Michael E. Wooten, Ed.D.

Dr. Wooten has served as a member of the Board of Trustees since 2023. Dr. Wooten is a small business owner and a Marine Corps veteran of Afghanistan. He is a former board chair for Northern Virginia Community College and was recently appointed to the board of the Virginia Community College System by Governor Glenn Youngkin. After his 20-year Marine Corps career, his assignments include Professor of Contract Management at Defense Acquisition University, Deputy Chief Procurement Officer for the District of Columbia, Acting Assistant Secretary at U.S. Department of Education, and Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy at the Office of Management and Budget. In this role, he was the U.S. procurement policy chief. Dr. Wooten holds a doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania, masters degrees from The George Washington University, the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, and Norwich University. He received his bachelor’s degree from Chapman University.