Jonathan Gueverra, Ed.D.

Dr. Gueverra has served as a member of the Board of Trustees since 2012. He now serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the College of the Florida Keys. Prior to this appointment, he was the founding Chief Executive Officer of the Community College of the District of Columbia, the first community college in Washington, D.C. With over 25 years of higher education experience, Dr. Gueverra has served in a variety of administrative and faculty positions in two-year and four-year colleges and universities along the nation’s east coast. In 2015, he was elected to the board of trustees for the Southern Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on Colleges. Prior to this, he served as a member of the board of the American Association for Community Colleges and co-chaired the Commission on Workforce Development. In addition, Dr. Gueverra served on the Steering Committee and the Communications Committee for the Council of Presidents for the Florida College System. He currently serves as a board member of Baptist Health South Florida’s Fishermen’s Community Hospital, and as a subcommittee member of the Education for Sea Power Advisory Board (E4SAB) United States Naval Community College. In 2024, Dr. Gueverra was elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). Dr. Gueverra holds an associate degree from Newbury College, a bachelor’s degree from Providence College, and a master’s degree in business administration and a doctorate in education both from the University of Massachusetts.