Dan Hocoy, PhD
Goddard College
President
Dan Hocoy, Ph.D., became president of Goddard College, August 2, 2021. Dr. Hocoy’s life work has been committed to advancing social justice. Throughout his career in academic administration, he has made “serving the underserved” and addressing historic injustices a priority of the institutions he has led. Dr. Hocoy has provided distinguished leadership in a wide range of roles at colleges and universities across the United States. During his twenty-four years in progressive higher education, he has served as faculty as well as in multiple administrative positions, including as President of Antioch University in Seattle, and President of Erie Community College of the State University of New York. Most recently, he served as Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives of Metropolitan Community College (MCC), and President of MCC’s Longview campus. Dr. Hocoy holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Toronto, as well as M.A and PhD in Psychology from Queen’s University in Canada. He is also a licensed clinical psychologist, and has worked in psychiatric hospitals as well as private practice.