'Influential Marylanders' List Includes Howard Community College President

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — Daria J. Willis, president of Howard Community College, has been named to The Daily Record's 2022 listing of influential Marylanders. The honorees were selected by the publication's editors for their contributions to their respective fields and for their leadership in Maryland.

“Congratulations to Dr. Willis on this well-deserved honor,” Christopher G. Marasco, chair of the board of trustees, said. “Your commitment to empowering students at Howard Community College is inspiring and the board of trustees looks forward to continuing to work alongside you to lead the college into the future.”

Willis said she was "humbled" to have been selected as an influential Marylander in her first year at the college.

“This award is a recognition of the trust placed in me by the college’s board of trustees and the outstanding work and dedication by the faculty, staff, and students at the college to accomplish our shared mission of providing pathways to success," she said.

Willis serves as the fifth president and first African American to lead Howard Community College. She assumed office in January 2022 following a nation-wide search process and a unanimous vote by the college's Board of Trustees.