Monica Chavez-Silva serves as Grinnell College’s Vice President for Community Engagement and Strategic Partnerships. A member of the President’s Direct Report team, she leads efforts to connect college and community planning, collaborating with campus and community leadership to assess needs, build solutions, and create long-term systems change for the common good. She is recognized as a national leader in developing effective cross-sector collaborations and holds leadership positions in community-development organizations at the local, regional, and national level.