Dr. Donald P. Astrab
Dr. Donald P. Astrab
Acting Chief Operating Officer
Dr. Donald P. Astrab brings years of experience in the world of education to Broward College.
He currently serves as Broward College’s Acting Chief Operating Officer (COO), but has served in several other capacities during his time at the College. Most recently, he served as the College’s Interim President as the Board of Trustees conducted a national search for a permanent president. Since joining the Seahawk family in 2014, Dr. Astrab also served as the Vice Provost of Academic Operations, Analytics and Communication for the College’s Judson A. Samuels South Campus and its Centers, special assistant to the Provost, Dean of the Partnership Center at Coral Springs, Associate Dean for Science & Wellness on the North Campus and more recently Senior Dean for Analytics, Strategy, and Communication.
Dr. Astrab has served and supported Florida's community college system for more than 30 years.
He began his career as a full-time professor, teaching chemistry for Eastern Florida State College in 1992. He held numerous leadership positions throughout his career that included executive vice president, collegewide dean of technical education and department chair of science and technology at Eastern Florida State College as well as other academic leadership positions with Polk State College. Dr. Astrab also served as president of Nassau Community College, the largest single-campus community college in New York.
Dr. Astrab earned his bachelor's degree in chemistry & biology from the State University of New York, College at Oswego, a master’s degree in public health, and his Ph.D. in synthetic organic chemistry from the University of Hawaii.