Kris Burris joined COA in 2020 as the Vice President of Student Success and Enrollment Management. Ms. Burris joins COA with a significant background in the South Carolina Technical College System. Previously, she served in a number of positions at Piedmont Technical College in Greenwood, South Carolina including adjunct instructor, Director of Student Support Services programs and Director of Dual Enrollment. In her vice president role at COA, Ms. Burris provides leadership and oversight for admissions and financial aid, student recruitment and engagement, student life and leadership, enrollment services, advising, career services and dual enrollment. Ms. Burris earned an educational specialist degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Converse College, a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Wofford College, and an Associate in Science from Spartanburg Methodist College.