Statement by Dr. DeRionne Pollard, President of Montgomery College, on the Resignation of Montgomery County Councilmember Valerie Ervin
“As president of Montgomery College, I’d like to thank Valerie Ervin for her service to Montgomery County and her commitment to ensuring that all in our county have access to locally provided high quality, affordable postsecondary education.
From the beginning of her tenure on the Montgomery County Council, Councilmember Ervin has been a friend to our students, faculty, and staff. She served during some of the most challenging budget years, and yet she worked collaboratively to help adopt budgets that supported access to higher education for our community. Because of her leadership earlier this year, the College was able to expand ACES, Achieving Collegiate Excellence and Success, a program that supports underserved students as they prepare for and succeed in college.
Councilmember Ervin has said, ‘Our county should be nothing less than a national model for how all community interests can imagine and achieve a bright future.’ I share that same desire, for Montgomery College to be a national model of educational excellence, and I believe that, in a county like ours, visionary leaders like her and her colleagues will ensure that goal is realized.
It is incumbent upon all of us in leadership roles to continue to work toward providing our community with service, excellence, and opportunity for all—a healthy, thriving Montgomery County today and tomorrow.
On a personal note, I am honored to call Valerie a friend. She was very supportive and helped welcome me upon my arrival in Montgomery County three years ago. I wish her the very best in her future endeavors.”
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About Montgomery College Montgomery College is a public, open admissions community college with campuses in Germantown, Rockville, and Takoma Park/Silver Spring, plus workforce development/continuing education centers and off-site programs throughout Montgomery County, Md. The College serves nearly 60,000 students a year, through both credit and noncredit programs, in more than 130 areas of study.
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