Dr. Sue Sommer-Kressehas served as an administrator and faculty member in higher education institutions in Minnesota, Wisconsin and South Carolina. Her responsibilities have included: Dean of Continuing Education, Dean of the Graduate School, Vice President for Enrollment Management, Vice President for Strategic Planning and Community Relations, and Senior Vice President for Institutional Advancement. Recently retired, Sommer-Kresse currently serves as an Academic Affairs Consultant with the College of Charleston. Sommer-Kresse has been involved with many organizations in the Charleston community including the Charleston Rotary Club (president and chair of the International Scholars Program), Wells Fargo (board member), Roper Hospital (board member), Women’s Center, YWCA, and the Charleston Metro Chamber.
An ovarian cancer survivor, Sommer-Kresse served on the Lowcountry Women with Wings: Rising Above Ovarian Cancer Committee of the Center for Women and is a charter member of the Charleston, Lowcountry Chapter of the South Carolina Ovarian Cancer Foundation. Sommer-Kresse is a graduate of Leadership South Carolina and has received the Martha Kime Piper Award for Outstanding Leadership in higher education. She is recognized as a leader and consultant by the American Council on Education for evaluating higher education programs on military bases in the United States and abroad. Dr. Sommer-Kresse earned her doctorate degree in Higher Education Administration from the University of Wisconsin Madison and her Master of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees from the University of Minnesota.
