Newsmakers

Obituary Anthony O. Parker, president of Albany Technical College in Georgia since 1995, unexpectedly passed away on June 6. He was 69. “From day one, Dr. Parker led the college with a servant’s heart whose…

CEO on the move Ty A. Stone will serve as the next president of Cleveland State Community College in Tennessee, as of July 1. She is currently president of Jefferson Community College in New York,…

New CEO Ashanti Hands will become president of San Diego Mesa College on July 1. Since 2016, she has served as vice president of student services at the California college. Hands is known as an…

New CEOs Kimberly Britt has been named president of Phoenix College, which is part of Arizona’s Maricopa County Community College District MCCCD). She will begin on June 1. Britt is currently the college’s vice president…

CEO on the move Michael A. Baston will become the fifth president of Cleveland’s Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) on July 1. He is currently president of Rockland Community College (RCC) in New York, a position…

New CEOs Tammy Robinson has been named president of Mesa Community College (MCC) in Arizona, effective July 1. Since 2018, she has served as vice president of instruction at Cañada College in California. Previously, Robinson…

New CEOs Ryan Cornner will become the next superintendent/president of Glendale Community College (GCC) in California. Since 2016, he has served as vice chancellor for educational programs and institutional effectiveness for the nine-college Los Angeles…

New CEO Irvin T. Clark is now president of Southern Crescent Technical College in Georgia. He previously was vice president for economic development at Georgia Piedmont Technical College (GPTC), a position he held since 2017….

President on the move Dennis Rittle was named president of Northwest Arkansas Community College, effective July 11. He has served as president of Cowley College in Kansas since 2015. Rittle, an alumnus of the Community…

CEO on the move Adrien Bennings will serve as the next president of Portland Community College (PCC), beginning in July. She will be the Oregon college’s first female as a permanent hire to that position….