Pam Eddinger is president of Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC), the largest of 15 community colleges in Massachusetts, serving 16,000 students. Dr. Eddinger began her tenure at BHCC in 2013 and previously served as president of Moorpark College in Southern California from 2008.
Dr. Eddinger’s service in the Community College movement spans 30 years, with senior posts in academics and student affairs, communications and policy, and executive leadership. Dr. Eddinger’s board and commission service has included: WGBH Boston, the Rennie Center for Education Research and Policy, the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, the Boston Foundation, the Massachusetts Workforce Development Board, the Boston Private Industry Council, the Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS), the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), the American Council on Education (ACE), Achieving the Dream (ATD), and The New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE). Dr. Eddinger was honored by the Obama White House as a Champion of Change. Most recently, she was appointed by US Secretary of Labor Martin Walsh to serve as the Chair of the Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship. She earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Barnard College and her master’s and doctorate in Japanese Literature from Columbia University.