Linnie S. Carter, Ph.D., APR

Linnie has worked at four community colleges and two universities. She has been successful at leading four community college advancement teams and four community college foundations.

Currently, she is the vice president of college advancement at HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College, and executive director of the HACC Foundation. Linnie serves all five of HACC’s campuses. She oversees the HACC Foundation and admissions, advertising, alumni affairs, branding, community engagement, fundraising, grants, graphic design, marketing, photography, public relations, publications, scholarships, special events, sponsorships, videography and website development.

Linnie’s previous appointments include vice president of institutional advancement at Halifax Community College in North Carolina; vice president of college advancement at then-Lord Fairfax Community College (now named Laurel Ridge Community College) in Virginia; and director of institutional advancement at John Tyler Community College (now named Brightpoint Community College) in Virginia. She served as executive director of the foundations at each of these institutions. In addition, Linnie was an assistant professor of public relations at North Carolina A&T State University in North Carolina and adjunct faculty member at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU).

Linnie earned a Ph.D. in community college leadership from Old Dominion University in Virginia. She earned a master's degree in mass communications (media management) and a bachelor's degree in mass communications (public relations), both from VCU. She earned the prestigious Accredited in Public Relations (APR) designation from the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA).

Her many professional and community memberships include the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., National Council for Marketing and Public Relations and PRSA. Dr. Carter is the recipient of numerous awards and honors and is involved in several community service organizations. She has been happily married to her husband for more than 28 years.