Jean Runyon joined Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) in July 2022 as the College’s sixth president. As part of the Virginia Community College System, PVCC serves the City of Charlottesville and the counties of Albemarle, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa and Nelson.

Prior to accepting the presidency at PVCC, Dr. Runyon was the campus vice president at Front Range Community College’s Larimer Campus in Colorado from 2015 – 2022. From 2007–2015, Dr. Runyon served as the inaugural dean of the Virtual Campus and later the Associate Vice President for Learning Advancement at Anne Arundel Community College in Maryland. Runyon was a professor at the College of Southern Maryland from 1985–2007 and the director of the Innovative Teaching Center from 2000–2007. 
 
Runyon holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Education in Education Technology Management from Northcentral University, Master of Arts in Education and Human Development from George Washington University and a Bachelor of Science in Education from Bloomsburg University.