League Executive Leadership Institute Has 30 Participants

Thirty community college administrators from across the United States and Canada are meeting this week in Tempe, Arizona, for the League’s Executive Leadership Institute (ELI). During an intense week of learning, these potential community college presidents, or those in transition, are analyzing their abilities, reflecting on their interests, refining their skills, and engaging in leadership discussions with an unparalleled faculty of community college leaders. Faculty include executive leaders of national and international community college organizations, presidents and board members from leading community colleges, community college foundations, and executive search firms. This year, with support from the Sloan Foundation, ELI has a special focus on leadership roles in technology, with faculty including respected names in technology education in the community college. Click here for a full list of faculty.

Since 1988, more than 600 participants have graduated from ELI, the first and most successful leadership education program of its kind. Forty-three percent of ELI graduates and as many as seventy percent of some graduating classes have accepted presidential appointments. The 31 participants in the 2007 class are

Deanndrea L. Baird, Vice President, Continuing Education and Training Services, Kirkwood Community College
Brian D. Bethune, Dean, Performing Arts, Cuyahoga Community College
Vicki H. Bismilla, Vice President Academic & Chief Learning Officer, Centennial College
Barbara L. Buchanan, Dean of Instruction, Montgomery College
Al Cunningham, Dean, General Studies Division, Savannah Technical College
Stephen R. Danik, Vice President of Finance and Operations, Community College of Beaver County
Bradley Ebersole, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Baton Rouge Community College
John C. Flynn, Jr., Vice President of Academic Affairs/Provost, Montgomery County Community College
Gena D. Glickman, Vice President, Teaching, Learning and Student Development, Elgin Community College
Jeanine Hawk, Vice President, Finance & College Services, De Anza College
Vernon L. Hawkins, Associate Vice President, Workforce and Continuing Education, Brookhaven College
Brian Inbody, Vice President for Student Learning, Neosho County Community College
Dennis Jenkins, President/CEO, Central Arizona College
Robert M. Johnstone, Vice President, Instruction and Institutional Research, Foothill College
Barbara R. Jones, Dean of Instruction, Louisiana Delta Community College
Joseph Craig Klimczak, Vice Chancellor for Technology & Educational Support, St. Louis Community College
Shirley Lawler, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs & Workforce Development, Ozarks Technical Community College
Sandra Massey, Provost, Northeast Campus, Tulsa Community College
Cuyler McKnight, Executive Vice President, Guilford Technical College
Jeremy McMillen, Assistant Vice President of Instruction for Academic Education, and Institutional Planning, Trinity Valley Community College
Debra Ann Morgan, Dean, Workforce and Community Education, Northwest Vista College
Emeterio (Pete) M. Otero, Executive Dean, Damon City Campus, Monroe Community College
Monica L. Posey, Academic Vice President, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
Timothy T. Price, Deputy to the Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic & Student Affairs, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System
Rachel S. Ruiz, Vice President of Student Affairs, Clark College
Joseph M. Sopcich, Director of Institutional Advancement, Johnson County Community College
Donna Souther, Chief Academic Officer/Executive Dean, Aims Community College
Denise T. Vujnovich, Vice President for Student Services & College Relations, Western Technical College
Richard J. Wagner, Vice President of Academic Affairs, Dunwoody College of Technology
Van C. Wilson, Vice President for Student Services, Forsyth Technical Community College

ELI is sponsored by the League for Innovation in the Community College in cooperation with The University of Texas at Austin and the American Association of Community Colleges. For additional information about ELI, click here or contact Peggy Ake.