Dr. DeAnna R. Burt-Nanna, who was recently appointed president of Monroe Community College (MCC), has always found education to be “inherit” in her genes.
Her mother held various roles at K-12 schools, including serving as Burt-Nanna’s teaching aid in kindergarten.
“She has always been a gem of an educator, not only to me, but to many,” said Burt-Nanna, adding that her father served as an elected official to the local school board and was a veteran of the United States army.
“I hold this really important place in my heart for community service,” she said. “They were both philanthropists in their own right and servants in the community in highly impactful ways.”
Her passion for education became apparent after completing her first teaching job as an adjunct faculty member at Grand Rapids Community College.
“I knew that I would become an educator at some point,” said Burt-Nanna. “But I always thought that it would come when I retired from my career in industry and that it would be this thing that I did after the fact.”
After serving in several information technology industry roles at Meijer and ESCO Company for almost 10 years, she embarked on a full-time career in higher education at Baker College of Muskegon.
