Ellia Sablan Zebedy

Ellia Sablan-Zebedy
Dean of Enrollment Services

Ellia Sablan-Zebedy joined WVC in September 2024. 

With nearly 20 years of experience in higher education, Ellia is a seasoned professional with a strong background in enrollment management. She has spent 15 years in enrollment management, specifically outreach and recruitment, and student success and retention initiatives. 

She served as the executive director of enrollment at Lehigh Carbon Community College in Schnecksville, Penn. During her seven-year tenure there, she led the Enrollment Management Retention and Student Success Committee, which spearheaded recruitment and student success initiatives. Her accomplishments include the implementation of a Client Relations Management recruitment tool, application fraudulent detection software, a new student onboarding process, and she developed key benchmark enrollment indicators. She also played a key role in the college’s institutional strategic plan, aligning it with the enrollment strategic plan. 

Prior to her role at LCCC, Ellia served as the dean of enrollment at the University of Maine Fort Kent for six years. There, she led the implementation of the university’s One Stop Center, integrating key student services departments into a centralized location. She collaborated to create comprehensive First Year Experience and Transfer Experience programs; recruited over forty students from the Marshall Islands who graduated with bachelor's degrees in nursing, education, and business administration; and served as a key member of the accreditation team. 

She has an MBA in business administration from The Australian National University and a bachelor’s degree from The University of the South Pacific.