LEILA GONZALEZ SULLIVAN, ED. D. 20 Oakland Road Maplewood, NJ 07040

Phone: (919) 280-4602 lygs27@gmail.com EDUCATION:

Ed. D., Vocational Education, 1979, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR Ed. S., Adult Education, 1977, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR M.A., Spanish Literature, 1967, New York University, New York City and Madrid, Spain B.A., English, 1965, Trinity College (now Trinity University), Washington, DC

EXPERIENCE:

NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY, Raleigh, NC Department of Adult and Higher Education – Retired 2009 Adjunct Professor, 2009 – 2013 W. Dallas Herring Professor of Community College Education, 2004 – 2009 (retired, June 2009) Visiting Associate Professor, 2002 - 2004 Director of Graduate Programs, 2006 - 2008 Taught graduate courses and conduct research in leadership development in community colleges. Directed three leadership training programs. Served as Executive Director, National Initiative for Leadership and Institutional Effectiveness (NILIE); Director, National Community College Hispanic Council Leadership Fellows Program; Director, Department Chairs Institute and Executive Leadership Program. As Director of Graduate Programs, coordinated recruitment and selection of students; managed student records; tracked department enrollments; coordinated departmental curriculum activities. Served as liaison with NC community colleges. FIELDING GRADUATE UNIVERSITY, Santa Barbara, CA Adjunct Professor, 2008 – present Facilitate New York cluster of students engaged in a distributed doctoral program. Advise on community college curriculum option and assess student work as requested. PEGASUS CONSULTING, Maplewood, NJ Principal and Consultant, 1999 – present Provide training workshops for leadership development, conflict management, emotional intelligence, diversity issues, other topics. THE COLLEGE BOARD, New York, NY Interim Director of Community College Relations, 2001 - 2002 Developed and implemented marketing strategies targeting community colleges; coordinated national community college advisory panel and served as liaison to community colleges around the country; assisted with training sessions for College Board staff and professional development conferences for educators; provided community college perspective for special projects. COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF BALTIMORE COUNTY - ESSEX CAMPUS (formerly ESSEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE), Baltimore, MD President, 1996 - 1999 Served as chief executive officer of an institution enrolling 8,500 credit and 9,000 non-credit students. Managed a $27,000,000 budget, a staff of over 600 full and part time employees and a 147-acre campus with

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eight major buildings. Provided leadership for 60 degree and certificate programs and for college relations with the local community and the college’s privately incorporated foundation. Formulated policy, as a member of the Chancellor’s Staff, for the Community College of Baltimore County. In 1997, designed and guided the reorganization of the student services units of the three colleges in the CCBC. Interacted with other higher education leaders in Maryland and with city, state and federal officials. GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, New Haven, CT Interim President, 1995-1996 Led an institution enrolling 5,000 credit and 3,000 non-credit students, with more than 200 full and part time employees and two campuses. Managed a $14,000,000 budget and instructional programs comprised of 48 associate degrees and certificates, as well as guiding the self-study and accreditation process during the year as interim president. Conducted community relations and fund-raising activities, including operation of the College's privately incorporated foundation. The College serves the greater New Haven area. MIDDLESEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Middletown, CT President, 1989-1996, on leave 1995-1996 Led an institution enrolling 3,000 credit and 3,000 non-credit students, with 150 full and part time employees and 120,000 square feet of facilities. Managed a $9,000,000 budget and directed 33 associate degree and certificate programs. Other duties as at Gateway Community College above. The College serves seventeen municipalities in south-central Connecticut. HUDSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Jersey City, NJ Vice President for Academic Affairs, 1986-1989 Administered all academic programs and instructional support services in 17 college locations and developed new programs and curriculums. Supervised and evaluated full and part-time faculty, library staff and instructional support personnel. Prepared and administered the academic affairs budget and served on the president's cabinet. Prepared grant proposals and implemented funded projects. ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Suffern, NY Associate Dean for Instructional and Community Services, 1984-1986 Assistant Dean, 1983-1984 Administered four academic departments and six off-campus learning centers. Developed three new technical degree programs and wrote grant proposals. As a member of the Dean of Instruction’s cabinet, assisted with budget development and management. Wrote the institutional long-range plan with input from across campus. NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, Trenton, NJ Program Officer, Office of Bilingual and International Education, 1982-1983 Prepared grant proposals, provided technical assistance to institutions with Title VII (Bilingual Education Act) funded teacher education programs and monitored funded projects. Wrote proposal funded by FIPSE for a Hispanic Leadership Training Institute. PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Paterson, NJ Chairperson, Academic Foundations Division and Assistant Professor of Reading, 1978-1982 Upgraded the Academic Foundations Program into a division generating over half the student credit hours at the College. Developed and controlled divisional budget and supervised full and part-time faculty. Taught developmental reading courses. Elected Chairperson of the General Faculty, the college governance council.

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MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE, Columbia, SC Chairperson, Developmental Studies Department and Instructor of Reading and Language Arts, 1972-1974 Designed a department structure that integrated two previously separate programs. Eliminated duplication of services and streamlined service delivery. Supervised five full-time faculty and taught developmental courses. ALLEN UNIVERSITY, Columbia, SC Instructor of Reading and Consultant/Cataloguer, 1971-1972 Redesigned the reading curriculum on a diagnosis/prescription basis. Catalogued multimedia materials collection in Curriculum Lab.

UNIVERSITY COURSES TAUGHT: EAC 700 - The Community and Two-Year College (Spring 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) EAC 704 – Leadership in Higher Education (Spring 2003, Fall 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008) EAC 706 – The College Presidency (Spring 2004); also taught periodically as independent study EAC 717 – Issues in Higher Education (Fall 2002; independent study Fall 2008) Various internships, independent studies SELECTED UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES:

•! Director of Graduate Programs, Adult and Higher Education Department, 2006 – 2008 •! Member, College of Education Graduate Studies Committee, 2006 - 2008 •! Executive Director, National Initiative for Leadership and Institutional Effectiveness (NILIE) (Co-Director,

2002 – 2004; Executive Director, 2004 - 2009) •! Director, NCCHC Leadership Fellows Program (2002 – 2009) •! Director, Department Chairs Institute (2003 – 2009) •! Director, Executive Leadership Program (2006 – 2009) •! Chair, Training and Development faculty position search (Spring 2003); committee member, Training and

Development faculty position search (Spring 2004); chair, Adult Education faculty position search (Spring 2005); member, Charlotte program director faculty position search (Spring 2006); member, Moore endowed chair faculty search (spring 2007); member, Adult and Higher Education Department Head search (Fall 2008)

•! Organizer and moderator, Emerging Issues Forum Workshop (2004) •! Member, College of Education Committee on Diversity (2004 - 2009) •! Member, Executive Committee, Academy of Outstanding Faculty Engaged in Extension (AOFEE) (2007 –

2009) •! Member, Committee to Implement ACCE Charlotte Cohort Program (2004 - 2009)

PUBLICATIONS:

Sullivan, L. G. & Palmer, S. (2014). Preparing Reflective Community College Leaders in a Graduate Leadership Course. Community College Journal of Research and Practice. Sage Publications.

Sullivan, L. G. (2013). The Blogging College: a Case Study. In C. Nevarez, J. L. Wood, & R. Penrose. Leadership Theory and the Community College: Applying Theory to Practice. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publications. Sullivan, L. G. (2012). Optimizing Volunteerism: A Handbook for Organizations and Individuals. Maplewood, NJ: South Orange Maplewood Community Coalition on Race. Sullivan, L. G. (2011). Book Review: Community College Leadership and Administration: Theory, Practice and Change. Community College Review, 39, 319-32.

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Lloyd-Pfahl, N., Sullivan, L. G. et al. (2010). The Learning Landscape of Community Colleges. In C. E. Kasworm, A. D. Rose, & J. M. Ross-Gordon (Eds.). Handbook of Adult and Continuing Education. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Sullivan, L. G., & Wiessner, C. A. (2010). Developing habits of reflective learning In future community college leaders: Leadership competencies in the Hispanic Fellows Program. New Directions in Community Colleges. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Sullivan, L. G. & Haley, K. J. (2009). Using a retrospective pretest to measure learning in professional development programs. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 33, 346-362.

Sullivan, L. G. (2009). Informal learning among women community college presidents. In D. R. Dean, S. J. Bracken & J. K. Allen (Eds.). Women in academic leadership: Professional strategies, personal choices: Vol. 3. Women in Academic Leadership. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing, LLC. Wiessner, C. A. & Sullivan, L. G. (2007). New learning: Constructing knowledge in leadership training programs. Community College Review,35(2), 88-112. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Sullivan, L. G. (2007). Preparing Latinos/as for a flat world: The community college role. Journal of Hispanics in Higher Education, 6(4), 399 - 422. Phillippe, K. & Sullivan, L. G. (2005). National profile of community colleges: Trends and statistics, 4th edition. Washington, DC: Community College Press. Sullivan, L. G., Reichart, D. L. & Shumate, D. (July 2005). Using campus climate surveys to foster participatory governance. Journal of Community College Research and Practice, 29, no. 6, 427-444.

The Impact of the Knowledge Net: Connecting Communities, Learners and College [Report of the New Expeditions Initiative] (2004). Research study commissioned by the American Association of Community Colleges, Washington, DC.

Generations of leadership (February/March 2004). Community College Journal, 74, no 4, 35-37, 39. [Review of the book Help wanted: Preparing community college leaders in a new century. New Directions

for Community Colleges, no. 123]. (Winter 2003). Community College Review, 31, no.3. Raleigh, NC: North Carolina State University.

What’s the score: What trustees need to know about their college’s assessment program (Fall 2001). ACCT Trustee Quarterly, 24-25. Community College Connections. Newsletter Editor, 2001 – 2002. NY: The College Board. Four generations of community college leadership (September 2001). Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 25, no. 8, 559-571.

Is your college ready? (June/July 2001). Community College Journal. 71, no. 6, 8-13. (Article on learning objects) Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Summer Symposium (September 1999); Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Summer Symposium (December 2000). National Community College Hispanic Council.

I’m their leader, which way did they go? (1997). Journal of the American Association for Women in Community Colleges, 12-17.

The new workforce: not just Rosie the Riveter (Fall 1992). AAWCJC Quarterly, XVI, 4, 1-2, 14-15.

The American Association of Women in Community and Junior Colleges Quarterly Newsletter and Annual Journal, Editor, 1987-1991. As a compass: Inaugural address (1990). Communitas. Hartford, CT: Community Technical Colleges.

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Women in community colleges in the 1990's: Embracing our future (Fall 1988). AAWCJC Quarterly, XII, 2, 4-5, 7. The community college presidency is not the place for on-the-job training (Summer 1985). Linkages. National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development.

Bilingual educational instructional course offerings in New Jersey colleges and universities: Data report, 1981 (1983). Trenton: NJ Department of Higher Education. Bilingual education/English as a second language teacher training resources in New Jersey colleges and universities: Data report, 1981 (1983). Trenton: NJ Department of Higher Education. What are the reading needs and interests of adults? (Spring 1978). Adult Literacy and Basic Education, 2, 29-32. (Co-authored with Dr. Rhonda Harvey) Survey of students in post-secondary vocational-technical schools to determine incidence of sex bias and sex discrimination. (1978). [Dissertation] Fayetteville, AR: University of Arkansas. Employability Skills Program: Instructional Guide, v. 2. (1977). [Editor] Arkansas Department of Education, Division of Vocational, Technical and Adult Education. Fayetteville, AR: University of Arkansas College of Education.

SPEECHES, PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS:

Designer and Presenter with team, Civic Engagement Institute to train volunteers. (Fall 2013, Spring 2014), Sponsored by South Orange Maplewood Community Coalition on Race, Maplewood, NJ. Presenter, with S. Gordon, “Evaluating Scholarly Literature.” Fielding Graduate University Annual Meeting, Alexandria, VA (July 2012); Rocky Mountain Virtual Retreat, Fielding Graduate University (September 2012). Presenter, with M. Suarez and M. Borunda, “Doctoral Education and the Public Good: Implications for Community College Leaders.” National Community College Hispanic Council Annual Leadership Symposium, Long Beach, CA (September 2012) Presenter, “Reconnecting the Disconnected Latino Student.” NCCHC Annual Leadership Symposium, Miami, FL (September 2010). Presenter/trainer, “The Optimal Leader,” “The Change Process,” “Managing Conflict,” “Leading from the Middle.” NCCHC Leadership Fellows Program, Long Beach, CA, and Miami, FL (2010, 2011). Panelist, “Breaking the Stained Glass Ceiling: Preparing Administrators from Diverse Groups for Executive Level Positions, the Recruitment Phase.” Pre-convention workshop, American Association of Community Colleges annual convention (April, 2009 and 2010) Presenter with B. Mink and others, “Issues in Higher Education,” Fielding Graduate University Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA (July 2009). Presenter with B. Mink and G. Perri-Petruolo, “Constructing Survey and Interview Instruments for Research Purposes,” Fielding Graduate University Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA (July 2009). Webinar presenter with Tim Hatcher, “Conflict Management and Decision-Making in an Economic Crisis: Surviving the Whitewaters,” Magna Publications series for community colleges (April 2009). Presenter with D. Wallin and S. McDade, “Priming the Pump: Preparing the Leadership Pipeline through Targeted Leadership Programs,” American Association of Community Colleges annual convention, Phoenix, AZ (April 2009). Presenter, “Developing Habits of Reflection in Future Community College Leaders,” Council for the Study of Community Colleges annual meeting, Phoenix, AZ (April 2009). Roundtable with Megan Palmer and Genevieve Shaker, “Higher Education Programs and Emerging Technology: What’s the Connection?” Topic: Roles and Presences in an Online Graduate Course. Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) annual conference (November 2008).

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Presenter, “Leading with Vision,” “Department Chair as Change Agent,” “Personal Aspects of Leadership: The Optimal Leader,” “Mapping Your Route to Effective Leadership: Goal Setting, Coaching for Excellence and Performance Evaluation.” Department Chairs Institute, North Carolina (two to three times per year, 2003-2009). Presenter, with Dr. Roy Flores, “Improving Access to the Baccalaureate: How Community Colleges are Preparing Hispanics for Friedman’s Flat World.” Community College Baccalaureate Association, Denver, CO (March 2008).

Presenter, “Preparing Women for the Flat World: The Community College Role.” North Carolina Association for Women in Community Colleges, Atlantic Beach, NC (February 2008). Presenter, “Preparing Latinos for the Flat World: The Community College Role.” American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education annual conference, Costa Mesa, CA (March 2007); National Community College Hispanic Council Annual Leadership Symposium, San Jose, CA (September 2007); North Carolina Community College System biennial conference (October 2008). Presenter, “Change: the Essential Leadership Function,” National Community College Hispanic Council Annual Leadership Symposium, San Jose, CA (September 2006). Workshop designer and presenter, “21st Century Leaders for Community Colleges,” “Seven Challenges for Community College Leaders,” The Alabama Community College Leadership Academy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL (August 2006, July 2007, July 2008). Workshop designer and presenter, “Reconnecting the Disconnected Minority Male Student,” Vance Granville Community College Leadership Institute, Henderson, NC (May 2006). Presenter with Dr. Colleen Aalsburg Wiessner, “ New Learning: An Approach to Assessing Professional Development Programs,” Council for the Study of Community Colleges annual meeting and American Association of Community Colleges annual convention, Long Beach, CA (April 2006). Presenter, “Informal Learning among Women Community College Presidents,” American Educational Research Association annual conference, San Francisco, CA (April 2006). Keynote speaker, “Creating a Climate for Change,” North Carolina Community College Planning and Research Organization (CCPRO) annual conference. Wrightsville Beach, NC (February 2006). Moderator and presenter, "Preparing Future Leaders for Texas and the Nation's Community Colleges," Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education annual conference, Austin, TX (January 2005). Presenter, "Leadership and Campus Climate," National Community College Hispanic Council Annual Leadership Symposium, Tucson, AZ (September 2004). Presenter, "Are You an EI Leader?" National Institute for Leadership Development/AAWCC Conference, Phoenix, AZ (June 2004) Workshop Leader, "Emotional Intelligence for the Teaching Profession." Guilford Community Technical College Professional Development Program, Greensboro, NC (June 2004). Presenter, "Leadership and Campus Climate," National Community College Hispanic Council Annual Leadership Symposium, Tucson, AZ (September 2004). Presenter, "Emotional Intelligence: It's Good Business." Leadership Asheville Conference, Asheville, NC (April 2004). Presenter, "Emotional Intelligence and Community College Leadership." North Carolina Association of Community College Instructional Administrators Annual Conference, Asheville, NC (October 2003) and Guilford Technical Community College Professional Development Day, Greensboro, NC (March 2004). Workshop Leader, "Leadership Skills for Community Colleges." College of Lake County, Grayslake, IL. Leadership Institute (March 2003 and February 2004).

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Presenter with Dr. Audrey Jaeger, “The Leading Edge: Emotional Intelligence and Leadership.” National Community College Hispanic Association Annual Leadership Symposium, Denver, CO (September 2003) and NCCHC Leadership Fellows Program, Raleigh, NC (May 2003). Presenter, “Curriculum Design in the Form of Learning Objects.” American Association of Community Colleges Annual Convention, Seattle, WA (April 2002) and League for Innovation Conference on Information Technology, Minneapolis, MN (November 2001). Presenter, “Humans vs. Hal: Student Essays Scored by Faculty or Electronically.” League for Innovation in the Community College Annual Conference (March 2002). Presenter, “Community Colleges: The New Market.” The College Board Unified Staff Meeting, Houston, TX (January 2002). Presenter, “What’s the Score? What Trustees Need to Know about Their College’s Assessment Program.” Association of Community College Trustees National Convention, San Diego, CA (October 2001). Presenter, "Leadership at the Intersection." National Community College Hispanic Council Fifth Annual Summer Leadership Symposium, Ft. Worth, TX (July 2001). Plenary Session Speaker, “Transforming Higher Education: Solutions from the College Board.” National ACCUPLACER Conference, Chicago, IL (June 2001). Workshop Leader, "Leading and Communicating in Today's Community College." Collin County Community College District, Dallas, TX (January 2001). Workshop Leader, “Organizing Communities for Learning.” Professional Development Day, Dutchess Community College, Poughkeepsie, NY (June 2000). Presenter, “The Gender Challenge: Achieving Parity, Preserving Equity” and “Partnerships: Building a Community of Leaders.” American Association of Community Colleges Convention, Washington, DC (April 2000). Presenter, “E-libel: Legal Issues in Campus Telecommunications.” National Community College Hispanic Council Annual Leadership Symposium, Houston, TX (July 1999). Presenter, "Get Wired: Technology Access Issues for Hispanics and Other Minorities." American Association of Community Colleges Convention, Nashville, TN (April 1999) and National Community College Hispanic Council Fourth Annual Leadership Symposium, San Diego, CA (July 1998). Keynote Speaker. “Hands Without Irons Become Dragonflies: The Role of Latin Americans in Higher Education.” Connecticut Association of Latin Americans in Higher Education (CALAHE) Annual Meeting, Hartford, CT (May 1999). Host of weekly cable TV show “Conversations,” a program about people and issues of importance in the Baltimore area (1996 - 1999). Presenter, "Priming the Pump - Faculty Professional Development Institutes as a Stimulus for Institutional Change" and “Powerful Partnerships and the Making of a Learning College." Third North American Conference on the Learning Paradigm, San Diego, CA (January 1999). Workshop Leader, “Weaving on a New Loom: Creativity and Leadership.” AAWCC Regional Conference, Baltimore, MD (May 1998). Presenter, “When You Are Reaching and They Are Digging In: Reorganizing a College's Student Services Unit" and “The Impact of Technology in Workforce Development—Its Constraints and Opportunities for the Disadvantaged.” American Association of Community Colleges Convention, Miami, FL (April 1998). Panelist, “Who’s at the Helm: We Are!” National Association for Women in Education Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD (March 1998).

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Moderator and panelist, “Transforming Community Colleges into Learning Communities—Trustee, President and Faculty Roles.” Association of Community College Trustees Regional Convention, Baltimore, MD (June 1997). Keynote Alumna Speaker, “Thy Firmness Makes My Circle Just: Trinity College as a Centering Force.” Trinity College Centennial Reunion, Washington, DC (May 1997). Keynote Speaker, “On the Edge of Chaos – Thriving in a World of Change.” Service Providers Agencies Network Spring General Assembly. Baltimore, MD (May 1997). Workshop Leader, “Leadership the Star Trek Way.” Maryland Police and Corrections Training Commission Leadership Challenge Group VI, Baltimore, MD (March 1997). Keynote Speaker, “Is the Glass Half Full or Half Empty?” Catonsville Community College AAWCC Chapter Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD (February 1997). Panelist, “Higher Education in Maryland: Visions of the Future.” American Council on Education National Network for Women Leaders in Higher Education Meeting, Annapolis, MD (February 1997). Presenter, “Latino/Latina Community College Leadership: Past, Present and Future.” and “AACC Town Meeting on the Mission of Community Colleges.” American Association of Community Colleges Annual Convention (April 1996). Women Presidents Panelist, National Institute for Leadership Development Leaders Seminar. Hartford, CT (1996) and Holyoke, MA (1993). Panelist, Pima Community College District Leadership Seminar. Tucson, AZ (November 1994). Presenter, “Latinas and the Community College.” Yale University Puerto Rican Women’s Week (April 1994). “Estado Libre Asociado: the Future of Puerto Rico.” Paper presented to the Wesleyan University Conversational Club (March 1994). Moderator, “He Said, She Said—Gender and Communication in the Workplace.” American Association of Women in Community Colleges teleconference to 100+ institutions (February 1993). Presenter, “Are Community Colleges Shortchanging Women, Too? —The AAUW Report and Trustee Responsibilities.” Association of Community College Trustees Convention, Anaheim, CA (October 1992). Panelist, “Shortchanging Girls, Shortchanging America—the AAUW Report and Community College Implications.” American Association of Women in Community and Junior Colleges teleconference to 100+ institutions (May 1992). Presenter, “Leadership in Identifying the New Workforce.” American Association of Community Colleges Annual Convention (April 1992). Keynote Speaker, “Not Just Rosie the Riveter: The New Workforce.” American Association of Women in Community and Junior Colleges Region IV Conference, Hilton Head, SC (February 1992). Presenter, “Dimensions of Diversity: The President’s Perspective.” Session sponsored by the Presidents Academy. American Association of Community Colleges Annual Convention (April 1991). Commencement address, Ona M. Wilcox School of Nursing, Middletown, CT, (June 1990). Presenter, “Promoting Racial and Ethnic Harmony on Campus” and “Diversity in Leadership: Making It Happen.” American Association of Community Colleges Annual Convention (April 1990). (Earlier information available on request)

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS, COMMUNITY SERVICE, HONORS AND AWARDS:

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Boards of Directors: •! American University of Rome, 2005 – Present •! South Orange/Maplewood Coalition on Race (2012 – present); secretary (2014 – Present); member

Executive Committee. •! North Carolina Community College System Strategic Planning – Leadership Development Task Force, 2007

- 2009 •! North Carolina Community College System Global Education Consortium (formerly Hispanic/Latino

Initiative Advisory Board), 2004 - 2009 •! American Association for Women in Community Colleges, Legislative Liaison (2003 – 2005), National

President (1991-1993); Vice President for Communications (1987-1991) •! American Association of Community Colleges (1993 -1996; 1999 - 2002); Chair, Commission on Research

(2001-2002) •! AACC Presidents Academy, Executive Committee (1998 - 1999) •! American Association of Community Colleges Commission on Learning and Communication

Technologies (1996 - 1999) •! National Community College Hispanic Council, Vice President (1998 - 2000); Secretary (1996 - 1998);

board member (1992 - 2000) •! Trinity College, Washington, DC, Vice Chair (1996 - 1999); board member (1992-1999) •! Baltimore County Workforce Development Board, Inc. (1997-1999) •! Franklin Square Medical Center and Hospital, Baltimore, MD (1997-1999) •! Essex-Middle River Chamber of Commerce, Baltimore, MD (1997-1999) •! Baltimore County Police Department Minority Advisory Council (1998-1999) •! Baltimore County Women's Commission (1998-1999) (Earlier information available on request) Current Memberships: •! American Association of Community Colleges •! American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education •! American Association of Women in Community Colleges •! National Community College Hispanic Council •! Council for the Study of Community Colleges Presidents Academy, American Association of Community Colleges, Class of 1990 National Institute for Leadership Development, Class of 1981; Renewal Class of 1989 Accreditation team chairperson, Middle States Association; New England Association of Schools and Colleges Editorial Boards: •! Magna Publications Webinar Series (2007 –2009) •! Community College Press, AACC (2001 - 2009) •! Community College Review, refereed academic journal (1998 – 2001; 2007 -2010) Honors: •! Recipient, Outstanding Extension Service Award; Alumni Outstanding Extension Service Award; inducted

into the Academy of Outstanding Faculty Engaged in Extension (AOFEE), April 18, 2006 •! Recipient, 1998 President of the Year Award, American Association for Women in Community Colleges •! Recipient, Trinity College Centennial Alumna Award for Academic Excellence (May 1997) •! Leadership Greater Hartford, Class of 1990 (A unit of a national leadership and service program)