Benita Duncan

Benita Duncan received her bachelor's in Business Administration from Howard University. She has been employed full-time at Lansing Community College (LCC) since 1995 and was appointed by the LCC Board of Trustees to serve as the Administrative Assistant to the Board in April 2006. In June 2015, Ms. Duncan was promoted to Executive Assistant & Liaison to the Board. Ms. Duncan manages the day-to-day operations of the board of trustees’ office and is the primary contact person for individuals seeking to communicate with the board. Ms. Duncan also works as a bridge-builder between the Board and the Administration.

Benita led the effort to transition from a paper to paperless system for Board meeting materials saving the college time and money. She is actively involved in many college committees, mentors, volunteers, and served on many interview panels. Ms. Duncan has had the honor to serve four LCC Presidents.

In March 2008 and March 2021, the Board of Trustees adopted resolutions honoring Ms. Duncan for her service as lead support to the Presidential Screening and Search Committee for the hiring of the sixth and seventh college President. In October 2014, she received the 2014 Central Regional Professional Board Staff Member Award given annually by the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT), and a Special Tribute from the State of Michigan for exemplary service and dedication to the college, her family, her church and community. ACCT is a national association that governs board leadership at community, technical and junior colleges.