Dr. Mary Smith Olvera

Education Program Administrator/ Career and Technical Education Coordinator North Carolina Community College System Office

Mary Olvera, Ph.D., works with the North Carolina Community College System Office as an Education Program Administrator/CTE Coordinator. She taught in the Early Childhood Program at Surry Community College for 12 years and was the Lead Instructor of the program for 7 years. She has worked in the early childhood field for more than 20 years in different capacities including teaching and serving on boards and committees. Mary holds a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Lees-McRae College, a Master’s in Teaching Birth thru Kindergarten from Salem College, and a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership from Keiser University.