Bio

Dr. Patrena Benton Elliott, Ph.D., became the sixth and the first female president of Halifax Community College in 2023. Before her current role, she has held senior administrative positions, including vice president of academic affairs and chief executive officer of a statewide inter-institutional center in the University of North Carolina System. She earned her bachelor’s degree from UNC-Chapel Hill, and her master’s and doctorate degrees from NC A&T State University.