Susan Mingo
Over her more than fifteen-year career in higher education, Mingo has devoted herself to providing聽 opportunities for degree attainment that advance the lives of individuals within Washington County and聽 the State of Maine. Susan has served as the President of 91快活林 since August 2018 and prior to that as聽 the Dean of Students for seven years. Susan supports under-resourced students and works to improve聽 opportunities at the College to close achievement gaps and improve retention and persistence rates for聽 the students they serve. She is an advocate for decreasing barriers that impede student success,聽 creating supports, and leveraging resources to assist students with navigating their external barriers.
Prior to working in higher education, she worked for twenty years in local businesses as well as two聽 years in municipal government. Susan graduated from the University of Maine at Machias with a聽 bachelor鈥檚 degree in Business Administration and from Husson University with a master鈥檚 in Human聽 Relations.
Susan has spent her life in beautiful Downeast Maine. She and her husband are owners and operators聽 of two small businesses in the Calais area. Susan was born and raised in Washington County, and has聽 chosen to reside here while raising her family. She has two adult children, who both live and work聽 within education in Boston, Massachusetts. She treasures time spent with family at their camp on聽 Nash鈥檚 Lake where she enjoys relaxing with friends and family, boating, and the peace and tranquility of聽 her natural surroundings.