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Visit our website at www.ncbaa-ne.org Northeast Region Fall 2014 Newsletter

NCBAA AACC 2 Northeast Region Spring 2014

Greetings! It is an honor and a privilege to serve as the new president of the National Council on BlackAmerican Affairs, Northeast Region (NCBAA-NE). I would like to take this opportunity to thankour outgoing president, Dr. G. Duncan Harris, for his leadership and also congratulate him onhis new role as the president of the NCBAA National organization. In the Around the Regionsection of the newsletter, you can learn more about Dr. Harris’s presidency.

I am excited to welcome two new board members, Ms. Kellie Danso-Byrd and Ms. Endia Decordoza. Since theirtenure began in July, Kellie and Endia have already made significant contributions to the board. Read moreabout Kellie and Endia in the Accomplishments, Awards, Appointments, and Honors section of the newsletter.Welcome Kellie and Endia!

This year’s focus for the Northeast Region is sustainability. NCBAA-NE has a rich history and the board iscommitted to keeping the legacy of the organization vibrant through connections and interactions with membersand supporters. It is our goal to raise awareness of NCBAA in the Northeast Region and extend opportunities forprofessional development and networking throughout the region.

Our commitment to sustainability, professional development, and networking is reflected in the NortheastRegion 2015 Spring conference “Redesigning Pathways for Institutional Success.” We hope you will join us onMarch 19 and 20, 2015 at Gateway Community College in New Haven, CT, for two days of enriching workshopsessions and speakers, networking opportunities, and our esteemed President’s Panel discussion. We are proudto announce this year’s nationally known plenary speakers, Dr. J Luke Wood, Dr. Robbie Melton, Mr. DavidBaime, and Dr. Narcissa Polonio. Full details on the 2015 Spring conference can be found in the 2015 SpringConference section of the newsletter. For regular conference updates, please visit www.ncbaa-ne.org.

A huge thank you to our 2015 spring conference host, Gateway Community College! A warm welcome from Dr. Kendrick in the Host Institution article confirms Gateway is rolling out the red carpet for NCBAA-Northeast.

To further support the Northeast region goals, a new addition to this year’s conference will be an awardrecognition to honor research supporting the mission of NCBAA-Northeast. In March 2015, we will award thefirst NCBAA-NE Dissertation of the Year award. Stay tuned for details.

Another major step toward our sustainability goal was the formation of the Baltimore Metropolitan Area Chapterof NCBAA Northeast region in July 2014. We are excited to have a newly formed group of professionalsmobilized and committed to the NCBAA mission. The Chapter News section of the newsletter has some of thegreat things the Baltimore Metro chapter has planned!

I encourage you to stay connected to NCBAA-NE by visiting our website, looking for us on LinkedIn and in youremail box, and contacting us directly. I personally welcome your feedback, input and comments. Please do nothesitate to contact me at [email protected], or any of our board members.

I hope you enjoy the Northeast Region Fall Newsletter! If you have any news you would like to share for futurenewletters, please send it to Dr. Gwen Sanders, Vice President, Public Relations at [email protected].

Hope to see you in New Haven in March!

RhondaRhonda Spells Fentry, Ed.D.President, NCBAA-Northeast Region

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

Dr. G. Duncan Harris Elected President of theNational Council on Black American Affairs

Dr. G. Duncan Harris, dean of studentaffairs at Manchester CommunityCollege,has been elected president of theNational Council on Black American Affairs(NCBAA). Dr. Harris currently serves in thecapacity of chief student affairs officer atMCC and is responsible for the oversightof the enrollment management,

counseling and career services, student activities, andstudent affairs operations units of the college. The NCBAA isthe first affiliate council of the American Association ofCommunity Colleges (AACC) and was founded in 1972 inthe midst of social, political, cultural and educationalchange in the United States. “I’m excited about theopportunity to serve in the role of president of the NCBAA,”Dr. Harris said. “The NCBAA has a proud legacy ofleadership development, community college advocacy andfacilitation of student success. Based on our research and areview of current data, the need for organizations likeNCBAA is as great as it’s ever been.” Today, through its fiveaffiliates (Northeastern Region, Western Region, SouthernRegion, North Central Region and the Presidents’ RoundTable), NCBAA serves as the premier networking,professional development, and student advocacy vehicle forAfrican Americans in community colleges across the UnitedStates. The NCBAA has received recognition for its twopremier professional development institutes: the ThomasLakin Institute for Mentored Leadership, a Presidents’ RoundTable signature program whose graduates have gone on tobecome college presidents or advanced to other high-levelpositions in the ranks of community colleges; and the Dr.Carolyn Grubbs Williams Leadership DevelopmentInstitute, an intensive, one-week mid-level administratorfellowship program.

Dr. Duncan’s New Challenge –As of September 5, 2014, Dr. Harris has been asked to

provide leadership as interim executive director of theConnecticut State Colleges & Universities (CSCU) StudentSuccess Center, where he will be responsible forsupporting and cultivating new strategic partnershipsamong the representatives of the 12 community collegesand other internal and external partners, including theState Department of Education. Workforce InvestmentBoards and foundations. The State of Connecticut receiveda two-year grant from the Kresge Foundation to launch theCenter. There are seven states that have such centers in theUnited States: Texas, Michigan, Arkansas, California, NewJersey, Ohio and Connecticut.


AROUND THE REGION

Dr. Donald Generals Takes the HelmCommunity College of Philadelphia, PA

Dr. Donald Generals, the sixth presidentof Community College of Philadelphia,began his tenure in July 2014. “Theseare challenging yet exciting times for thecommunity colleges of America,”Dr.Generals said in a message to theCollege family. The community collegeconcept is unique to the world. It has the

potential for expanding educational and workforce accesswhile simultaneously bolstering our national economy.”

Dr. Generals formerly served as Vice President forAcademic Affairs at Mercer County Community College inNew Jersey. Additionally, Generals is a former member ofthe National Council on Black American Affairs NortheastRegion Board of Directors.

NCBAA-NE Board Member Dr. R. MilonAppointed Vice President of Academic Affairsat FIT

NCBAA-NE Board Member Dr. RonaldMilon, former Vice President ofAdministrative Affairs at BergenCommunity College, was appointedAssociate Vice President of AcademicAffairs at the Fashion Institute ofTechnology on April 14, 2014. In hisnew role, reporting both to the college

President and the Vice President of academic Affairs, Dr.Milon is responsible for the administrative and leadershipfunctions for academic matters relating to budget andfiscal resources, personnel, facilities, academic technologyinfrastructure, security and emergency management, andhealth and safety issues in classrooms and laboratories.

Dr. Mark T. Brainard Named President ofDelaware TCC

Dr. Mark T. Brainard has been named asthe fifth president of Delaware TechnicalCommunity College. He is a DelawareTech alumnus whose background includesvarious positions in education, businessand in state government. His appointmentfollows the retirement of long-timePresident, Orlando J. George, Jr.


Dr. Dianna Phillips Selected to Lead UDCCommunity College

Washington, DC –The University of theDistrict of Columbia Board of Trustees,appointed of Dr. Dianna G. Phillips asthe new Chief Executive Officer of theUniversity’s Community College,effective November 17, 2014. Currently,Phillip serves as the Executive VicePresident for Educational Services at

Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, New Jersey.She replaces interim UDC Community College CEO, Dr.Calvin Woodland, who has led the school since August,2012. Prior to her position at Brookdale, Dr. Phillipsserved as Dean of Technical Education at MonroeCommunity College in Rochester, New York.

“Dr. Phillips earned a Ph.D. from the State University ofNew York at Buffalo, NY, in Social Foundation of Educationwith an emphasis on Higher Education Administration. Sheholds a M.S. from Buffalo State College; a B.B.A. fromNational University, San Diego, CA and an A.G.S. fromChaminade University, Honolulu, Hawaii. Additionally, Dr.Phillips is permanently certified as a School BusinessAdministrator in New York State. Dr. Phillips served asCommunications Specialist in the United States Navy onactive duty for 14 years and was honorably discharged in1990. She achieved the rank of Petty Officer First Class;held a top secret security clearance, and was awardedseveral medals and letters of accommodation.

BROOKDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

While the Ebola crisis has recently shed light on theimportance of public health training and specializedmedicine, Dr. Owusu Achaw Duah has been trying tomake a difference in West Africa for years.

Dr. Duah founded the Kings Nursing and Allied HealthCollege in Accra, Ghana and its subsidiary, the MartinLuther Health Training School. Brookdale professors andinstructors offered to share lesson plans, teachingstrategies, resources and even supplies with Duah’s school.

AROUND THE REGION

River Valley Community College PresidentSelected To Attend The Harvard Seminar forNew Presidents

NCBAA-NE Board Member Dr. Alicia B. Harvey-Smith,President of River Valley Community College, withlocations in Claremont and Keene, New Hampshire wasone of 50 competitively selected presidents from privateand public institutions from around the country toparticipate in the Harvard Seminar for New Presidents.The Harvard Seminar for New Presidents is held annuallyat Harvard University in Cambridge, MA. The seminarprovides new presidents with a practical and conceptualorientation to the presidency. It further familiarizes newpresidents with the opportunities and hazards they willlikely face and prepares them to respond to the multipleresponsibilities and constituencies of their new role.

Shaheen Talks Job TrainingNew Hampshire’s senior United States Senator JeanneShaheen met with community and business leadersMonday morning to discuss ongoing job-training efforts atRiver Valley Community College. The college is enteringinto partnerships with manufacturing companies,including Sturm Ruger & Co. Inc., in an effort to trainworkers. Shaheen said this is essential for the economy.“Ithink what we’ve got to do more of in America is makethings,” she said.

River Valley President Alicia Harvey-Smith said thecollege has been able to take advantage of opportunitieslike the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community Collegeand Career Training grant to build partnerships and puttogether programs for specific industries.


AROUND THE REGION

“Duah, meeting with Brookdale President Dr. MaureenMurphy, offered some of his own faculty as visitinglecturers at Brookdale to share their expertise on tropicaldiseases, African culture, history, traditional medicine andother topics of interest.”

We are looking forward to our collaboration..

Morgan State University Community CollegeLeadership Program's New Faculty Members

Dr. Yancey Gulley joins the faculty of theCommunity College Leadership Programat Morgan State University from AthensTechnical College in Athens, GA Heserved that institution as the Director ofthe Greene County Campus, Director ofStudent Affairs, Director of StudentAffairs for the Elbert County Campus,

and Interim Vice President for Student Affairs.Dr. Gulley holds an A.A. degree from Louisburg

College, a B.A. degree from the University of NorthCarolina Wilmington in Communication Studies andEnglish Literature, a M.Ed. degree from North CarolinaState University in Higher Education Administration, aswell as additional work towards an M.A. in EnglishLiterature from California State University, Long Beach. Heearned his Ph.D. in College Student Affairs Administrationat the University of Georgia.

His current research interests focuses on the nature ofcollaboration between academic and student affairs unitsin the community college setting. He has presentedresearch and workshops locally, regionally, nationally, andinternationally, as well as published on a variety of topicspertinent to higher education.

Leah P. Hollis Ed.D is assistant professorin the Community College LeadershipProgram at Morgan State University. Herrecent book, Bully in the Ivory Tower:How Aggression and Incivility ErodeAmerican Higher Education is based onindependent research on 175 collegesand universities. Findings reveal that

workplace bullying occurs at an even higher rate in highereducation. Dr. Hollis has taught at Northeastern University,the New Jersey Institute of Technology, and RutgersUniversity. Dr. Hollis received her Bachelor of Arts degreein English and Africana Studies from Rutgers University andher Master of Arts in degree English Literature from theUniversity of Pittsburgh. She received her Doctorate ofEducation in Administration, Training and Policy Studiesfrom Boston University, as a Martin Luther King, Jr. Fellow.Also, Dr. Hollis continued her professional training atHarvard University through the Graduate School ofEducation, Higher Education Management Development

Program. She also earned certification in ProjectManagement and Executive Leadership at StanfordUniversity and Cornell University respectively. Further, shehas earned certifications in EEO Law/Affirmative Actionand Conflict Resolution and Investigation from theAmerican Association for Affirmative Action. Her researchinterests focus on the healthy workplace and also issuesthat deal with college athletics, and at risk students.

Dr. Tiffany Fountaine Boykin’sprofessional higher educationexperiences include positions in bothstudent affairs and academic affairs oncommunity college and historically blackcampuses. Specifically, she has heldadministrative roles centered onleadership and management of

enrollment and academic support services programs.Dr. Boykin is a lecturer for the Community College

Leadership Doctoral Program (CCLDP) in the Departmentof Advanced Studies, Leadership, and Policy at MorganState University. Dr. Boykin’s research interests havefocused on access, participation, and outcomes forstudents of color. Specifically, Dr. Boykin examinesgraduate education, particularly the role of HBCUs. inunderserved communities. Dr. Boykin also serves on theeditorial board for the Journal of Student Affairs Researchand Practice, and as a reviewer for the Journal of CollegeStudent Retention and the Journal of Negro Education.

Dr. Boykin received a BA in Communication from theUniversity of Maryland, College Park, an MS inCommunications Management from Towson University,and a PhD in Higher Education from Morgan StateUniversity. She is currently pursuing a JD at the Universityof Baltimore School of Law. In the future, she hopes tocouple her legal studies with higher education to advancepolicy and provide appropriate resolutions to many of thechallenges associated with college student access,success, and outcomes, particularly for minority students.

Dear NCBAA/NE Members,

I am proud and honored to welcome theNortheast Region of the NationalCouncil on Black American Affairs SpringConference, "Redesigning Pathwaysfor Institutional Success", to GatewayCommunity College this coming spring.

Gateway Community College takes pride in its open doorpolicy and in providing equal access to higher educationto all who choose to work hard in pursuit of a degree orcertificate, and to realize their full potential through edu-cation. We are especially pleased to do this in a modern,state-of-the-art learning environment that was designedto inspire the best in our students and to make students,staff and guests feel valued and welcome.

While you are in New Haven, we hope you will enjoytouring our, LEED (Leadership in Energy andEnvironmental Design) Gold campus and meeting ourdiverse and lively student body, faculty and staff. We areproud of the community partnerships that support ourlearning community. While you are on campus we inviteyou to visit our two-story First Niagara Library andLearning Commons and to see the latest exhibit in ourNew Alliance Art Gallery. You are also invited to tour theYale New-Haven Hospital Nursing Suite, the RegionalWater Authority and The Watershed Fund Chemistry Laband to see Connecticut's largest 3-D printer in ourManufacturing Engineering center. We hope that you willenjoy your visit to Gateway Community College as muchas we will enjoy hosting the NCBAA Northeast RegionSpring Conference.

The college community looks forward to welcoming youand keynote speakers, Dr. J. Luke Wood, Mr. David Baimeand Dr. Narcisa Polonio.

See you in the March 12-13, 2015!

Sincerely,

Dorsey L. Kendrick, Ph.D. PresidentGateway Community College

GCC Names Library and Learning CommonsRepresentatives from First Niagara Bank and Gateway

Community College (GCC) celebrated the naming of thecollege’s First Niagara Library and Learning Commonswith a June 10 ribbon cutting and reception. The newlibrary was made possible in part through a charitablegrant from First Niagara Foundation, the philanthropicarm of First Niagara Bank, N.A.

“The First Niagara Library and Learning Commonsserves as the heart of all learning,” said GCC PresidentDorsey Kendrick. “We are so grateful for David Ring andhis team and their generous support for our students andour mission. It is this kind of leadership that assures thatour students will have every opportunity and chance atsuccess.”

Housed on the first and second floors of the GCC cam-pus, the space contains reading areas for more than 400people with administrative spaces throughout. The firstfloor is the library quiet zone and group study rooms.There is also a special Kids’ Cove for the college’s EarlyLearning Center. The second floor features the learningcommons where visitors can access research, borrowgraphing calculators, e-readers and laptops. This spacealso houses a computer lab, C-pod study areas and work-stations and adapted resource rooms for students withspecial needs.


2015 SPRING CONFERENCE HOST INSTITUTION


KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Dr. J. Luke Wood

Associate Professor, Community College Leadership;

Co-Director, Minority Male Community College

Collaborative (M2C3), San Diego State UniversityJ. Luke Wood, PhD is Associate Professor of Community College

Leadership and the Director of the Doctoral Program Concentration in Community

College Leadership at San Diego State University (SDSU).

Dr. Robbie MeltonAssociate Vice Chancellor of Mobilization Emerging

Technology, Tennessee Board of Regents

LUNCH KEYNOTE SPEAKERMr. David BaimeSenior Vice President, Government Relations and

Research American Association of Community Colleges.David Baime serves as senior vice president for government relations and

research for the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC).

SPOTLIGHT SESSION SPEAKERNarcisa Polonio, Ed.D.Executive Vice President for Education, Research and Board

Leadership Services, Association of Community Colleges (ACCT)Dr. Polonio is recognized as one of the leading authorities on

community college governance and presidential leadership. She has

facilitated over 300 board retreats and presidential searches. She provides direction for

the ACCT’s annual leadership Congress, publications, research projects and leadership

services including their Retreat Service; Presidential Search Service; the Governance

Leadership Institute; and New & Experienced Trustees Institutes.

REGISTRATIONRegistration FeesMember: $165 (after March 9: $190)

Non-Member: $195 (after March 9: $220)

Graduate Student : $70. A student currently enrolled in a graduate or

doctoral program. Verification required.

Community College Student : $30. A student currently enrolled in a 2-

year degree program at a community college. Verification required.

NOTE: 1-year NCBAA membership included in all conference fees (except

for community college students)

Click Here to Register Now!

CONFERENCE SCHEDULEMarch 19, 2015 from 10:00am to 6:00pm

March 20, 2015 from 8:00am to 2:00pm

CONFERENCE LOCATIONGateway Community College

20 Church Street, New Haven, CT 06510

North Building, Room N100

HOTEL INFORMATIONOmni New Haven Hotel at Yale, 155 Temple Street, New Haven, CT 06510

Conference Rate: $149.00 + tax (rate available until March 4, 2015)

Includes parking and internet access.

Book your hotel here to receive special rate!The Omni Hotel at Yale is walking distance to Gateway Community

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NCBAA Northeast 2015 Spring ConferenceRedesigning Pathways for Institutional SuccessMarch 19–March 20, 2015 | Gateway Community College | New Haven, CTRegister Online Now! CALL FOR PROPOSALS: NOW OPEN–Deadline December 5, 2014


NCBAA/NE INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS

Montgomery College goes to kindergartenPollard discusses reading, college at Germantownelementary schoolBy Samantha Schmieder Staff WriterGreg Dohler/The Gazette

Montgomery College President DeRionne Pollard gavepiggy banks to Sarai Rios-Lopez, 5, and other kindergartnersat Captain James Daly Elementary School in Germantown.

Dr. Pollard brought in two books – one, “The PeaceBook” by Todd Parr, chosen by her, and another, “Ron’sBig Mission” by Rose Blue and Corinne Nadenher, chosenby her 7-year-old son. Pollard’s appearance was part ofMontgomery College’s new K to College initiative that willhelp introduce the idea of college to young students.Montgomery College President DeRionne Pollard inanother type of educational setting where she read to aclass at Captain James E. Daly, Jr., Elementary School inGermantown Maryland.

Montgomery County is bringing college to akindergarten level, planting the see early in the students'minds.The program will occur at a handful of otherMontgomery County schools all handpicked by the schoolfor specific reasons. In addition to reading programs,musicians, scientists, sports teams and other groupsassociated with the school will also interact with the

children in these schools.After Pollard finished her stories for the class, the MC

Raptor, Montgomery College’s large purple mascot, cameout to meet the children and present the school with a giftof three bags of books.many of the books have bothEnglish and Spanish on the same page.

As part of the new “K to College” initiative,Montgomery College staff, faculty and administratorsbegan visiting kindergarten classes in an effort to "plantthe seed" in the young students. That seed, of course, isMontgomery College and the idea behind K to College isthat higher education opportunities are in ourneighborhoods.

Dr. May Begins Key Partnerships–Baltimore City Community College,MDDr. May, senior members of his staff and theadministrative team from the Office of the President metBernard J. Sadusky, Ed.D., Executive Director of theMaryland Association of Community Colleges (MACC),and Dr. Rhonda Spells Fentry, President of the NortheastRegion of the National Council on Black American Affairsand Director of Distance Learning at Prince George’sCommunity College, at a welcome reception dinner forDr. May at the Radisson Hotel at Cross Keys.

(From left) Dr. Bernard J. Sadusky, Alonia Sharps, Dr. Rhonda Spells Fentry, Dr. Carolyn Anderson; and Dr. May.



The event was also attended by Alonia Sharps,Secretary of the National Board of NCBAA and Chief ofStaff at Prince George’s Community College, SherylNelson, President of the Baltimore Metropolitan Chapterof NCBAA and Executive Director of Human Resources atBCCC and Dr. Carolyn Anderson, Interim President ofBCCC for two years. Dr Anderson is a member of theNortheast Region Board of NCBAA..

Dr. May will be working with each of these individualsand their organizations as part of his effort to strengthenpartnerships at BCCC and move the College toward amore decisive community role.

Baltimore City Community College Names Dr. Gordon F. May as President

Dr. May a Respected Leader, StrongAdvocate for Higher Education andWorkforce Development, was ChosenUnanimously by the Board of Trustees. Dr.Gordon F. May, former President atOakland Community College (OCC)-Auburn Hills Campus-in Michigan,succeeds Dr. Carolyn H. Anderson, who

served nearly two years as Interim President. Board ofTrustees Chair Dr. Owens Southall stated. "

Dr. May began his career at OCC as business facultyadjunct in 1986. At various intervals from 1987 to 1999, hewas Director and later Executive Director of the PontiacCenter. In the late 1990s, he was an Interim Dean atAuburn Hills and Highland Lakes, and served as ExecutiveDirector at Royal Oak/Southfield prior to his appointmentto the Highland Lakes presidency.”

May holds a Bachelor of Science in BusinessManagement from Indiana University; a Master ofEducation, an Educational Specialist Certificate, and aDoctor of Philosophy in Educational Leadership and PolicyStudies from Wayne State University. He taught in theEducational Leadership Doctoral Programs at Wayne StateUniversity and Oakland University.

"My wife and I are looking forward to beginning this newadventure, building on the strong foundation alreadyestablished by the extraordinary efforts of Interim PresidentAnderson and the Board of Trustees," May said.

Fashion Institute of TechnologyDr. Joyce F. Brown is president of theFashion Institute of Technology (FIT), aspecialized college of art and design,business and technology of the StateUniversity of New York (SUNY).Appointed in 1998, she is the college’ssixth president.

Dr. Brown, a highly regarded educatorand academic administrator, has had over 30 yearsexperience in public higher education. She held a numberof senior administrative posts at the City University of NewYork (CUNY) before arriving at FIT, including actingpresident of Bernard Baruch College and vice chancellorof the university. Prior to her appointment at FIT, she wasprofessor of clinical psychology at the Graduate Schooland University Center of CUNY, where she is currentlyprofessor emerita. Dr. Brown also served as a New YorkCity deputy mayor for public and community affairs duringthe David Dinkins administration.

Dr. Brown earned her doctorate and master’s degree incounseling psychology from New York University and herbachelor’s degree from Marymount College in Tarrytown,New York, where she served as a trustee from 1994 to2000. She also received a certificate from the Institute forEducational Management at Harvard University.

Under Dr. Brown’s leadership, FIT instituted anunprecedented multi-year, multi-million dollar initiativecoordinating strategic and investment planning to buildfaculty ranks, increase technology, expand the curriculumand improve student services. The college serves over10,000 full and part-time students with a faculty and staffof more than 1,700. Dr. Brown is FIT’s first woman and firstAfrican-American

Prince George’s Community CollegeThe Washington Business Journal’s Power 100 of 2014

Dr. Charlene M. Dukes, president ofPrince George’s Community College,was named in The Washington BusinessJournal's annual list of ‘Powerful People’across the Nation’s Capital. The collegepresident, Maryland State Board ofEducation president, Maryland Women’sHall of Fame inductee and award-

winning leader and scholar, Charlene Dukes shines brightamong an impressive roster of Washington, D. C.influencers.

Congratulations, Dr. Dukes... PGCC is proud of you!



Essex County College – Dr. Gale E. GibsonA transformative leader in highereducation for 20 years, Dr. Gale E.Gibson was appointed as the seventhpresident of ECC and the secondwoman to lead the Newark-basedcommunity college. She was selected tothe school’s top position, after servingan extremely successful period as the

College’s Interim President. Prior to serving as theCollege’s Interim President, Dr. Gibson previously servedas Essex County College’s Senior Vice President forAcademic Affairs & Chief Academic Officer. In addition,she provided the College with direction and leadership incurricular affairs, planning, instruction, student andacademic assessment, and the overall accreditationprocess. Dr. Gibson led the charge to bring the Collegeinto compliance with the Middle States Commission onHigher Education’s Standard 14 (Assessment of StudentLearning). the compliance led the College to having theCommission reaffirm its accreditation in March 2013.

Dr. Gibson came to Essex in December 2011 afterserving as founding Dean of the College of FreshmanStudies, and Professor in the Department of StudentAffairs and Services, at Medgar Evers College of the CityUniversity of New York. During her 16 years at MedgarEvers, she oversaw nine departments critical to studentretention, progression and graduation. She also worked inthe areas of academic affairs and student success at NorthCarolina State University.

Dr. Gibson earned her Doctor of Education in HigherEducation Administration with a concentration in Adultand Community College Education from North CarolinaState University. She received a Master of Arts in SocialSciences and Counseling, and a Bachelor of Science inBusiness Management from Binghamton University – StateUniversity of New York.

Northeast Region Charters First Chapter –Baltimore Metropolitan ChapterBaltimore Metropolitan Chapter On April 29, 2014, agroup of National Council on Black American Affairs(NCBAA) Leadership Development Institute (LDI)graduates convened a meeting to connect and provideupdates to their respective careers.

As a result of the exchange, all of the attendeesincluding Dr. Carolyn Anderson, former Interim Presidentfor Baltimore City Community College, unanimouslyconcurred with the idea to keep the group intact and toinvestigate chartering a chapter of NCBAA-NortheastRegion. The idea of forming a chapter was fully supportedby the new College President, Dr. Gordon F. May. Theyagreed on the name, “Baltimore Metropolitan Chapter(BMC)” of the NCBAA – Northeast Region. The group feltthat it was important to have a chapter name that wouldreflect the group’s desire to solicit participation fromprofessionals beyond BCCC’s campus.

At the July 2014 board meeting, the NCBAA-NortheastRegion Board of Directors approved the proposal toestablish the Baltimore Metropolitan Chapter as its firstregional chapter. The chapter is committed to serving asan extension of NCBAA’s regional and national effortsthrough mentorship, institutional succession planning,professional development, information sharing andpartnerships. The group elected Ms. Sheryl Nelson,President, Dr. Daphne Snowden, Secretary, and Ms.Wendy Harris, Treasurer. To continue support for theLeadership Development Institute, the BMC’s firstundertaking was to facilitate and recommend to theCollege President attendees for the 2014 LDI. Mr. CharlesWilson and Dr. Lesly Brown the group’s two newestmembers returned to BCCC appreciative and enlightenedby the experience.

The members look forward to participation in theNCBAA-Northeast Region Spring 2015 Conference.

CHAPTER NEWS

Shown in picture L to R : Cheryl Hinton, Ronald Smith, Dr. MariaCazabon, Charles Wilson, Sheryl Nelson, Dr. Daphne Snowden,and Dr. Enyinnaya Iweha.


NCSD 2014 Dissertation of the Year AwardeeThe National Council on Student Development’s Board ofDirectors, the 2014 Conference Committee, and the Boardof Directors of NCBAA/NE congratulate Dr. RhondaSpells-Fentry, President of NCBAA-Northeast, on herselection as the 2014 NCSD Dissertation of the YearAwardee. Congratulations on a job well done! Dr. Spells-Fentry showcased her research at the National Council onStudent Development Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, inOctober in a session titled, “Examining the Relationshipbetween Social Network Site Use and Persistence at aSuburban Community College.”

NCBAA/NE Board of Directors: SummerBoard Meeting July 13, 2014, Wilmington DE

ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AWARDS, APPOINTMENTS, HONORS THE PRESIDENTS’ ROUND TABLE

The Presidents’ Round Table is an affiliate organization ofthe National Council on Black American Affairs (NCBAA).Founded in 1983, the PRT is the national organization ofAfrican American community college chief executiveofficers.

OfficersDr. Andrew C. Jones, ConvenerDr. Charlene Dukes, SecretaryDr. L. Joy Gates Black, TreasurerCharlene Newkirk, J.D., Lakin Institute CoordinatorDr. Kathryn E. Jeffery, Membership Chair and DirectoryCoordinator

AACC Board of Directors 2014-15The Board of Directors for the American Association ofCommunity Colleges (AACC) is comprised of 24 memberselected by the membership, 18 institutionalrepresentatives and six affiliated council representatives. The chair is elected by the Board and serves one year aschair-elect, one year as chair, and one year as past chair. Board members serve for three years and may serve twoterms, but not consecutively. Board terms begin July 1. The following eight 2014-15 members of the AACC Boardof Director are also members of the Presidents’ Round Table. The Northeast Region congratulates all of the PRTmembers on their appointment, but give special KUDOSto the Northeast Region members, Dr. Charlene Dukes,President Prince George's CC and Dr. Quintin Bulllock,President Allegheny County CC.

AACC ChairDr. Ken Atwater

PresidentHillsborough Community

College, FL

Dr. Quintin BullockPresident

Allegheny CountyCommunity College, PA

Erma Johnson HadleyChancellor

Tarrant County CollegeDistrict, TX

Annette ParkerPresident

South Central College,MN

AACC Chair-ElectDr. Charlene Dukes

President Prince George’sCommunity College, MD

Dr. Cheryl RobertsPresident/CEO

Shoreline CommunityCollege

Dr. L. Marshall WashingtonPresident

New River Communityand Technical College

Greg WilliamsPresident

Odessa College, TX


NATIONAL COUNCIL ON BLACK AMERICAN AFFAIRS /

NORTHEAST REGION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PresidentDr. Rhonda Spells-Fentry*

Prince George’s Community College, MDCo-Vice Presidents ofOrganizational Vitality

Dr. Carolyn H. Anderson*Morgan State University, MD

Dr. Barbara GabaUnion County College-Elizabeth Campus, NJ

Co-Vice Presidents of ProgramsDr. Carolyn G. Williams*

President EmeritusBronx Community College, NY

Dr. Regan H. GoldsteinDelaware Technical &

Community College, DECo-Vice Presidents of Public Relations

Dr. Gwendolyn W. SandersSpringfield College, DE

Alonia C. Sharps*Prince George’s Community College, MD

Vice President of MembershipDavid A. Taylor

Medgar Evers College, NYTreasurer

Dr. Roy H. McLeodLaGuardia Community College, NY

Assistant TreasurerMary Coleman*

Bronx Community College, NYSecretary

Dr. Michael C. GillespieBorough of Manhattan

Community College, NYParliamentarianDr. Cheryl Smith

Retired Faculty and Administrator, NY

DirectorsDr. G. Duncan Harris*

Manchester Community College, CTDr. Michelle H. Bondima

Morgan State University, MDMs. Kellie Bryd Danso

Gateway Community College, CTMs. Endia DeCordova

Manchester Community College, CTDr. Kimberly A. McNair

Howard Community College, MDDr. Ronald A. Milon

Fashion Institute of Technology, NYDr. Wilfredo Nieves

Capital Community College, CTDr. Ladylease White

Essex Community College, NJDr. Calvin E. Woodland

Morgan State University, MD

EmeritusDr. Antonio Perez

Borough of Manhattan Community College, NYMs. Evelyn Whitaker

Emeritus, NY

*National Board Representative

Wilson Aguilar, Newsletter LayoutDr. Gwendolyn W. Sanders, EditorMs. Theresa F. Knox, Cover Photos

Dr. Calvin Ball, Director of Complete College Baltimore, Makes Daily Record VIP List

Dr. Calvin Ball, Director of the BCCC Complete CollegeBaltimore program, has been named to The Daily Recordnewspaper’s “Successful by 40” VIP List of outstanding youngprofessionals in Maryland. Winners are selected on the basis oftheir professional accomplishments, civic involvement and theoverall impact of achievements.

In addition to his duties at BCCC, Dr. Ball is Chairman of theHoward County Council and in 2012 was appointed by Gov.

Martin O’Malley to the Commission on Environmental Justice and SustainableCommunities. One of his proudest accomplishments is founding the DiversityCaucus of the Maryland Association of Counties.

President Dr. G. Duncan Harris passes President gravel to thenew president of the Northeast Region, Dr. Rhonda Spells-Fentry at the NCBAA/NE Summer Board meeting.

New NCBAA/NE Board DirectorsEndia DeCordova is the Associate Dean of InstitutionalAdvancement for Manchester Community College (MCC). Sheis responsible for securing major philanthropic support for thecollege and manages key initiatives public relations andcommunity engagement. She is a MCC adjunct faculty member,teaching courses in sales and advertising. Prior to joining MCC,Ms. DeCordova was the director of public relations andmarketing communications for the Hartford Salvation Army.

Previously, she served on the board of directors for NBC Connecticut’s “BlackPerspective” public affairs program as producer and host. Ms. DeCordova holdsa MBA degree from the University of Hartford Barney School of Business and aBS in communication from Morgan State University in Baltimore,Maryland.

Kellie Bryd Danso is the Director of Career Services andVeteran Affairs at Gateway Community College in New Haven,Connecticut. Ms. Danso's advice to students seeking assistancewith resume writing reflects the realistic advice she givesstudents. "A resume isn't just a chronology of where anindividual has worked. A resume needs two ingredients,professional polish and some serious swag". Swag is looselydefined as style, but Danso calls it "flavor". A resume with swag

is professional and confident. Kellie Bryd Danso, is the Gateway On-siteChampion for the NCBAA/NE 2015 Spring Conference. She is our "go-to-person for the Conference. This being the case, under her guidance the 2015NCBAA/NE Conference will have style, flavor, professional polish and someserious "swag"..

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