Dr. Brian E. Ellison

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San Anselmo, CA 94960 San Diego, CA 92122

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adjdkz@r.postjobfree.com adjdkz@r.postjobfree.com EDUCATION

Doctor of Education: Education Leadership

University of La Verne (2002)

La Verne, California

Dissertation: Identification of Factors

Enhancing or Impeding the Utilization of

Instructional Television (An analysis of

resistance to organizational change within

selected K-6 schools in Merced County, CA).

Master of Arts: Applied Sociology

San Diego State University (1987)

San Diego, California

Thesis: Work Roles and Safety Orientations:

A Functionalist Approach (An analysis of San

Diego Gas & Electric employee attitudes

toward occupational safety and health

regulations with emphasis on rate of adoption

by occupation) - Encino Power Plant,

Carlsbad, CA).

Bachelor of Arts: Psychology and Sociology

San Diego State University (1985)

San Diego, California

(Completed double major with academic

distinction in both disciplines. Served as a

peer counselor at the Beach Area Clinic in

Pacific Beach, San Diego, CA).

Associate Degree: Psychology

San Diego Mesa College (1983)

San Diego, California

PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS

Community College Teaching Credential in

Sociology (Valid for Life, 1988)

PROFESSIONAL AWARDS

Distinguished San Diego Continuing

Education Administer (2016)

Distinguished Adult Education Administrator

(2008)

Recognized Administrator CCSF (2007)

PRIVATE SECTOR EXPERIENCE

President

WiseVerse Consulting, LLC

2019 to Present

WiseVerse Consulting, LLC is a private for-

profit limited liability company which

specializes in providing consultative services

in the area of adult education at the

community college level. Consultation is

focused on full life cycle recruitment inclusive

of demographic analysis, identification of

prospective students, targeted marketing,

community-based recruiting, enrollment

management, and retention and persistence

support. Curriculum and program

development services are also offered.

I provide fiscal oversight, P&L assessment,

business development, marketing, and

personnel management.

Chief Academic Officer

Farmworker Institute for Education and

Leadership Development (UFW)

2018 to 2019

Provided administrative oversight of the

instructional program including the charter

high school (EPIC), the non-credit English as

a Second Language (ESL) program, and state

certified conservation corps. FIELD is a

private non-profit 501 (c) (3) focused on

pursuing social justice issues related to rural

communities and the migrant adult learner

population in California.

Construction Manager

Fine Line Consulting, LLC

2019

Provided oversight of tenancy improvement

projects in San Francisco Bay Area. Projects

included restaurant remodels and seismic

upgrades. Provided job site oversight for

owners and updates regarding project

activities and timeline. IT projects varied from

1 million to 3 million in construction costs.

PUBLIC SECTOR EXPERIENCE PRIVATE SECTOR EXPERIENCE Assistant Superintendent Vice President

of Instruction

Merced College

2016 to 2018

District characteristics:

25000 students (unduplicated head count)

52 million operational budget

Single college service area

Provided overall fiscal and strategic

planning leadership for the instructional

program comprising Merced College.

Administrated the credit, non-credit,

community education, and contract

education programs including all CTE

Programs, social and behavioral sciences,

English and the humanities, the natural

sciences, mathematics, business and

computer science, foreign languages, the

fine arts, music, physical education, allied

health, and child development. Provide

oversight for the Library and Learning

Resources Center, Child Development

Center, Business Resource Center, and the

college farm. Administered the curriculum

development process and oversee activity

between the college and State Chancellor’s

Office. Provided oversight of those

operational budgets under control of the

Office of Instruction.

Administered the following grants: Adult

Education Block Grant, Carl Perkins Grant, CTE

Transitions Grant, CCPT Career Pathways Trust

Grant (Agriculture), CCPT Career Pathway in

Logistics, CTE Enhanced Fund, Cal SOAP Grant,

SB 1070 Grant, Enrollment Growth and

Retention/Attrition Reduction for Associate Degree Nursing, Assessment, Remediation and Retention

for Associate Degree RN Programs, and the Basic

Skills and Student Transformation Grant.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

CCCCO Basic Skills Student Opportunity

Transformation (BSSOT) Grant

Oversaw the development of the grant application.

Grant was awarded spring 2016 in the amount of 1.5 million over three-year time period.

Cohort-Based Instruction in CTE programs

Oversaw expansion of cohort-based instructional

model in the CTE Program. This model has been

successful in terms of increase student retention, persistence, and completion.

Instructional Program at Valley State Prison and

Central Valley Women’s Facility

Established instructional programs at Valley State Prison (VSP) and Central Valley Women’s Facility

(CCWF). Instructional program includes

academic and CTE coursework.

AB288 Dual Enrollment Program

Oversaw the creation of multiple partnerships with K-12 districts in the service area to offer academic and CTE coursework as part of a dual enrollment

program.

Reaffirmation of Accreditation

Administered the development of the 2016 Self-

Study Report and supporting activities inclusive of chairing the standing Accreditation

Committee and convocation presentation

regarding accreditation. Served as the ACCJC

Accreditation Liaison Officer.

Enrollment Management Dashboard

Developed and implemented dashboard to display

enrollment data for senior administrators as part of Datatel information management system.

Chief Operations Officer

Santori Wine Company, LLC

2018 to 2019

Provided administrative oversight for Santori Wines. Worked with wine brokers and direct sales clients. Maintained website and client list. Marketed Santori Wine Company and represented winery to wine industry. Administrated operational budget, P&L data sheet, and monitored revenue stream. Santori Wine Company

produces award winning varietals and approximately 7500 bottles per year.

ITFS Distance Education Consultant

Merced County Office of Education

1999 to 2000

Served as a consultant to the Merced County Office of Education regarding the development and implementation of Merced Educational Television via ITFS technology. Established Homework Hotline which offered real-time instruction via dedicated cable channel and phone bridge. SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

CCCCO Basic Skills Student Opportunity

Transformation Grant (BSSOT)

Oversaw the development of the grant application. Grant awarded in 2016 in the amount of 1.5 million over a three- year timeframe.

California Prison System Education

Established instructional programs at Valley State Prison and the Chowchilla Womens’ Facility in the San Joaquin Valley. Generated at 750K revenue stream.

AB 288 Dual Enrollment Program

Established dual enrollment programs with all local feeder high schools in service area. Established a 1.2 mil. revenue stream.

Reaffirmation of Accreditation

WASC Liaison Officer (2016 Self-Evaluation Report). Datatel Enrollment Management Dashboard

Developed with consultant support an enrollment

management dashboard for management team to support enrollment decision-making and administration of

instructional program.

Vice President of Instruction Student

Services

San Diego Continuing Education San

Diego Community College District

2007 to 2015

District characteristics:

85000 students (unduplicated head count)

32 million operational budget

Six campuses in San Diego metro area

Instruction

Fiscal and strategic planning responsibility

for the instructional and student support

services programs comprising San Diego

Continuing Education. Provided

administrative oversight of the noncredit

instructional program inclusive of all CTE,

Older Adult, Parent Education, ESL,

Business Information & Technology,

Hospitality & Culinary Studies, DSPS, and

ABE/ASE programs. Jointly administer the

Adult Education High School Diploma

Program in conjunction with the San Diego

Unified School District.

Student Services

Provided administrative oversight of

student support services inclusive of general

and DSPS counseling, student success and

support program activities, and job search

and outreach services including the

CalWORKS Program, the Veterans

Program, and the New Horizons Program.

Oversaw the 504 Officer and student

discipline process. Served as the Student

Grievance Officer, Student Discipline

Hearing Officer, and the Title IX

Coordinator. Served as the WASC/ACCJC

Accreditation Liaison Officer for San Diego

Continuing Education. Served as Chair of

the Region X Chief Student Services

Officers.

COMMUNITY RELATIONS

The San Diego District Attorney’s Office and Reentry Roundtable

San Diego Housing Corporation

The Southeast San Diego Neighborhood

Coalition/Tubman-Chavez Center

Environmental Clean Air Act Coalition

National Steel and Ship Building (NASSCO)

BAE Ship Building

The Black Contractor’s Association

Catholic Charities

Barrio Logan Association

San Diego Second Chance Program

Regional Chamber of Commerce

CAMPUS CONSTRUCTION

Served as a member of the San Diego Continuing

Education facilities planning group for four new

ground up construction campuses and the remodeling of two existing campuses. Oversaw the instructional programming of these campuses and contributed to

classroom design. Worked with construction and

project managers focusing on FF&E phase of

construction.

LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY

Assisted in the development of SB 361,

Funding Formula Reform (2006)

Appointed to serve on State Chancellor’s

Office Task Force to address noncredit

course repetition (2007)

Assisted in the development of AB 86,

Education Omnibus Trailer Bill (2013)

Co-authored position paper for state

legislature advocating for an increase in state

apportionment for noncredit CDCP classes

(2014)

Appointed to serve on State Chancellor’s

Office Noncredit Work Group to Implement

SB 1456 for Noncredit Programs (2014)

CONTRACT EDUCATION/APPRENTICESHIP

TRAINING

Administered the Employee Training Institute (ETI) which partnered with local business and industry to provide customized employee training the San Diego County. Jointly administered the Apprenticeship Program in conjunction San Diego City College and local trade associations. Partnered with the IBEW to offer basic skills coursework.

ONLINE ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM

Established non-credit online and hybrid courses as part of instructional delivery for college.

Dean of Instruction

City College of San Francisco

2000 to 2007

District characteristics:

90000 students (unduplicated head count)

178 million operational budget

Nine campuses in San Francisco

City/County including: Mission District,

Richmond District, Civic Center, North

Beach, South San Francisco, and Hunters

Point.

Oversaw approximately 600 regular faculty

evaluations and 150 contract faculty

evaluations annually. Managed curriculum

development, review and implementation for

65 academic and CTE programs while

ensuring compliance with all applicable laws

and regulations. Served as a resource person

for production of the class schedule which

included over 6000 sections per academic

year. Monitored faculty evaluation and

tenure review budget and other budgets

associated with the office.

In conjunction with the Office of Employee

Relations and General Counsel, ensured

compliance with state regulations and the

collective bargaining agreement regarding

faculty evaluation, tenure review, and

sabbatical leaves.

Supervised the Articulation Officer and the

development and maintenance of all

articulation agreements. Oversaw the

Honors Program and TAG Agreements with

several public and private institutions.

Oversaw development, editing, and

production of the college catalog and several

in-house publications.

SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS

President of the Executive Committee (CCSF Administrator Association): Served as President of the CCSF Executive Committee (2005-2007). This committee routinely met with the Chancellor to discuss issues pertaining to the district budgeting, planning, and issues specific to the administration.

Sabbatical Committee Chairperson: Oversaw the sabbatical application process. Managed all active sabbaticals and faculty initiated sabbatical modifications ensuring completion of the approved sabbatical proposal.

Member of CCSF District Negotiating Team: Served as a member of the District negotiating team (2001 -2005). Negotiated increases in adjunct teaching loads to .67 percent as a result of legislative change. Additionally, negotiated adjunct health benefits and priority of assignment rights.

Informal Grievance Officer: Served as the district’s informal grievance officer and worked collaboratively with AFT 2121 representatives to resolve informal grievances filed by unit members (2000-2005).

Investigator for the Affirmative Action Office: Served as the administrative representative for the Office of Affirmative Action (2000-2001).

CAMPUS CONSTRUCTION

Small Construction Project Group: Worked as part of a group that oversaw construction projects not exceeding 1.5 million and occurring on main campus.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Publication Awards

Received an award from the National Council for

Marketing and Public Relations a second award from the Community College Public Relations Organization for the 2003-04 College Catalog.

BANNER Degree Audit Program

Developed a degree audit program within the BANNER system to provide counseling staff with degree audit information for all enrolled students.

Distance Education Program

Developed distance education program for credit

instruction, established intellectual property contract language, and faculty online training program.

Dean of Career and Technical Education

Merced College

1992 to 1994

Oversaw all Career and Technical Education

Programs inclusive of the LVN/RN Nursing,

Dental Technology, Mechanized

Agriculture, Auto Mechanics/Auto Body,

the Hazardous Materials Program

(HAZMAT) and the Welding/Building

Technology Program. Also oversaw the

Physics, Biology, and Chemistry Programs.

Instructor of Psychology and Sociology

Merced College

1988 to 2000

As a tenured faculty, taught psychology and

sociology coursework inclusive of

introductory psychology, introductory

sociology, contemporary social problems,

marriage and family, and human sexuality.

Graduate Teaching Assistant

San Diego State University

1986 to 1987

Taught Introductory sociology classes at

undergraduate level during the 1987-1988

academic year. Conducted research for the

Victim Witness Program supported by the

San Diego District Attorney’s Office specific

to post-traumatic stress disorder.

Instructional Aide

San Diego Unified School District

1985-1986

Supported elementary grade level teachers

at two school sites in University City, San

Diego, CA.

Student Custodian

San Diego Unified School District

1980-1981

Provided custodial support to elementary

school site in University City, San Diego,

CA.

SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS

International Student Recruiter 1994

Traveled to Taiwan and Hong Kong to participate in international student recruitment efforts for Merced College. Established an English Language Institute on the college campus which remains in operation and serves approximately 200 students annually.

ELECTED POSITIONS

Faculty Association President/Vice-President (1989-1992) Faculty Association Chief Negotiator (1991-1992)

Merced College Academic Senator (1991-1996)

RESEARCH

Conducted institutional research in the area of

student enrollment and retention, Merced College

Afternoon Program: A Descriptive Analysis (1990).

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