The Galveston College Board of Regents elected GC Regent Carolyn L. Sunseri as the new board chair after GC Regent Karen Flowers’ resignation as chair was accepted by the board on Thursday, during a Special Meeting of the Galveston Community College District Board of Regents.
 
“I know I have some big shoes to fill,” said Sunseri. “I’m an alum of Galveston College and I owe my professional career to the college. I stepped into my father’s place and I’m proud to be here for the betterment of Galveston College. I promise to assist the leadership of the college in any way I can.”
 
Sunseri was elected to the GC Board of Regents in May 2022 after the passing of her father, longtime GC Regent Carroll G. Sunseri, who served as regent from 1990 until the time of his passing in December 2021. Sunseri represents Position 6 and her board term runs through May 2026.
 
Flowers, who represents Position 3, has served on the GC board for 13 and a half years and has been board chair for seven and a half of those years. She was reelected in May 2024. Her term expires in May 2030.
“After seven and a half years, it’s time to step down,” said Flowers. “I’m not leaving the board, but it’s time for someone else to move into the chair position and learn how I did over the years.”
 
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