Laura Rittner serves as Vice President of Operations and Student Success at the Ohio Association of Community Colleges (OACC). In this role she supports overall association management and oversees the OACC’s student success initiatives including Ohio’s guided pathways project for community colleges, the Student Success Leadership Institute, and the Leadership Academy for Student Success. The Success Center’s portfolio of grants has grown to include over $20 million in state, federal and private foundation investments under Laura’s leadership. She has engaged national partners and experts in the OACC’s student success efforts and served as an inaugural coach for the American Association of Community College’s Pathways Project from 2016-2017. Laura is currently serving as a coach for Talent Strong Texas Pathways and NCII’s Rural Pathways Project.

Laura has 20 years of experience in community college leadership. She joined the OACC in 2013 as Director of Research and Data Analysis after working for 7 years at Lakeland Community College in Kirtland, OH as Director for Institutional Research. Laura holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Psychology from Miami University in Oxford, OH and a Master of Public Policy from The George Washington University in Washington, DC. She is currently pursuing a Doctor of Management in community college policy and administration at the University of Maryland Global Campus.