Dr. Chato Hazelbaker is the President of Pueblo Community College (PCC) a Hispanic Serving Institution in southern Colorado with a primary campus in Pueblo that is part of the Colorado Community College System (CCCS).  PCC serves over 8,500 students annually across four counties.  The college has an innovative mobile lab program that provides career and technical education opportunities across the state and recently opened a state-of-the-art healthcare education facility in a former hospital.  Hazelbaker was previously the President at Northland Pioneer College (AZ).

Hazelbaker earned his doctorate in Organization Development from the University of St. Thomas (MN), a masters in leadershipfrom Crown College (MN), and a bachelor degree in English from Rocky Mountain College (MT).  Professionally, he has held leadership positions in enrollment management, marketing, information technology and government relations.  He has taught at the associate degree through graduate degree level in organization development, communications, and leadership.   

Committed to service, Hazelbaker is currently the Chair of the Mountain States Association of Community Colleges (MSACC) and serves on the Board of the Pueblo Economic Development Corporation and the Greater Pueblo Chamber of Commerce.  Hazelbaker has completed several accreditation visits for the Northwest Accreditation Commission (NWAC). Hazelbaker and his wife Shari Hazelbaker, RN have three adult children.