Meet the Trustees
The Trustees of Frederick Community College are engaged community leaders who bring a range of experiences and perspective to their service. Read below to learn more about each Trustee, including their background, highlights of their service, and what they value most about FCC and the Frederick community.
Dr. Annesa Cheek
FCC President
Secretary-Treasurer
BIO
Dr. Annesa Payne Cheek became the 11th president of Frederick Community College (FCC) on July 1, 2022. She brings extensive leadership experience, a passion for education and equity, and a teamwork approach to the efforts of creating the right conditions for employee and student success alike.
Prior to FCC, Dr. Cheek served four years as president of St. Cloud Technical & Community College in Minnesota, and over 12 years in various leadership positions at Sinclair Community College in Ohio.
Evident is her laser focus on enhancing student outcomes through commitment to future-forward institutional transformations that optimize the student and employee experience, and reinforcing relationships that foster transparent and strategic dialogue.
With a bachelor’s degree from Tennessee State University, an MBA from the University of Dayton, and a doctorate from the University of Texas at Austin, Dr. Cheek was chosen by the Aspen Institute for its inaugural Presidential Fellowship, is a member of the Governor’s Workforce Development Board and shares her community spirit as a member of Rotary.
The experience of the community’s resounding hospitality is reflected in her frequent remark and t-shirt donning the phrase, “#everydayifindanewreasontofallinlovewithfrederick.”