Dallas College is proud to announce that three of its leaders have been selected for the seventh cohort of the Hispanic Association of College and Universities (HACU) Leadership Academy. Boccalandro is dean of special academic programs at Dallas College, where she leads initiatives to promote academic excellence, innovation, undergraduate research and community engagement. She joined Dallas College in 2011 as the sustainability coordinator at Mountain View Campus and later served as sustainability director at Cedar Valley Campus for eight years. “Participating in HACU’s Leadership Academy is a transformative opportunity that will deepen my leadership capacity and expand my network of visionary educators,” said Boccalandro. Zúñiga-Jairala worked for Dallas College as a program manager for six years after obtaining her undergraduate degree.