FH Connect Breakfast 01/19/2017
EDUCATION PANEL DISCUSSION
Meeting the workforce needs of local companies
The panel will feature leaders from EVIT, Scottsdale Community College, ASU and Fountain Hills Unified School District.
About our Panel Members:
Pauline Acosta
Director Center for Career Advancement, EVIT
As thee EVIT Director for Career Advancement, Pauline has been responsible for Daily Operations Management of Adult Education & High School Student Services including Admissions, Registrar, Counseling, Financial Aid, Fiscal Management, Career Services, Marketing, Program Development, Instructional Management, Adult Student Management, Curriculum Development, Institutional Accreditation, Program Certification, Apprenticeships, Business & Industry Partnership Development, Institutional Development & Special Projects.
Before her current position, Pauline served as EVIT’s High School Career & Guidance Counselor, 2008 - 2015
Representing approximately 40+ Career & Technical Education programs; responsible for yearly Enrollment Advisement & Career Guidance for approx. 3000+ High School students representing 10 sending school districts & 50+ sending High Schools, Recruitment & Retention of Non-Traditional students & State Reporting, McKinney-Vento District Liaison & Special Projects.
Dr. Jan Gehler
President,Scottsdale Community College
Dr. Gehler comes to Maricopa County Community College District with 21 years in higher education. She held rank as tenured associate professor in culinary arts and hospitality, and has served in management positions from Chair to Associate Dean, Interim Dean, Interim Provost and most recently, for 8 years as the Dean of University of Alaska Anchorage Community and Technical College. She taught high school and served as a grant writer for 6 years with the Orange Unified District in California and continued her professional public service for 12 years as a senior health and human services planner with the Municipality of Anchorage. She earned a BS in Family and Consumer Science from the Ohio State University, an MA in Vocational Education from California State University Long Beach, and an Ed.D in Educational Planning from Oregon State University. Jan and husband, Bill Gehler are natural parents to three adult children and American parents to an adult son from Croatia.
In July 2008, Dr. Gehler became SCC's second president following the distinguished career of Dr. Art DeCabooter. Beyond duties within the Maricopa District, Maricopa Foundation, and at SCC, Dr. Gehler actively serves the larger Scottsdale community through membership in Scottsdale Chamber, Scottsdale Rotary, Scottsdale Leadership, Inc., Communities Celebrating Diversity, Scottsdale Healthcare, and others.
Dr. Patrick Sweeney,
Superintendent, Fountain Hills Unified School District
Our mission in the Fountain Hills Unified School District (FHUSD) is to achieve and celebrate educational excellence. To that end, our teachers, administrators, and support personnel continuously look for ways to capitalize upon our strengths and unique characteristics in order to provide the best educational experiences for our students.
One of our unique characteristics and strengths is our size. Our schools are small, and this is not something for which I apologize. If you are of the belief that “bigger is better” when it comes to educational quality, I encourage you to do a simple Google search for advantages of small schools. On this topic, 50 years of research supports what common sense suggests. Little has changed since Barker and Gump (1964) proposed that even though larger schools are more impressive on the outside, closer examination demonstrates that smaller schools provide a better quality of education.
Dr. Maria L. Hesse
Vice Provost for Academic Partnerships, Arizona State University
Maria Hesse serves as Vice Provost for Academic Partnerships, helping to create and sustain productive relationships with community colleges and other institutions, on behalf of students who wish to complete their baccalaureate degrees. She has been at ASU since July 2009. Prior to that, Dr. Hesse served as President and Chief Executive Officer for Chandler-Gilbert Community College, one of the ten Maricopa Community Colleges in the Phoenix metropolitan area.
Dr. Hesse holds Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Science degrees from Arizona State University. She has Master and Doctoral degrees in Educational Leadership from Northern Arizona University and is a graduate of the Harvard Institute for Educational Management. She has served as a consultant to other colleges from Florida to California on service learning, learning communities, technology, and accreditation.
Dr. Hesse is actively involved in the community and serves on the boards of Positive Paths, Friendly House and Arizona Women in Higher Education
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Date and Time
Thursday Jan 19, 2017
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM MST
Thursday, January 19, 2017
7:30 AM -8:30 AM
Location
Eagle Mountain Golf Club
14915 Eagle Mountain Pkwy, Fountain Hills, AZ 85268
Fees/Admission
Members: $10.00 register by Monday Jan. 16 at midnight.
$15.00 if register from Jan. 17 thru Jan18
Non-Members: $20.00 at all times
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