Brenda Hellyer, Ed.D., serves as the fifth chancellor of San Jacinto College, the
eighth largest community college in the state of Texas and recognized as a national
Top-Ten College by the Aspen Institute’s Community College Excellence Program. She
has served in a variety of roles at the College including executive vice president
for Resource Development, vice chancellor for Fiscal Affairs, and executive vice chancellor
before assuming her role as chancellor in 2009. Prior to joining San Jac, Dr. Hellyer
worked in the corporate world in accounting and as a small business owner. She holds
a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Fort Hays State University, an MBA and an Ed.D.
in Community College Leadership from the University of Texas at Austin.