HCC Welcomes Richard Tremblay as Assistant Vice President

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Community College (HCC) recently welcomed Richard Tremblay as its assistant vice president of People and Talent.

In his new role, Tremblay oversees the office of People and Talent, formerly known as Human Resources, part of the division of People, Culture, and Equity.

He comes to HCC with more than two decades of experience in human resources, most recently as Human Resources manager for Prefere Melamines LLC in Springfield. Before that, he served as director of Human Resources at Helix Human Services, formerly the Children’s Study Home, in Springfield, and senior Human Resource administrator at Square One in Springfield. He has also taught psychology at American International College as an adjunct professor. He started his position at HCC on July 28.

“I’m passionate about education,” Tremblay said. “My background and my strengths are in training and professional development; working for an institution like HCC complements all of that. The opportunity to bring the many years of experience I have in the field to Holyoke Community College, honestly, is my ultimate dream job.”

Tremblay holds a master’s degree in human resource development from American International College and a bachelor’s degree in public relations from Northern Michigan University. He is also a certified life coach and recently completed training with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination in conducting internal investigations and handling discrimination complaints.

“Rick’s life mission is to create a culture of service, empowerment, leadership, and fun in the workplace,” said Marlowe Washington, HCC’s vice president of People, Culture, and Equity. “His new mantra in higher education is ‘happy employees equal happy students.’”