Dr. Portia H. Shields
President
2011‐ Dr. Portia H. Shields holds a Ph.D. in Early Childhood/Elementary Education from The University of Maryland , College Park, Maryland; Master of Arts degree in Remedial Reading from George Washington University, Washington, D.C.; and a Bachelors degree in Elementary Education from District of Columbia Teachers College, Washington, D.C. Dr. Shields was awarded Post‐Doctoral Fellowship to study in West Africa by the African American Institute in New York City. She also attended the International Faculty Development Seminar ( The Dynamics of the New South Africa) in Johannesburg and Cape Town in 1997, sponsored by the Council on International Educational Exchange. Dr. Shields has served in various capacities in the field of education. At Howard University, she served as dean of School of Education, director of Medical Education and Biomedical Communications. She also served as the first female president of Albany State in Georgia from 1996 until 2005. In 2007 she became the chief executive officer and chief academic officer at Concordia College until 2009.