Weekly Lunch The Alamo Promise & New Plans To Make Education More Accessible

Mike Flores, Ph. D.

Chancellor

Dr. Mike Flores assumed the role of chancellor of the Alamo Colleges District on Oct. 1, 2018, after unanimous vote by the Alamo Colleges District Board of Trustees. With more than 25 years of service to the Alamo Colleges District, Dr. Flores is the ninth appointed chancellor and the first Hispanic chancellor in the district’s history.

Flores’ vision for the Alamo Colleges District – eliminating poverty through education – is based on his personal experience as a child of migrant farmworkers who pursued education to gain economic and social mobility. Through his leadership, the Alamo Colleges District has launched AlamoPROMISE, a tuition-free college program for graduating high school students in Bexar County and one of the most significant initiatives implemented in the region.

During his first year as chancellor in 2018, Flores led the Alamo Colleges District in its recognition as the first and only community college system in the nation to be awarded the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation’s highest Presidential honor for performance excellence through innovation, improvement and visionary leadership. In 2024, Flores led the District to make history and became the only recipient in higher education to receive the Baldrige award twice since the award’s inception.

Flores holds a Ph.D. in Educational Administration from the University of Texas at Austin, a master’s in Political Science from Illinois State University, and a bachelor’s in political science from the University of Texas at San Antonio. He lives in central San Antonio with his wife Martha and their two daughters.

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