brennan, executive director for the Office of Transfer and Articulation for City Colleges of Chicago, as the assistant vice president for academic affairs/college transitions.

Brennan will be responsible for developing the college's transition strategy in collaboration with division deans and faculty, as well as appropriate student affairs partners.

She will administer Oakton's dual credit initiatives, ensuring alignment with pathways, certificates and degree programs and strengthening relationships with district high schools, faculty and staff in order to increase and support dual credit curricula, officials said in a news release.

Brennan will be paid an annual salary of $120,000. Her term will begin April 30.