Karen Stills
Senior Associate Vice Chancellor of Student Success
Dr. Karen Stills is a dedicated leader who leverages her own experience as a first-generation student to empower diverse learners. Starting as an administrative assistant at Dallas College, Dr. Stills worked her way up to her current leadership role.
As the senior associate vice chancellor of student success, Dr. Stills leads over 350 student success professionals, driving initiatives to generate post-completion success outcomes. Through her efforts, she is reimagining what student support and success looks like for DFW and improving outcomes along the way.
With invaluable support from numerous teachers and other higher education leaders throughout her career, Dr. Stills has developed confidence in her skillset and leadership abilities. She still looks to many of her mentors to inform her own approach to service and leading her team.
When she isn’t championing student success, you can find Dr. Stills enjoying a concert, sports event, escape room, new restaurant or new destination. She looks forward to using her own experiences to teach the community the importance of leveraging education for future success.
