Zina R. Haywood has been appointed Executive Vice President/Provost for Academic and Campus Affairs at Gateway Technical College. In this newly created position, Haywood will be responsible for overseeing all college campuses, including Kenosha, Racine, Elkhorn and Burlington. She is responsible for program development, building relationships internally and externally with various communities, and strategic planning.

Haywood has served as Vice President/Provost of the Racine Campus since April 2003 and also assumed responsibility for the Kenosha Campus on an interim basis in June, 2005, when the Kenosha Provost left to take a position in another state. As Provost for the two campuses she was responsible for 75% of the college staff and two-thirds of the student body.

“ Zina has demonstrated excellent leadership skills, academic integrity, and has created positive campus relations,” says Bryan Albrecht, president, Gateway Technical College. “Zina will be actively engaged in working with all college administrators, faculty, and staff. She is a visionary leader with high standards of excellence. I am confident she will lead us in developing increased professional cooperation.”

Before her appointment as VP/Provost of the Racine Campus, Haywood served Gateway as vice president Student Life from May 2000-April 2003, where she was responsible for all student services and student life functions across the District.

Haywood also served as director of Student Financial and Employment Services at Milwaukee Area Technical College, Director of Student Financial Aid at Gateway, the Financial Aid officer of Oakland University in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and the Financial Aid officer at the University of Michigan.

Haywood serves or leads numerous College and community boards and committees, including serving on the boards of the Kenosha Area Chamber of Commerce, and Racine County Workforce Development.

Haywood is a Doctoral student at Walden University. She received a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Oakland University, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from the University of Michigan.

Haywood is married with a son and daughter. They reside in Kenosha.