Roanoke-Chowan Community College Presidential Search

To:                  Roanoke-Chowan Community College

From:              Wendy Ruffin-Barnes, Chair, Roanoke-Chowan Community College Board of Trustees 

Date:               April 16, 2013

Re:                  Announcement of Presidential Finalists

After an extensive national search, the Roanoke-Chowan Community College Board of Trustees is pleased to announce that there are three presidential finalists. We recruited a rich pool of candidates from throughout the state, region and nation. Your contribution to the many accomplishments at R-CCC was instrumental in the recruitment of top caliber candidates.

Each presidential finalist will participate in a public forum at the College. We invite and encourage everyone to attend the open public forums. The public forum sessions are open to administration, faculty, staff, students and the general public.  There will be a brief introduction of each candidate followed by a question and answer session.  Comment forms will be given to all who attend and the completed comment forms will be collected and given to the R-CCC Board of Trustees for review.

The Roanoke-Chowan Community College finalists are (in alphabetical order):

Dr. Peggy Bradford serves as Vice President of Academic Affairs at Baltimore City Community College, MD. Previously, Dr. Bradford served as Dean of Academic Affairs/Chief Academic Administrator at Cuyahoga Community College, OH. Dr. Bradford holds an Associate of Arts from Shawnee Community College, IL, a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Administration of Justice from Southern Illinois University, IL, a Juris Doctorate from the University of Iowa, IA and a Doctorate of Education from Northern Illinois University, IL.

Dr. Michael Elam serves as Vice President of Strategic Initiatives for the Louisiana Community and Technical College System (LCTCS), LA. Previously, Dr. Elam served as Interim Chancellor for Central Louisiana Technical Community College, LCTCS and SOWELA Technical Community College, LCTCS, LA. Dr. Elam holds a Bachelor of Science in Zoology and a Master of Education in Student Personnel and Administration from Howard University, Washington, DC, and a Doctorate of Education in Higher Education Leadership from Nova Southeastern University, FL.

Dr. Algie Gatewood serves as President of Cascade Campus of Portland Community College, OR. Previously, Dr. Gatewood was Director of Health, Education and Welfare/Assistant Director of the North Carolina State Education Assistant Authority, an administrative unit of the University of North Carolina, NC. Dr. Gatewood holds a Bachelor of Arts in Social Science/History from Livingston College, NC, a Master of Arts in Education from Appalachian State University, NC, and a Doctorate of Education in Adult and Community College Education from North Carolina State University, NC.

Public Forums:

Open Public Forums will take place on Thursday, April 25th and Friday, April 26th. The schedule is as follows:

For further information on the Public Forums please contact:  Tarsha Dudley
Executive Administrative Assistant to the President, dudleyt@roanokechowan.edu, (252) 862-1308.

Should you have any search related questions or suggestions, please feel free to reach out to our ACCT Search Consultants:

Julie Golder Alion, J.D., at 202 – 775-4466 (office), jgolder@acct.org.

Dr. Narcisa Polonio at 202-276-1983 (mobile), narcisa_polonio@acct.org.