Clyne G. H. Namuo

Dr. Clyne G. H. Namuo is the 10th president of Joliet Junior College. He was appointed by the Board of Trustees after a national search and assumed the position in July 2022.

Previously, he was the interim president of Phoenix College, the flagship college of the Maricopa system in Phoenix, Arizona. In his time at PC, he led the development of a formal shared governance structure, created the Phoenix College people’s project and initiated an ambitious equity agenda.

Dr. Namuo also served as vice president of learning and chief academic officer at South Mountain Community College in south Phoenix. At SMCC, he worked collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to develop a comprehensive academic plan that spawned a number of initiatives, including the creation of the construction trades institute (the system’s premier trades program), the construction of immersive, interactive, mediated classrooms and expanded the adoption and implementation of mobile technology across all areas of the college and led all SMCC academic units through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr. Namuo is a published author who has written about the strategic direction of community colleges, fiscal constraint and the strategic strengths of deeply embedded community colleges (Community College Strategy – NorLights Press, 2014). He remains an active scholar through conference presentations (ACCT, AACC, HLC) and has coauthored chapters in peer-reviewed publications, most recently writing about interim college presidents and the impact of design thinking on the strategic positioning of community colleges (IGI Global). He lives in Frankfort with his wife Tiana and their family of five children. He is an avid basketball player and is always looking for a great game.