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Gordon Freedman, President of the National Laboratory for Education Transformation (NLET)
Gordon Freedman is president of NLET, a non-profit organization that works closely with divisions of the University of Texas, the University of California and the Los Alamos National Laboratory to develop grants, conduct rigorous research and develop information-based solutions for general education and individual and group learning. Freedman served as Vice President of Global Education Strategy for Blackboard, Inc. from 2005 until 2012. In this position, Freedman visited 18 countries, addressed many public audiences, and met with numerous leaders in government, higher education, schools, research institutes and related associations.

Ed Gould, Past Superintendent and President of Imperial Valley College
Ed Gould’s extensive background in education spans 36 years, 21 years as a senior leader in community colleges 13 as the superintendent/president of four community college districts in California, seven years as a chief student services officer in three colleges, two years as the vice chancellor of Student Services and Special Programs for the California Community College System, and several years as a faculty member and counselor in community colleges and universities. He also served as the associate dean of higher education and corporate programs for the School of Education at Capella University and now serves on the Higher Education Leadership faculty at Capella.  

Lee Lambert, President of Shoreline Community College
Lee Lambert came to Shoreline Community College in January 2005 to serve as vice president for human resources and legal affairs. Prior to coming to SCC, he was vice president for human resources and legal affairs at Centralia College. He has served as special assistant to the president for civil rights and legal affairs at The Evergreen State College. While at The Evergreen State College, he was also an adjunct professor who taught courses on law, civil rights and social justice, and employment law.

Wright Lassiter, Chancellor, Dallas County Community College District
Wright Lassiter joined the Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD) as president of El Centro College in August 1986. He also served as president of Bishop College, president of Schenectady County Community College, vice president for finance and administration at Morgan State University, and director of auxiliary enterprises/business manager at Tuskegee University. He was a member of the National Advisory Council to the National Endowment for the Humanities and Commissioner for the United States Commission on Minority Business Development.

  Peter J. McAliney, President of Chenery & Company, Inc.
Peter J. McAliney runs Chenery & Company, Inc., a private consulting organization that guides clients to realize their mission by creating market-relevant organizational models, applying technological tools, and adapting pedagogical innovations. Peter has served in both academia and in the private sector, working with C-Level executives from Kaplan, Laureate Education, City University of New York, and the University of Northern California, as well as with Coca Cola, Industrial Light and Magic, and Florida Power and Light. His professional designations include Certified Management Consultant (CMC) and Project Management Professional (PMP).
Frank McCluskey, Scholar in Residence, American Public University
Frank McCluskey has been active in online learning since 1990. With a grant from IBM, he built an award- winning online program at Mercy College in New York. In 2005, he was named provost of the American Public University System. He took the university from 8,000 to more than 80,000 during his tenure. Frank has also been active in accreditation matters, having served on online learning accreditation teams for New York State. He has also been a corporate trainer and organizational consultant for the American Management Association. He began life at Essex County Community College, took his BA from Bloomfield College and earned a PhD from the Graduate Faculty of the New School for Social Research.
  Mark Milliron, Chancellor Western Governors University Texas
Mark David Milliron is the Chancellor of Western Governors University Texas, the nonprofit university founded by the state of Texas to provide its citizens accredited, high-quality, online and blended competency-based degrees. He previously served as the Deputy Director for Postsecondary Improvement with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, leading efforts to increase student success in the US postsecondary education sector. He is an award-winning leader, author, speaker, and consultant well known for exploring leadership development, future trends, learning strategies, and the human side of technology change.
James L. Morrison, Professor Emeritus of Educational Leadership at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
James Morrison served as vice president (Division J, Postsecondary Education) of the American Educational Research Association and received the Distinguished Scholar Award from AERA's Special Interest Group on Strategic Change. He served as founding editor of On the Horizon, The Technology Source, and Innovate. He is author and co-author of eight books and over 200 journal articles focusing on educational planning and on using information technology tools in educational organizations.

Terry O’Banion, President Emeritus of the League for Innovation in the Community College and Senior Advisor, Higher Education Programs, Walden University
Terry O'Banion was president of the League for Innovation in the Community College for 23 years when he retired on December 31, 1999. Under his leadership, the League became an international organization serving over 650 colleges. He has consulted in over 800 community colleges, written 14 books and over 150 chapters and articles on the community college, and has had four national awards established in his name.

Jean Runyon, Dean of the Virtual Campus at Anne Arundel Community College
Jean Runyon is Dean of the Virtual Campus at Anne Arundel Community College.  She provides leadership and vision for the creation, continuous planning, and evaluation of military/veterans initiatives, prior learning assessment, distance education, learning outcomes assessment, special sessions and off-campus programs and services at the institution. Runyon is the 2010-2012 chair of the Instructional Technology Council (an affiliated council of the American Association of Community Colleges) and serves on various boards, including MarylandOnline, Maryland Distance Learning Association and Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources.

John Roueche, Professor and Director, Sid W. Richardson Regents Chair in Community College Leadership, University of Texas at Austin Community College Leadership Program
A nationally recognized authority in community college education, John Roueche has written 35 books and over 150 chapters and articles. He has spoken to more than 1,300 community colleges and universities since 1970. He has received numerous awards and honors over four decades of service. As the Sid W. Regents Chair in Community College Leadership, he is noted for being honored with the first endowed faculty position in the field of community college education.

Karen Stout, President of Montgomery County Community College
Karen A. Stout has served as President of Montgomery County Community College (Pennsylvania) since 2001. Under her leadership, the College has been recognized nationally for its work in student success as an Achieving the Dream institution. The College was also named the top community college in the country for its use of technology by the Center for Digital Education for three consecutive years; was named to the President’s National Honor Roll for Community Service for four consecutive years; and was named a Military Friendly institution by G.I. Jobs for two consecutive years.

Linda Thor, Chancellor, Foothill-DeAnza Community College District
Before taking on her current position in February 2010, Linda Thor served as president of Rio Salado College for more than 19 years. Known as the college without walls, Rio Salado has grown to serve more than 60,000 students a year. Under her leadership, Rio Salado has become a national model for delivering quality online education. Thor has also served as president of West Los Angeles College and has taught as an adjunct faculty member in graduate education programs at Pepperdine, UCLA, and Northern Arizona University.

Laurance Warford, Senior Workforce Consultant for the League for Innovation in the Community College and President, Warford and Associates
Following nearly forty years of administrative experience in community colleges in Oregon and Iowa where he provided innovative leadership in the areas of workforce and lifelong education, Laurance Warford became the Senior Workforce Consultant for the League for Innovation in 2003. He is nationally recognized for his leadership in comprehensive community college education. His publications include thoughtful articles on improving student transitions from high school to college and on to careers, comprehensive workforce training, and the need to develop lifelong learning skills for American workers. 


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