Dr. Robert J. Exley was named the 7th president of Alvin Community College in 2021. Prior to coming to ACC, Dr. Exley served as President of Snead State Community College in Boaz, Ala. from 2008 to 2020. Prior to his time in Alabama, he served as President of Parkland College in Champaign, Ill., and as the Vice President for Academic Affairs at Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Dr. Exley has deep Texas roots. He received his Associate of Arts degree from San Jacinto College in Pasadena, Texas, his BA and MS from the University of Houston-Clear Lake, and his Ph.D. from The University of Texas at Austin.