Jackie Jenkins-Scott will assume the office of interim president of Roxbury Community College (RCC) next Monday. She was approved by Commissioner of Higher Education Carlos Santiago after the college’s board of trustees unanimously nominated her in December.
Jenkins-Scott brings more than three decades of experience in senior and executive leadership positions in higher education and public health, including 12 years as president of Wheelock College.

“Having served as president and CEO of Dimock Health for 21 years, Jenkins-Scott is already an expert on the RCC community,” said Board of Trustees Chairman Steven Tompkins, the sheriff of Suffolk County. “Her existing relationships in the community coupled with her higher education accomplishments ensure that the College will continue its important mission as we search for a permanent president.”

Jenkins-Scott has served on the board of directors of The Boston Foundation; the Kennedy Library Foundation and Museum; the Boston Plan for Excellence; WGBH; the National Board of Jumpstart; the Council on Social Work Education; Century Bank and Trust Company; and the Tufts Health Plan.

A nationwide search for the permanent president is expected to launch this year.