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Search for New NSCC President Narrowed

In its search for the next president of North Shore Community College, the college’s Board of Trustees has accepted the recommendations of its Presidential Search Committee in identifying five finalists for the presidency.

The five finalists are: Wildolfo Arvelo, Ed.D.; L. Joy Gates Black, Ed.D.; Patricia Gentile, Ed.D.; Gena Glickman, Ph.D.; and Janet Sortor, Ed.D. Each will visit the college’s Lynn and Danvers campuses for two days in September to meet with a broad representation of college and community stakeholders.  

Professional backgrounds of the five finalists for the presidency of NSCC include:

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Wildolfo Arvelo, Ed.D.: has been president of Great Bay Community College, in New Hampshire since 2007. He began his higher education career at Bunker Hill Community College in 1985 in the advising, financial aid and admissions departments.  He continued to serve in admissions managerial positions at additional greater Boston area colleges, before joining Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology, first in admissions and enrollment services, rising to the Vice President for Corporate & External Relations position. He has a bachelor’s degree in history, a master’s degree in public policy administration, and a doctorate in higher education administration, all from the University of Massachusetts Boston. 

L. Joy Gates Black, Ed.D.: is Vice Chancellor for Student Success at Tarrant County College in Texas, where she served as Campus Interim President from 2011 to 2012. She was previously Vice President of Student Success and Enrollment Management at Eastfield College, Dean of Student Affairs at San Antonio College, Dean of Equity and Diversity at Los Angeles City College, Associate Dean of Admissions at the University of Redlands and Assistant Dean at her alma mater Cambridge College. She has an undergraduate certificate and a M.Ed. from Cambridge College with an Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership from Pepperdine University.

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Patricia Gentile, Ed.D.: is Dean of Advancement, Enrollment Management & Cape May County Campus at Atlantic Cape Community College in New Jersey. She has worked at ACCC for 22 years in the roles of Dean of Continuing Education, Resource Development & Cape May Campus and Executive Director of the Atlantic Cape Foundation, Associate Dean of Continuing Education Operations and as an Adjunct Instructor. Prior to that she held many nonprofit leadership positions. She holds a bachelor of arts, major in sociology and minor in education from the University of Pennsylvania, an MBA and joint major in Finance/Public Policy and Management from The Wharton School and an Ed.D. from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in Education Leadership in Higher Education.

Gena Glickman, Ph.D.: has been President of Manchester Community College in Connecticut since 2008. Prior to that she was Vice President for Teaching, Learning and Student Development at Elgin Community College, Associate & Assistant Provost at the University of Baltimore, Dean of the College at Maryland College of Art & Design, Executive Director for Curriculum Development and Evaluation at Hartford Community College, Assistant to the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Assistant Dean for Career Services at Baltimore City Community College. She has a bachelor of fine arts from the Maryland Institute College of Art, and a master of science in counseling and education from Johns Hopkins University School of Education. Her Ph.D. is in Education, Policy & Planning from the University of Maryland College Park.

Janet Sortor, Ed.D.: has been Vice President and Dean of Academic Affairs at Southern Maine Community College since 2002. Prior to that she was at Bunker Hill Community College as Dean of Academic Affairs. She served in a number of leadership positions at the college where she strengthened the institution’s programs in instruction, institutional advancement, and community outreach. She had previously been a teacher and VISTA volunteer. She received her bachelor of science in English from Eastern Michigan University and her M.Ed. in English as a Second Language from Boston University. Her Ed.D. in Higher Education Administration is from the University of Massachusetts Boston.

A search for a president to replace Wayne Burton, who retired July 31, commenced in January, with first round interviews taking place in July. Janice Forsstrom, NSCC Vice President of Administration and Finance, is serving as interim president until a new President is hired at NSCC.

Finalists were selected by a 16 member Presidential Search Committee with participation from the college, community and the MA Department of Higher Education. The search was facilitated by Liz Rocklin, senior consultant with R.H. Perry & Associates, who reviewed all applicants to make sure they met minimum qualifications. A group of 72 applicants was forwarded to the committee who then selected 13 candidates to interview.

Richard Yagjian, Chairman of NSCC’s Board of Trustees and the Search Committee, said, “Our committee had a strong group of talented, high quality candidates for this position. We are pleased with the finalists’ depth and diversity of professional experience, their passion for the community college mission, and their awareness of the role NSCC plays in providing opportunities for economic and social advancement within the region. We look forward to welcoming the candidates to NSCC next month to meet with our faculty, staff, students and the public at large. I am grateful to members of the search committee for their commitment and willingness to give their time and support to this important search.”

Two-day candidate interviews will be conducted September 9-24, which includes opportunities for the community to meet the candidates. The full schedule of campus visits, a brief biography and picture of each finalist and members of the search committee are available at http://www.northshore.edu/presidential-search/.

The Board of Trustees is expected to recommend its selection of a new president to the MA Department of Higher Education the first week of October.

 





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