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San Luis Obispo, CA
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December 24, 2012

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W. David Pelham

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P.O. Box **** Fujairah Colleges

Fujairah, United Arab Emirates P.O Box 1626

***- *- ***- **** **** (from US) Fujairah, United Arab Emirates

***- **- ***- **** **** (from US) 001- 971- 9- 201- 1100 (from US)

***********@*****.*** ****.******@***.**.**

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

College Director Serve as the Director (president) of two

Higher Colleges of Technology colleges in the Higher Colleges of

Fujairah, United Arab Emirates Technology System and report to the

January 2010 to Present System Provost. HCT is a system of

colleges (17) funded by the Emirati

Government to prepare Emirati national

students for leadership and management

positions in business and government

organizations. Students are taught in

English and students often spend as many

as 2 years improving their English skills

before entering bachelor s level programs

in business, engineering, information

technology, education or health care. The

colleges are transitioning from offering

diplomas and higher diplomas to bachelor s

degrees. Oversee all aspects of the daily

operations of the colleges including

academic, student services and business

operations. Also work with the local

community to insure that the college s

programs are meeting its needs and to

garner the community s support for the

college. Serve on the HCT System Budget

Committee.

Superintendent/President Served as CEO and reported directly to the

Cuesta College five member elected Board of Trustees for

P.O. Box 8106 the San Luis Obispo County Community

San Luis Obispo, CA 93403 College District. Cuesta College is a state

March, 2008 to December, 2009 assisted comprehensive community college

located on the Central Coast of California

with two campuses, two centers, a budget

of approximately $60 million and an

enrollment of over 15,000; 10,000 FTES.

Accomplishments: Led successful move to

have Cuesta removed from accreditation

warning status in first few months in

position though College joined

approximately 20 other CA community

colleges back in warning status when 6

year cycle was completed. Hired all three

vice presidents and two deans while in job

due to extreme administrative turnover

before my arrival. Oversaw significant

enrollment growth. Began new strategic

planning process.

Superintendent/President Served as CEO and reported directly to the

College of the Siskiyous seven member elected Board of Trustees

800 College Avenue for the Siskiyou Joint Community College

Weed, CA 96094 District. College of the Siskiyous is a

August, 2002 to February 2008 state assisted comprehensive community

college with two campuses in Northern

California, with an annual budget of over

$16 million and enrollment of 2,400 FTES.

COS includes growing academic divisions

that focus on university transfer and career

preparation. The College also offers

residence halls, a full slate of intercollegiate

sports including football and a full program

of student activities. My external relations

responsibilities included lobbying on the

state and federal levels, fundraising through

the COS Foundation and solicitation of

grants from public and private sources.

Accomplishments during tenure: led efforts

that resulted in over $50 million new dollars

coming to the college from public and

private sources; completed the planning for 4

new buildings and the construction of 1;

secured funding for the construction of the

College of the Siskiyous (cont.) Rural Health Sciences Training Institute;

established an endowment for the Rural

Health Sciences Training Institute that

included partnerships with the federal

government, local foundations, and local

donors that provided $5 in matching funds

for every $1 raised locally; led the College

through a successful reaffirmation of

accreditation in 2004; restructured the annual

planning and budgeting process to increase

campus involvement; led College through

planning process that resulted in a new 5 -

year strategic master plan and 20-

year facilities plan; led COS through some of

the worst budget years in California

Community College history and consistently

balanced the budget with faculty and staff

receiving raises in 5 of 6 years.

Vice President for Academic Affairs Had supervisory responsibility for

College s instructional program which

Spartanburg Technical College

P.O. Box 4386 included over 100 full- time faculty, 100

Spartanburg, SC 29305 part- time faculty, and approximately 3500

February, 1999 to July 2002 students. Direct supervisory

responsibilities included; Library, five

academic divisions, distance learning,

and curriculum development.

Served as a member of the President s

Council. Had budget responsibility for

eight million dollars. Regularly assisted

with legislative and foundation relations.

Campus projects included; revision of

summer schedule of classes to enhance

access to different markets; development of

a yearly class schedule; expansion of

computer science program to provide more

training in network administration, internet

programming and web page design;

organized community taskforce that

included representatives from school

districts, industry, vocational schools,

media, and community groups to develop

strategies to change the image of technical

education in the area; orchestrated the

expansion of a scholarship program that

Spartanburg Technical College (cont.) involved recruiting 30 new local industry

partners, after the expansion, the number of

scholarships available tripled; developed

and implemented a significant

reorganization of the Academic Affairs

unit; worked with staff and community

leaders to make College a leader in

wellness education in the area.

Vice President for Student Services Had supervisory responsibility for Library,

Lake City Community College Athletics, Student Advising, Housing,

Rt. 19, Box 1030 Student Activities, Admissions, Registrar,

Lake City, FL 32025 Performing Arts Center, Financial Aid,

July, 1995 to February, 1999 Testing and Articulation, Student Judicial

(1995- 1996 served in interim capacity) System, Disabled Student Services, and

Minority Outreach Programs. Budget

responsibility for over 2 million dollars.

Served on the President s Executive

Council and the College s Budget Review

Committee. Campus projects included :

successfully worked with

staff to improve customer service

orientation and budget/audit

responsiveness; served for 3 months as

Interim and founding Director of

Workforce Development Board.

Chair/Associate Dean Had supervisory responsibility for all

Arts & Sciences instruction in the Humanities, Social

Lake City Community College Sciences, Math, and the Sciences. Our

Rt. 19, Box 1030 division included 30 full- time faculty,

Lake City, FL 32025 40 part- time faculty, and approximately

October, 1990 to July, 1995 1,200 students. Division budget was in

excess of 1 million dollars.

Accomplishments included: guided

curriculum revisions in response to

changing needs and state requirements ;

served as liaison with transfer institutions

and state division of community colleges;

scheduled classes in five counties and six

locations.

Assistant to the President Coordinated strategic planning for the

Lake City Community College College, supervised special projects for the

Rt. 19, Box 1030 President, participated in writing grants,

Lake City, FL 32025 assisted the foundation in fund- raising

January, 1989 to October, 1990 campaigns, and represented the President

and the College at functions the President

was unable to attend. Lobbied on the state

and federal levels. Wrote institutional an

research and effectiveness manual for

College.

Intake Worker Served as a child protective services Intake

Florida Department of Health and Worker for a night crisis unit.

Rehabilitative Services

US Highway 1

Titusville, FL 32780

August, 1981 to August 1982

Boys Town/Haven House for Boys Served with my wife, as a teaching parent

North Wilkesboro and Raleigh, NC in a group home for adolescent boys who

February, 1981 to June, 1981 had a history of behavioral difficulties

and/or criminal violations

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Adjunct Instructor Taught Public Speaking

University of South Carolina Spartanburg

800 University Way

Spartanburg, SC 29303

August 2001

Adjunct Instructor Taught Public Speaking

Spartanburg Technical College

P.O. Box 4386

Spartanburg, SC 29305

January, 2000

Adjunct Instructor Taught Public Speaking, Human Relations,

Lake City Community College and Student Development

Rt. 19, Box 1030

Lake City, FL 32025

August, 1989 to December, 1998

Instructor/Director of Forensics Taught Public Speaking, Debate,

Moore Hall, SCDA Organizational Communication, and Intro

Central Michigan University to Graduate Research. Coached Speech

Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859 and Debate Team. The Debate Team

finished 22nd in the nation my final year

August, 1985 to December, 1988

of coaching. Qualified 2 teams for the

National Debate Tournament. The

Program had qualified only a few teams for

the NDT in its previous 40 years history.

Directed intern program my last 6 months

at the university.

Graduate Fellow/Teaching Assistant Taught Public Speaking and Interpersonal

Speech Department Communication. Also served as an

Wayne State University assistant speech and debate coach for

Detroit, MI 48226 nationally ranked speech and debate

August, 1982 to August 1985 program.

Adjunct Instructor Taught Public Speaking.

Henry Ford Community College

5101 Evergreen Road

Dearborn, MI 48128

August, 1984 to May 1985

Adjunct Instructor Taught Public Speaking.

University of Central Florida

P.O. Box 25000

Orlando, FL 32816

January, 1981 to May, 1981

Assistant Professor Taught Public Speaking, Persuasion, Oral

Piedmont College Interpretation, Intro to Dramatic Arts, and

P.O. Box 10 Basic Acting. Designed Speech Minor

Demorest, GA 30535 and directed theatre productions.

Served as men s and women s track

January, 1978 to December, 1979

coach.

EDUCATION

Ed.D., Educational Leadership, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida. Minor

coursework in Higher Education, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.

Additional Doctoral Level Work, Communication, Rhetorical Processes and

Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.

M.A., Communications, Morehead State University, Morehead, Kentucky.

B.A., Individual Directions (Speech, Psychology, & Political Science), Carson Newman

College, Jefferson City, Tennessee.

A.A., General Education, Brevard Community College, Cocoa, Florida.

SELECTED OFFICES HELD/ RECOGNITIONS

Co- Chair, San Luis Obispo k- 16 Council; Member, San Luis Obispo Economic Vitality

Council; California Community College CEO Executive Board; Founding Chair,

Northern California Rural Community College Association; President, Weed Rotary

Club; President, Madrone Hospice Board of Directors; Vice President, Siskiyou County

Community Services Council; Vice Chair, Advisory Committee on Legislation,

Communit y College League of California; 2020 Vision for Career and Technology

Education Writer s Award, South Carolina Department of Education; Chair, South

Carolina Technical College Council of Instructional Officers; Member, Executive

Committee of South Carolina Council of Instructional Officers; Chair, Instruction

Subcommittee of the South Carolina Council of Instructional Officers; South Carolina

Representative to the National Council for Occupational Education; Distinguished

Alumni Award, Brevard Community College; Chair, District 5 (Michigan, Indiana, Ohio,

Wisconsin and Illinois) National Debate Tournament Committee; Member, National

Debate Tournament Committee; President, Michigan Intercollegiate Speech League.

SELECTED COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

Member, Board of Directors, Sierra Vista Hospital, San Luis Obispo; Member, Rotary

Club of San Luis Obispo; Member, Board of Directors, Economic Vitality Corporation of

San Luis Obispo; Member, United Methodist Church of San Luis Obispo; Member,

Southern Oregon Universit y Advisory Board; Chair, Institutional Positioning Committee,

SOU Advisory Board; Member, Board of Directors of Madrone Hospice, Yreka, CA;

Member, Community Services Council, Siskiyou County, CA; Appointed Member,

California Senate Taskforce on Community College Governance; Member, California

Community College Taskforce on Title Wave II; Member, North Spartanburg Rotary

Club; Chair & Founder, Community Task Force for Technical Career Awareness in

Spartanburg; Member United Way Success by Six Steering Committee; Member,

Southern Regional Education Board High Schools That Work Technical Assistance

Team; Member, Executive Committee of the Upstate Hub for Math and Science

Education; Member, School- to- Work Advisory Council, School District 7, Spartanburg,

South Carolina; Member, School- to- Work Advisory Council, School District 5,

Spartanburg, South Carolina; Member, Education Committee, Spartanburg Area

Chamber of Commerce; Member, Dixie County High School, School Improvement

Team, Cross City, Florida; Member, C olumbia County School District, Business

Advisory Committee; Chaired, Council on Ministries, First Untied Methodist Church,

Lake City, Florida; Chair, Higher Education Committees, First United Methodist

Churches, Lake City, Florida and Mt. Pleasant, Michigan; Member, Steering Committee

for Educational Leadership Graduate Programs, University of North Florida; Member,

Executive Oversight Committee, North Florida Talent Search Program; Member, Board

of Directors, Wesley Foundation, Central Michigan Universit y

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS

Institutional Budget Processes; Transparent and Predictable, presented at the

Annual Conference of the Higher Colleges of Technology, Dubai, UAE, 2010.

The Changing Role of the Community College Registrar: Would Your President

Rehire You?, presented at the AACRAO Conference, San Diego, CA, 2006.

Developing, Cultivating and Growing a Rural Foundation, presented at the

NCCCF Conference, Anaheim, CA, 2004.

Paths to Creating Steady Streams of Unrestricted Income, presented at the

NCCCF Conference, Anaheim, CA, 2004

Occupational Education for a Lifetime: Technical Program Articulation, With

No Loss of Credit, presented at the National Council for Occupational Education s 2001

National Conference, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 2001.

Technical Scholars: Lessons Learned and Future Plans, presented at the

Community College Future s Assembly, Orlando, Florida, 2001.

The American Community College Movement, keynote address, presented at

Global Partnerships- Welcoming the Twenty- First Century, Nanjing, China, 1997.

Gender Issues in Community College Administration, presented at the

Southeast/Southern Region Meeting of the Association of Academic Affairs

Administrators, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1995.

Alternative Perspectives on the Worship Service, presented at the Annual

Meeting of the Speech Communication Association, San Francisco, California, 1989.

The Role of the Intern Coordinator: Developing Intern Sites, Dealing with

Departmental Constraints, and Addressing Supervisor s Needs, presented at the Annual

Meeting of the Speech Communication Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1988.

Selected Presentations (cont.)

A National Study of Supervisor s Perceptions of Student Interns with Gail

Mason, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Speech Communication Association,

Boston, Massachusetts, 1987.

Evaluating the Director of Forensics: A Model with David Ling, presented at

the Summer Argumentation Conference, Alta, Utah, 1987.

Director of Forensics as Manager, presented at the Annual Meeting of the

Speech Communication Association, Chicago, Illinois, 1986.

Disadvantages: Links, Threshold, and Uniqueness, presented at the Michigan

Association of Speech Communication, Battle Creek, Michigan, 1985.

PUBLICATIONS

The Leadership Dialogues: A Book Review Community College Times, 27, #3,

5.

Key Issues Relating to Special Admit Programs and Rural Areas invited paper

in hearing report Concurrent Enrollment: Do Current Practices Reflect State Priorities?,

Assembly Committee on Higher Education, State of California, February 17, 2004.

Technical Scholars: A Three- Way Partnership for Career Development

Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 25, 783- 791.

Shared Premises in Value Argument in the Organization, in Spheres of

Argument, edited by Bruce E. Gronbeck, Speech Communication Association,

Annandale, Virginia, 1989.

Profile of Academic Debate with Willis Watt, lead chapter in Prima Facia: A

Guide To Academic Debate, edited by John Midgley and Stephen Wood, Kendall/Hunt

Publishing Company, Dubuque, Iowa, 1986.

SELECTED GRANT ACTIVITIES

Led in the development of Title III grant that funded enhanced student success,

retention efforts and matching grant for Health Sciences Endowment, College of the

Siskiyous, Department of Education, United States Government, 2006.

Reorganized administration of federal Gear- Up grant to move it from being at risk

of not being funded again to it becoming a national model for community partnerships.

College of the Siskiyous, Department of Education, United States Government, 2002.

Selected Grant Activities (cont.)

Coordinated the development of School- to- Work and Tech Prep grants

Spartanburg Technical College, Department of Education, State of South Car olina and

United States Government, 2001, 2000, and 1999.

Participated in development of Title III grant that funded faculty and college

development activities in use of technology in the classroom, Spartanburg Technical

College, Department of Education, United States Government, 2000.

Authored Computer Networking in the Liberal Arts, Lake City Community

College Foundation, 1995.

Authored Student Literacy Corp, Department of Education, United States

Government, 1991.

Authored Title III Grant Eligibility Application, Department of Education,

United States Government, 1989.



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