Dr. Tracy Brundage became the 11th president at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College on August 1. She is the first female president in the history of ABAC. Dr. Brundage brings to ABAC 31 years of experience in academic and operational leadership, strategic planning, and organizational development in both higher education and the private sector.
Prior to ABAC, Dr. Brundage served as President of Keystone College in La Plume, Pennsylvania for four years. She was also the provost and vice president for academic affairs at Keystone prior to becoming president. Dr. Brundage served for more than 10 years as vice president for workforce development at Pennsylvania College of Technology, a special mission affiliate of Penn State University. Dr. Brundage began her career as a corporate trainer for a leading Washington D.C. consulting firm. She then assumed positions as Director of Workforce Development at Harrisburg Area Community College and then as Director of Continuing Education at Penn State University, York Campus. She has been working in higher education for 25 years.
A Pennsylvania native, Dr. Brundage graduated from Gettysburg College with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. She also holds a Master of Education degree in training and development and a Ph.D. in workforce education and development, both from Penn State University.
In the private sector, she has owned and operated a Victorian Bed and Breakfast in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania and worked as an information technology instructor with a private firm in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, while also living on a small farm in the county.
