Feet on the Ground - NCCET North American Regions
This NEW Regional Infrastructure is a Strategic NCCET Response Going Forward
Why Regions?
We have introduced eleven new NCCET Regions across North America. The primary purpose of these regions is to identify the continuing education and training needs of the member schools within that region and elevate those needs to a national stage. Similarly, we wish to recognize the most successful solutions to those needs and the requisite factors critical to their success. By also elevating these to the national discussion, NCCET members will have immediate and responsive access to new ideas and proven alternatives that they might never have considered otherwise.
In some regions we wish to join in the conversations that are already underway. In other regions we wish to create conversations that have not yet gathered headway. Each region will have state designated areas. What works for one area might not work in an adjacent area… and so our infrastructure must be sensitive to that and structured only to share information and programs as needed.
The Regional Infrastructure
Within each region, NCCET will have a Regional Director who will be charged with growing the value and usefulness of NCCET to the member schools within that region. Each Regional Director will have a direct link to the National Council for Continuing Education and Training nationwide as the inbound recipient of solutions from across the nation… and as the outbound provider of solutions from within that region. To this, each Regional Director will have appointed an Area Manager for the states and geographies within that region. The Area Managers must be dynamic conversationalists plugged into the inner workings of their schools and communities. They must be outstanding listeners and people trusted to convey key messages that may affect the very survival of a college institution.
Just Announced
We are extremely pleased to announce the very first NCCET Regional Director anywhere. Connor O’Sullivan, Executive Director, Career and Technical Education, from the Lone Star College-System Office, The Woodlands, has just accepted the new role of Regional Director of Region 1. This is the South Central Region including Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma as indicated below. As our first Regional Director, NCCET will be working closely with Connor to provide structure and guidelines for those soon to be announced. Join us in congratulating Connor on this milestone achievement.
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REGION 1:
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SOUTH CENTRAL REGION
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New Regional Director:
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Connor O’Sullivan (Connor.O’Sullivan@LoneStar.edu)
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Regional Director School:
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Lone Star College
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1A: Dallas Fort. Worth
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1B: West Texas
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1C: Austin / Houston
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Austin Community College District (Don Tracy - Interim Area Mgr)
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1D: Arkansas
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1E: Louisiana
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South Louisiana University at Shreveport (Terry Kidd- Interim Area Mgr)
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1F: Oklahoma
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Interim Positions in the Remaining regions
The NCCET regional infrastructure is as follows. We have asked NCCET Board Members to play temporary roles as Interim Regional Managers until they are able to identify and confirm Regional Directors for their respective regions. Board members in the same regions may also serve as Interim Area Managers until we can confirm people for these positions as well. Areas within regions as shown may evolve and change as we gain a better grasp of the colleges and responsibilities within each area.
Nominations and suggestions for candidates should be submitted to the Interim Director or send to Ed Harper (ed@nccet.org) if there is no named Interim Director.
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REGION 2:
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SOUTH EAST REGION
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Interim Regional Director:
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Howard Drake (hdrake@polk.edu)
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Interim Regional Director School:
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Polk State College
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2A: Alabama
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2B: Atlanta, Georgia
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2C: Greater Georgia
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2D: Tennessee
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2E: Jacksonville/North Florida
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Gulf Coast State College (McCambry – Interim Area Mgr)
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2F: Orlando/Tampa/Central Florida
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Polk State College (Drake - Interim Area Mgr)
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2G: Miami/South Florida
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REGION 3:
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MID-ATLANTIC REGION
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Interim Regional Director:
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Natalie Meredith (NMeredith@ccwa.vccs.edu)
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Interim Regional Director School:
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Community College Workforce Alliance
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3A: Washington DC
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3B: Maryland
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3C: Virginia
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Community College Workforce Alliance (Meredith – Interim Area Mgr)
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3D: East North Carolina
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3E: West North Carolina
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3F: South Carolina
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REGION 4:
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NORTH EAST REGION
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Interim Regional Director:
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Karen Kozachyn (kkozachyn@dccc.edu)
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Interim Regional Director School:
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Delaware County Community College
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4A: New York City
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4B: New Jersey / New York / Conn
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4C: Newark, New Jersey
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4D: South Jersey / Delaware
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Delaware County Community College (Kozachyn- Interim Area Mgr)
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4E: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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4F: Central Pennsylvania
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4G: Pittsburgh / West Pennsylvania
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REGION 5:
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NEW ENGLAND REGION
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Interim Regional Director:
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Trenton Hightower (thightower@gradcast.com)
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Regional Director School:
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5A: Upstate New York
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5B: Hartford Conn / Rhode Island
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5C: Northern Massachusetts
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5D: Maine / Vermont / New Hampshire
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5E: Albany / Springfield
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5F: Southern Massachusetts
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REGION 6:
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NORTH CENTRAL REGION
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Interim Regional Director:
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Dr. Alicia Dickens (Alicia.Dickens@mcckc.edu)
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Interim Regional Director School:
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Metropolitan Community College
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6A: Chicago Metro-North
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6B: Chicago Metro-South
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6C: Minnesota
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6D: Wisconsin
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6E: Missouri
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Metropolitan Community College (Dickens- Interim Area Mgr)
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6F: East Kansas
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6G: Illinois
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College of DuPage (Cassidy – Interim Area Mgr.)
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6H: Iowa
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REGION 7:
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CENTRAL REGION
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Regional Director:
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Regional Director School:
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7A: Detroit
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7B: Cincinnati, Ohio
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7C: Cleveland, Ohio
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7D: Michigan
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7E: Kentucky
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7F: Columbus, Ohio
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7G: Indiana
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REGION 8:
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WEST CENTRAL REGION
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Interim Regional Director:
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Bruncha Milaszewski (bruncha.milaszewski@gmail.com)
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Interim Regional Director School:
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Truckee Meadows Community College
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8A: Nebraska
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8B: West Kansas
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8C: Colorado
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8D: New Mexico
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8E: Arizona
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8F: Nevada
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Truckee Meadows Community College ( Milaszewski – Int A.M.)
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8G: Utah
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REGION 9:
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NORTH WEST REGION
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Interim Regional Director:
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Mike Nielsen (mnielsen@greenriver.edu)
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Interim Regional Director School:
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Green River Community College
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9A: Oregon
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9B: Washington / Alaska
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Green River Community College (Nielsen – Interim Area Mgr.)
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9C: Idaho
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9D: Montana
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9E: Wyoming
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9F: North Dakota
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9G: South Dakota
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REGION 10:
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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA REGION
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Regional Director:
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Regional Director School:
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10A: San Francisco
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10B: San Jose
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10C: Sacramento
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10D: Central Valley
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10E: Canada
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REGION 11:
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGION
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Regional Director:
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Regional Director School:
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11A: Los Angeles Metro
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11B: San Fernando Valley
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11C: Orange City / San Diego
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11D: San Bernardino / Riverside
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11E: Hawaii and the Pacific
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11F: Mexico
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