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President
Company NameLouisiana Community and Technical College System
Dates EmployedJan 2007 – Feb 2014
Employment Duration7 yrs 2 mos
- Provided leadership for 14 community and technical colleges across the State of Louisiana
- Provided leadership for 111,000 students, 4,500 employees, and an operating budget of over $300.0 million
- Worked with communities and legislature to create Northshore Technical Community College and Central Louisiana Technical Community College
- Led efforts to improve efficiency and expand access by merging 3 technical colleges with 3 community colleges
- Received over $600 million from Louisiana Legislature for construction of new campuses and facilities that will result in over 50 new and remodeled buildings throughout the state
- Secured funding necessary to construct 7 new community college campuses
- Secured funding and implemented a new $45.0 million, statewide information technology system
- Established international partnerships with colleges in France, Saudi Arabia, India, and Russia
- Worked with the Fulbright program to create the Russia Community College Program
(Fulbright’s only exclusively community college initiative)
- Developed and implemented a national advocacy model that resulted in 32 separate pieces of legislation being pasted to support Louisiana’s community colleges
- Expanded role of college foundations leading to the raising of $18.0 million in FY 2013
- In 2013, 13 of 14 LCTCS colleges were noted as being among the top 100 degree and/or certificate producers in the nation
- Developed and implemented a legislative strategy and agenda that resulted in the establishment of a new $10.0 million Rapid Response Training Fund
- Moved Adult Education from the Department of Education to Louisiana Community and Technical Colleges
- Created national model of adult education called “WorkReady U” that serves 49,000 adults annually
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