Community College of Aurora issued the following announcement on Nov. 2.
Colorado Community College System announced the start of a nationwide search for the Community College of Aurora’s next president. CCCS also announced the appointment of eight people to the advisory search committee.
Betsy Oudenhoven, CCA’s president for the past eight years, announced her retirement on Oct. 2. She will retire at the end of the academic year, effective July 31, 2021.
Recruitment for the new presidents will begin immediately. Best consideration will be given to candidates who apply by January 2021. The search process is expected to take several months with the target to announce the new president in April 2021.
Members of the advisory search committee are:
- Angela Marquez: vice president of student affairs, CCA
- JoAnn Burkhart: faculty, CCA
- Kacey Turner: administrative assistant III, CCA
- Neil Pollard: director of workforce development, CCA
- Mariana Ledezma-Amorosi: president, Community College of Aurora Foundation
- Mark Superka: vice chancellor for administration and finance, CCCS
- Jay Lee: president, Northeastern Junior College
- Terrence McWilliams: Board member, State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education
With information gleaned from community surveys and stakeholder conversations, the committees will work to formulate position profiles that will serve as guiding documents during recruitment and assessment. The committees anticipate the final profiles to be completed and the official positions posted in early December.
Isaacson, Miller, a nationally known and highly respected higher-education executive search firm, will partner with CCCS on the search and work with the committee to conduct thorough processes and recruit a deep and diverse pool of candidates. The strongest candidates will be invited to meet with larger groups of campus constituencies in March 2021.
Oudenhoven came to CCA in 2011 from Joliet Junior College in Illinois, where she was the vice president for student development. Before becoming CCA’s president in 2013, she was the college’s vice president of student affairs. In her time as president, CCA has been recognized for its trailblazing leadership and innovation across a wide range of key student success areas, including equity and inclusive excellence to close achievement gaps, its nationally and internationally recognized Colorado Film School, award-winning Model United Nations simulation team, NASA-funded space program and regionally renowned Disaster Management Institute for emergency first-responder training.
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