Pcyeta Stroud

Director of Strategic Business and Career Development

Pcyeta Stroud is the Director of Strategic Business and Career Development for RSSC. 

As an innovative leader, Pcyeta is committed to empowering members of her community throughout the Bay Area, with resources through the lens of career development.  She has over ten years of economic and workforce development experience with an emphasis on mentorship, cultivating entrepreneurship and equity in career development and readiness practices.  After co-founding the Student Internship & Job Shadow Program at Skyline College, Pcyeta launched the Student Internship Program at RSSC, providing students with opportunities to gain real-world professional experience, career exploration and access to mentors to support their skills for engaging in the workforce with a DEI lens.  She has served in many roles in the community college system, including as a classified professional, a supervisor and an adjunct faculty member teaching business courses.  

Pcyeta served as the President and Interim-CEO for the San Bruno Chamber of Commerce from 2018-2021, founding both the Student and Community Ambassador Programs.  As Board president, she helped secure grants for small businesses during the tumultuous time of the COVID 19 pandemic, helping local businesses to keep their doors open.   

Pcyeta currently serves as a Board Member for S.O.S. Meals on Wheels, and as a Board of Director for The Village Demands. Pcyeta has also served on the Business and Finance Steering Committee for the San Leandro Business Academy, where she mentored high school students. 

A member of Kappa Beta Delta International Honors Society, Pcyeta is a community college success story.  After 15 years of pursuing her education, she graduated from Skyline College with an Associate’s of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies Letters & Science. Graduating summa cum laude, Pcyeta earned a Bachelor's degree in Organizational Leadership from Arizona State University, and then an MBA from Northcentral University. Pcyeta is a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.