Carla Stein

Carla Stein has over 40 years of experience in a variety of higher education institutions including 22 years in community colleges. Before her retirement in 2022, Carla served as Dean of Student Affairs at Front Range Community College (Boulder County Campus), the largest community college in the State of Colorado. Prior to her work at Front Range Community College, she served as the Dean of Students at Western Nebraska Community College.  She also worked in student affairs at Oklahoma State University, University of Denver, and Palm Beach Atlantic University.  

Carla has extensive experience in student conduct, behavioral intervention and threat assessment teams, and crisis management.  She played pivotal roles in crises response, including the 2013 floods that impacted her insitution and other campuses in northern Colorado.  She was named a NASPA Pillar of the Profession for sustained professional distinction in higher education.