Finalists completed interviews for job last Friday

Yavapai Community College President Dr. Lesa Rhine is hoping to make an offer to one of the two finalists in the Dean’s search for the Verde Campus/Sedona Center within a week.  That is according to a story in the Verde Independent of January 19, 2020 by Bill Helm where the President is quoted.

It is anticipated that either Tina Redd or Emily McRobbie will be chosen. They attended a meet-and-greet session on Friday where each gave a 25 minute  presentation about their qualifications for the job, which was followed by a series of written questions.  You can review the  biographical information each of the two candidates supplied the College by clicking here.

Source:  Bill Helm article, Verde Independent, January 19, 2020 plus interviews.

Moving to Prescott Campus after almost eight years as Verde/Sedona Executive Dean

After eight years as Executive Dean for the Verde Valley Campus and Sedona Center, Dr. James Perey will be shortly moving  to the Prescott Campus where he will assume the duties as Associate Vice President for Strategic Initiatives. His new duties will include supporting online learning and Open Educational Resources efforts throughout the District. 

Perey will also partner with other faculty to re-imagine the college’s career services and integrate career exploration and planning into Yavapai’s pathways model, according to President Lisa Rhine.

The move to Prescott will occur once his successor on the Verde Campus/Sedona Center is announced.  Two candidates for that position were interviewed on Friday, January 17, 2020. 

Verde Valley Community Room, M 147, 8:30 to 10:30

Yavapai Community College has selected two finalists for the position of Verde Valley/Sedona Dean.  They will be interviewed by faculty at a forum to be held Friday, January 17.  Dr. Tina Redd will give a presentation and then answer faculty questions at 8:30 a.m.  Dr. Emily McRobbie weill follow at 9:30 a.m.

The best information about the background the Blog has been obtained on the two candidates follows below:

Dr. Tina Redd

Dr. Tina Redd:  She earned her doctorate at the University of Washington and her MA at Southern Illinois University, teaching at two large research universities for over a decade before focusing her time and energy on community college education. Dr. Redd has served as Regional President for the Community College Humanities Association and is a graduate of the AACC Roueche Future Leaders Institute.

Dr. Tina Redd currently serves as the first Director of Central Oregon Community College’s Redmond Campus. Prior to becoming a branch campus director, Dr. Redd taught humanities, women’s studies, and literature at Central Oregon and Portland Community College for twelve years.

She serves on the boards of her local Chamber of Commerce, Redmond Executive Leaders Association, and Saving Grace, Central Oregon’s only domestic violence and sexual assault prevention organization. A first-generation college graduate, Dr. Redd is passionate about access to quality education in rural communities and is committed to promoting the positive impact community colleges make in those communities.

Dr. Emily McRobbie

Dr. Emily McRobbie:  Dr. Emily McRobbie is currently employed as Assistant Professor of Adult and Higher Education at the University of Southern Maine. She teaches online graduate courses, including Facilitating Adult Learning, Leadership in Adult and Higher Education, and a support seminar for students completing internships and directed studies.

Prior college teaching experience includes a wide variety of topics, including diversity in education, curriculum and instruction, science education, and the community college.

Emily began her career in K-12 education as a teacher in the Sedona-Oak Creek Unified School District (B.S. in Elementary Education and Natural Sciences from State University of New York at Geneseo) specializing in experiential science learning (M.A. in Science Education from University of Texas at Austin). She became interested in adult learning while working in the Northern Arizona University-Sedona partnership program as faculty and mentor teacher.

At Coconino Community College in Flagstaff, AZ she served as Professional Development Coordinator and later Education Faculty leading three teacher education certificate and degree programs. The first Teaching and Learning Center was established and she led the Training and Development Committee for five years.

While completing a doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction (Ed.D. with a focus in Higher Education) at Northern Arizona University, she merged her interest in mindfulness and educator professional growth. She also mentored beginning teachers and managed a statewide online continuing education program for educators in Arizona.

Dr. McRobbie has participated in professional organizations and activities that embrace holistic development, learner-centered focus, and transformative adult learning. These include the Center for Courage and Renewal’s Circles of Trust facilitator training, Teaching for a Change conferences, International Symposia for Contemplative Research, and the Association for Contemplative Mind in Higher Education.

Bios of the candidates may be found at https://www.yc.edu/v6/human-resources/verde-dean-search/