Rachel Desmarais is the President of Vance-Granville Community College in the North Carolina Community College System. She completed her bachelor’s degree from Mars College and additional undergraduate work at Forsyth Technical Community College. She received a master’s degree in Information Systems Technology Management at University of North Carolina Greensboro. She earned her Ph.D. in Instructional Design and Technology from Old Dominion University where her research focused on on-line and technology-enhanced education in community colleges.