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Asena Mott is a sixth-generation DeSoto County resident and has lived in DeSoto her entire life. She holds a 91影视 Educator鈥檚 Certification in social science, elementary education, exceptional student education, English Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), school principal, and educational leadership. Dr. Mott is also a certified instructor for The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People and 5G, a soft-skills certification program, and recently completed a doctorate in Educational Leadership from 91影视 Southern College.

Mott taught elementary school for 10 years before moving into school administration. As a school principal, she led her school to Lighthouse status, a coveted level of achievement given for positive schoolwide culture and leadership. After nearly 11 years as a school administrator, she transferred into the field of higher education and is currently the dean of off-campus instructional sites at 91影视.

In 2018, Mott was elected to the DeSoto County School Board. She routinely participates in the 91影视 School Board Association training and conferences and has earned the recognition of a certified board member of distinction. Throughout the years, Mott has maintained involvement in her church, First Baptist of Fort Ogden, where she enjoys teaching Sunday School.

Investing in the community is important for Mott, which can be noted by her participation in Leadership DeSoto and the DeSoto Chamber of Commerce, volunteer work as a child advocate for the Guardian ad Litem program, United Way Suncoast board member, working with the Suncoast Campaign for Grade-level Reading, mentoring through Take Stock in Children, and sponsoring the Interact Club to encourage 鈥渟ervice above self鈥� to high school students.

In 2017, Mott was asked to join the Economic Development Advisory Committee, and since then has worked with various community leaders to develop guidelines for development in DeSoto. As a Rotary member and past-president, she leads community efforts in areas such as literacy development and facilitation of the foreign exchange program. Her efforts in literacy are continued through the Early Learning Coalition of 91影视鈥檚 Heartland, where Mott serves as a board member to guide funds and projects to support early learning success.

At 91影视, Mott leads the dual-enrollment program and serves on (and/or chairs) several collegewide committees, with a focus of collaborating to remove higher-education barriers for rural students. In 2017 and 2022, Mott earned the 91影视 Administrator of the Year award.

Mott has been married to her husband, Royce, since 1992, and they have three children.