From Prof to Admin

In this episode of OP Talks, Rev. Dr. Joanne Rodriguez, HTI Executive Director, talks with Dr. Luis G. Pedraja, President of Quinsigamond Community College, about his leadership trajectory from professor to senior administrator. The Cuban-born theologian started his career as a faculty member before becoming a chair, then later a dean and a provost. He describes transitioning between roles and the lessons learned. “You have to get buy-in from the people you are leading,” Dr. Pedraja says, looking back at his earlier days as an administrator. “If that doesn’t happen, whether you are right or wrong, it doesn’t matter. You have to be a leader that brings people along with you.”