Maria Hesse serves as a Professor of Practice in the higher education program at Arizona State University. From 2009-2019, she served as Vice Provost for Academic Partnerships at ASU. Prior to joining the ASU administration, Dr. Hesse served as President and CEO for Chandler-Gilbert Community College, one of the Maricopa Community Colleges. During her 25 years in the Maricopa Community College system, she also served as a director, faculty member, chief student affairs officer and chief academic officer. Prior to joining the Maricopa Colleges in 1984, she was a high school principal and teacher.
Dr. Hesse holds Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Science degrees from Arizona State University. She has Master and Doctoral degrees in Educational Leadership from Northern Arizona University and is a graduate of the Harvard Institute for Educational Management.
Maria has served as a volunteer and board member for community organizations for more than 45 years. Among the experiences she cherishes are serving on and chairing the ASU Alumni Association Board of Directors; serving on the East Valley Think Tank, an organization of university administrators, community college presidents and school superintendents, for 17 years and chairing the organization for three years; and starting a non-profit organization, Positive Paths, which serves East Valley women who have faced daunting challenges through scholarship, mentoring and professional development programs. Currently, she serves on the boards for Positive Paths, Boost a Foster Family, Assistance League of the East Valley, HD South, and the ASU Retirees Association.
In 2019, Dr. Hesse was honored as the Woman of the Year by Arizona Women in Higher Education. She was named East Valley Woman of the Year in 2014, and she has been honored with numerous other local and national awards.
Maria and her wife Sharon, a retired federal officer, have been together for 42 years. They have one daughter, Kate, a health care administrator. Kate and her husband Drew live in the East Valley with their baby daughter and they have another on the way.
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