Rose Rojas, director, center for curriculum and transfer articulation at the Maricopa community colleges (Arizona), has established Maricopa as a national leader in student transfer by creating a university partnership model adapted by community college systems across the country. Rose has demonstrated strengths in the coordination, planning and management of academic and student affairs, curriculum development, transfer operations, and prior learning assessment. She is a recognized leader with a record of achievement in program management, partnership cultivation and long-term strategic plans for organizational growth and success.

In previous roles, Rose worked in faculty support, marketing, and financial aid. Rose is a community college graduate, and holds a B.A. in psychology from Arizona state university and an M.A. in education leadership from northern Arizona University.