L. Anthony Wise Jr. has been president of Pellissippi State Community College since 2011, overseeing the College’s participation in KnoxAchieves, tnAchieves and now Tennessee Promise and Tennessee Reconnect. He welcomed President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden to campus in January 2015 for the unveiling of America’s College Promise. Wise earned a Ph.D. in history in 1997 from the University of Tennessee, a master’s degree in United States history in 1993 from Wake Forest University and a bachelor’s degree in history and business economics in 1990 from Wofford College. Wise was honored to participate in Tennessee Board of Regents Academic Leadership Institute (2006), the Global Academy for Leadership and Development (2008), Leadership Knoxville (2013), and East Tennessee Regional Leadership (2014), Leadership Blount (2017), and Leadership Tennessee (2017). His board service includes the Knox Ed Foundation, the Knoxville Area Urban League, the Kim Health Center, Harmony Family Center, Great Smoky Mountain Council, and the Knoxville Symphony.