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==Early career==
==Early career==
From 1973 to 1975, Maldonado was a [[social worker]] for the Mexican American College Education Fund, which was established in 1970 to offer scholarships to only [[Hispanic]] students entering college. From 1975 to 1996, he served in numerous capacities, including counselor and psychology instructor, at Tarrant County College, a community college in [[Fort Worth]], Texas. From 1991 to 1996, he was the chairman of the Tarrant College Business and Sciences Division. He came to Laredo Community College in 1996 as vice president for student development and human resources. In 1998, he became vice president for instruction and student development, a designation he retained until 2006, when he was elevated to the position of executive vice president prior to the assumption the next year of the college presidency upon appointment by the trustees.<ref name=vitae/><ref name=rotary/>
From 1973 to 1975, Maldonado was a [[social worker]] for the Mexican American College Education Fund, which was established in 1970 to offer scholarships to only [[Hispanic]] students entering college. From 1975 to 1996, he served in numerous capacities, including counselor and psychology instructor, at Tarrant County College, a community college in [[Fort Worth]], Texas. From 1991 to 1996, he was the chairman of the Tarrant College Business and Sciences Division. He came to Laredo Community College in 1996 as vice president for student development and human resources. In 1998, he became vice president for instruction and student development, a designation he retained until 2006, when he was elevated to the position of executive vice president prior to the assumption the next year of the college presidency upon appointment by the trustees.<ref name=vitae/><ref name=rotary/>
==As LCC president==
==LCC president==
LCC was established in 1947 under auspices of the Laredo Independent School District. In 1970, the college established its own board of trustees with [[property tax]]ing authority. In 1993, the nine-member board of trustees changed the name of Laredo Junior College to Laredo Community College.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laredo.edu/cms/lcctemplate.aspx?menu_id=99&id=1092|title=Our History|publisher=Laredo.edu|accessdate=July 10, 2015}}</ref> Maldonado considered LCC a "family" organization which does not "just teach [but] cultivates [student] development by providing a nurturing environment to enhance learning."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laredo.edu/cms/aboutlcc.aspx|title=President's Office|publisher=laredo.edu|accessdate=September 9, 2015}}</ref>
LCC was established in 1947 under auspices of the Laredo Independent School District. In 1970, the college established its own board of trustees with [[property tax]]ing authority. In 1993, the nine-member board of trustees changed the name of Laredo Junior College to Laredo Community College.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laredo.edu/cms/lcctemplate.aspx?menu_id=99&id=1092|title=Our History|publisher=Laredo.edu|accessdate=July 10, 2015}}</ref> Maldonado considered LCC a "family" organization which does not "just teach [but] cultivates [student] development by providing a nurturing environment to enhance learning."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laredo.edu/cms/aboutlcc.aspx|title=President's Office|publisher=laredo.edu|accessdate=September 9, 2015}}</ref>