Partner for Student Success names Adam O’Doherty as its first executive director.

PFSS is a central Minnesota organization that partners with school districts, businesses, communities and government agencies to assure the success of students.

O’Doherty has served in the administration of the Upward Bound TRIO program at Central Lakes College in Brainerd. The TRIO Programs are federally-funded and dedicated to helping first generation, low-income students succeed in their precollege performance and ultimately in their higher education pursuits.

O’Doherty has also worked in Rasmussen College as part of their student success management, recruitment, fundraising, legislative action work and strategic planning.