Meet the President

Dr. Joe D. May is President of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System (LCTCS). Prior to joining the system in 2006, Dr. May was Senior Vice President for Best Associates, a private equity group in Dallas, Texas, where he provided operational leadership for new higher education ventures in in Illinois, Massachusetts, Panama, and Colombia.

During his career, Dr. Joe D. May has provided leadership for successful organizations throughout the United States and abroad. His background includes serving in leadership roles in business organizations, public colleges and universities, and private colleges and universities. He has provided consulting services in to new community college initiatives in Japan, the United Kingdom, and Saudi Arabia.  His experience ranges from having served as a counselor and a faculty member to the System President of the Colorado Community College System.

As the System President for the Colorado Community College System, he provided leadership to over 116,000 students enrolled in thirteen colleges throughout the state. Prior to that role, he served as the president of Pueblo Community College.

Before his move to Louisiana, Dr. May held positions as the Associate Vice President for Institutional Partnerships at Regis University in Denver (CO), Dean of Instruction and Student Development at Danville (VA) Community College and at Vernon College (TX.), was Dean of Student Services at Navarro College (TX), and Assistant Professor of Education at Sul Ross State University (TX). He earned a doctorate in education at Texas A&M-Commerce, and a Master's of Education and Bachelor of Science from Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX.

A native of Northeast Texas, Dr. May has been married to his wife, Jeanne, for 35 years.