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Tiffany E. Hunter, PhDAspen Rising Presidential Fellow - Cohort 6 (2021-2022)The American Association of Community Colleges Future Presidents Institute (2021)The Thomas Lakin Institute for Mentored Leadership (2016)EDUCATIONNov. 2008Doctor of Philosophy, Leadership for Higher Education, Capella UniversityJune 2012Master of Science in Education, Capella UniversityMay 1998Master of Arts in Birth to Kindergarten Education, Lenoir-RhyneCollegeMay 1993Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, University of North CarolinaGreensboroADMINISTRATIVE and TEACHING EXPERIENCENovember 2020 Provost and Senior Vice President of AcademicAffairs, Clark State College – Springfield, OHClark State College began in 1962 as the Springfield and Clark County Technical EducationProgram in an effort to meet the post-secondary, technical education needs of Springfield andthe surrounding area. Clark State is a multi-campus, open access, two-year institution servingapproximately 6,000 students in five counties in Ohio. Clark State has been approved to offer 2bachelor’s degree and more than 130 associate and technical degrees and certificates.Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs: Responsible for program development,financial management, and personnel administration for all academic, academic support(including learning resources), Institutional Research, Library, and the Center for Teaching andLearning. Oversight of more than 10 million in grants, including Carl D. Perkins, The Departmentof Labor, the Department of Defense, and the National Science Foundation. Ensuring that allacademic programs are meeting internal and external stakeholder needs as well as business andcommunity needs. Ensuring that regional accreditation is in compliance and that all retention andprogram completion goals are met. Budget oversight of more than 22 million.Responsibilities: primary advocate and spokesperson for the academic areas to the college communityand to the community at largeall programs and activities of the collegeimplementation of policies and decisions of the President and Collegeprovides the leadership to develop new academic programs which meet the College'smission and strategic planT. Hunter, PhD 1
manages the program review and assessment of student academic achievement at thecollege with a focus on student learning as central to these processescompliance with federal and state regulationsoversee compliance of the Higher Learning Commission regional accreditationguidelinesmaintenance of productive relationships with all segments of education, the community,legislators and other state agencies that have an interest in the work of the Collegemaintenance of productive relationships with all internal College constituentsmonitors curriculum revision and updating within the framework of the college's missionand the state regulatory agenciescollege-wide strategic budgetingdiversity, equity, and inclusion initiativesengages in outreach to area secondary and post-secondary institutions to developformal partnerships, collaborations and articulations which foster student pathways andsupportrecommends the appointment of faculty and staff as employees to the College anddirects processes for recognition of faculty excellence. Guides viable professionaldevelopment activities for faculty and staff including the integration of technology into theeducational processworks in conjunction with other College leaders to enhance the effectiveness of outreacheffort/programs to Champaign and Logan Countiescollaborates and meets regularly with the Faculty Senate and supports a sharedgovernance model for the collegedirects planning, allocation and use of fiscal resources within academic divisions toenable them to complete the programmatic mission of the division/departmentnetworks with local, state and national agencies and boards to advance the College'smissioncommitment to transfer, online and technical education programsmanages, with an entrepreneurial focus, on budget development and with academicgrant programsSignificant Accomplishments: lead the Associate Degree in Nursing program through the Ohio Board of Nursingreaccreditation on-site visit and receiving full approval status (Full 5 years approval)lead the School of Health, Human, and Public Services through the approval of theBachelor of Science in Addictions and Integrated Treatment Services with the OhioDepartment of Education and the Higher Learning Commission (first cohort to begin infall 2022)oversaw the collaborative work of faculty and staff in securing funding for the college’slargest grant to date – 3.5 million from the Department of Labor for the H-1B OneWorkforce grant programoversaw the collaborative work of faculty and staff in securing funding over 3.1 millionfrom the Department of Defense via ARCTOS for the establishment of a PhotonicsCenter of Excellenceoversaw the development and approval of the new Faculty Evaluation processthrough increased equipment purchases for programs, increased Carl Perkins funding toover 265,000T. Hunter, PhD 2
January 2019 – November 2020Vice President of Academic Affairs,Clark State Community College – Springfield, OHClark State Community College began in 1962 as the Springfield and Clark County TechnicalEducation Program in an effort to meet the post-secondary, technical education needs ofSpringfield and the surrounding area. Clark State is a multi-campus, open access, two-yearinstitution serving approximately 6,400 students in five counties in Ohio. Clark State has beenapproved to offer 1 bachelor’s degree and more than 125 associate and technical degrees andcertificates.Vice President of Academic Affairs: Responsible for all academic programming at the institutionas the Chief Academic Officer providing leadership to Academic Deans, Academic Directors,faculty and staff. Oversight of more than 5 million in grants, including Carl D. Perkins, and theNational Science Foundation. Ensuring that all academic programs are meeting internal andexternal stakeholder needs as well as business and community needs. Ensuring that regionalaccreditation is in compliance and that all retention and program completion goals are met.Budget oversight of 20 million.Responsibilities: lead the program development, financial management, and personnel administration forall academic, library, Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence, and WorkforceDevelopment and Business Solutionsprimary advocate and spokesperson for the academic areas to the college communityand to the community at largeaccountable for all programs and activities of the collegeimplementation of policies and decisions of the President and Collegecompliance with federal and state regulationsoversee compliance of the Higher Learning Commission regional accreditationguidelinesmaintenance of productive relationships with all segments of education, the community,legislators and other state agencies that have an interest in the work of the Collegemaintenance of productive relationships with all internal College constituentsSignificant Accomplishments: oversaw the develop and approval of the Associate of Applied Science in HealthSciences and Addiction and Recovery Studiesredesigned the Center for Teaching and Learning to include a Faculty ProfessionalDevelopment Coordinatoranalyzed faculty rank and salaries to get faculty to 25th percentile and to increasenursing faculty salaries to better align to marketincreased the use of the dashboard by deans and faculty to make better informeddecisions as it relates to student retention, course completions, and student successdataoversaw the development and approval of the Technical Faculty Promotion Process andPolicyincreased the number of Open Education Resources in our high enrolled classes and weare continuing to guide faculty to adopt more in several academic programs (savings tostudents to date has been over 1 million)T. Hunter, PhD 3
led five academic programs through successful reaccreditation/approval visitsawarded an 899,000 Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grant forOpioid Workforce Expansion Program-Paraprofessionalled programs to successfully acquire needed equipment through Perkins Funding andthe Springfield Foundation (over 150,000)lead the transition of all courses to online and remote access as a result of coronavirusoversaw the establishment of the partnership with State Automobile Mutual InsuranceCompany (State Auto) for a Guaranteed Hire Program for our online Insurance Program(earn 47,000/year)led the collaborative with the Workforce department to develop Apprenticeships inManufacturingfirst cohort of students began courses in the Bachelor of Applied Science inManufacturing Technology Management program (Fall 2019)first cohort of students began courses in the Bachelor of Applied Science in Web Designand Development (Fall 2020)received 620,000 from Department of Defense – Office of Economic Adjustment withSOCHE to further develop Cyber programingled the development and approval of two new associate degrees through our internalprocess and are waiting for them to be approved by ODHE. The degrees are AAS,Addiction & Recovery Studies and AAS, Health Scienceslaunched the Peer Recovery Support certificate program was launched and has anumber of individuals working in this capacitybegan systematic collection of assessment data for College Credit Plus courses in thehigh schools providing more comprehensive information and opportunities for analysisoversaw the successful addition of open enrollment programming, including ourProfessional Sales Readiness Certification, the creation of the Leadership DevelopmentSeries and added an extensive online career training platform in WorkforceDevelopment and Business Solutions departmentoversaw the expansion of the Workforce STNA Lab, allowing us to double trainingcapacityled the reorganization of the Workforce Development and Business Solutionsdepartment, including the creation of two new positions – Program Coordinator andBusiness Development Manager, to better align work duties with department goalsoversaw the creation of new short-term training website to better serve our adult learnersand align the program offerings with pathway opportunitiescontinued grant partnership with Ohio Means Jobs/Department of Jobs and FamilyServices, Clark Countyled the expansion of Open Education Resource training sessions for faculty through thelibraryled the implementation of Ultra Base Navigation and Ally (Accessibility Tool) inBlackboardoversaw the Assessment Academy participants engagement in the Higher LearningCommission Assessment Academyoversaw the establishment of the college-wide Transfer Council to improve transfer andarticulation communicationT. Hunter, PhD 4
August 2012 – January 2019Dean of Education and Human Services,Florida State College at Jacksonville – Jacksonville, FLFlorida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ) is one of the largest state colleges in Florida with 5campuses and 3 centers. FSCJ has grown from an initial enrollment of 2,610 students in Fall1966 to the current enrollment of 50,000 students, the College has grown to offer 13 bachelor’sdegrees, 45 associate degrees and more than 100 technical certificates and workforcecertifications.Dean of Education and Human Services: Responsible for 3 Career and Technical Educationcredit programs, 1 non-credit Career and Technical program, 1 post-baccalaureate program, 1,125,000 budget, 2 Instructional Program Managers, 5 Project Coordinators, 4 support staffand 100 faculty and staff, more than 2,500 credit and non-credit students, 2 federal grants, 1statewide grant initiative, the International Code.org initiative; currently reports to AssociateProvost Baccalaureate and Career and Technical Education, prior to July 1, 2017 reported toCampus President.Responsibilities: lead the community outreach for collaborative relationships with community agencies,local and statewide school districts, and business and industry partners for Educationand Human Services programslead the curriculum development and revisions for the BS Early Childhood Educationprogram to meet Florida Department of Education guidelinesdirect the curriculum development and revisions for Associate of Science and Bachelorof Science programs to meet Florida Department of Education guidelinesdirect the development, planning, and implementation for programmatic anddepartmental strategic planningoversee all program review processes for programs under my purviewoversee, plan and administer budgets to facilitate the allocation of program resources at2 campuseslead Instructional Program Managers and Project Coordinators to oversee the facultyand staff performance evaluation processoversee Instructional Program Managers to ensure compliance with CollectiveBargaining Agreement and contracts for facultyoversight of all scheduling, staffing, enrollment, and student retention datadirect and assess departmental and programmatic outcomesoversee search committees to recruit and hire new full-time facultydirect planning and assessment processes for 3 workforce programs that result inSACS-COC compliance and reaccreditationdirect the planning and assessment process for 2 technical instructional programs thatresult in SACS-COC compliance and reaccreditationT. Hunter, PhD 5
Significant accomplishments include: developed the admissions process and procedures for the Bachelor of Science EarlyChildhood Education and the Bachelor of Science Human Services Programled the Bachelor of Science online course development to establish our online offerings.increased the community partnerships with local community agenciesestablished articulation agreements and Memorandum of Understandings with othercommunity agencies, State Colleges, and school districtsled the development and approval of the Educator Preparation Institute by the FloridaDepartment of Educationmanaged the increase in program completion by 14% in one semesterled the Bachelor of Science online course development to establish online offeringsincreased the community partnerships with local school districts and communityagenciesincreased Florida Teacher Certification pass rate to 96% from 70%August 2011 – August 2012Assistant Professor Education, Florida StateCollege at Jacksonville – Jacksonville, FLResponsibilities: supervise student interns in Elementary School settingsteach education curriculum courses focused on diversity, special education, andeducation best practices in face-to-face, hybrid, and online formatsserve on college-wide committeesSignificant accomplishments included: served as the Education faculty chair in leading the effort to select common textbookscollege-wide.worked on the team to revise the Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Educationprogram curriculum.October 2008 – July 2011Coordinator Birth-Kindergarten Education,Catawba College – Salisbury, NCCatawba College is the sixth-oldest college in North Carolina. It is a private, coeducationalcollege, affiliated with the United Church of Christ, which has deliberately chosen to remain afour- year institution rooted in the liberal arts tradition. Its purpose is to enrich the educationalexperiences of students and to prepare these students for productive and meaningful lives ofpurpose following their graduation. Catawba College offers over 70 academic fields of studyincluding strong science and pre-professional programs.Coordinator Birth-Kindergarten Education: 100% Administrative Position; Responsible for 1Bachelor program, 98 curriculum students, 100,000 budget, supervised adjuncts, developmentand submission of annual North Carolina Department of Education reports.T. Hunter, PhD 6
Responsibilities: oversee, plan and administer budgets to facilitate the allocation of program resourcesdirect curriculum development, course implementation, and assessment for the BirthKindergarten Programorganize recruiting eventsteach math, science, and literacy methods, curriculum, special needs, lesson plandevelopment and implementation, and classroom management Birth-KindergartenEducation courseslead the development of all program Education courses college-wideadvise 98 students each semesterSignificant accomplishments included: established community partnerships with local school districts and community agenciesled the development and revision of the curriculumestablished program offering at off-site locationAugust 2006 – October 2008Associate Professor, Early Childhood Education,Guilford Technical Community College – Jamestown, NCThe third largest of 58 community colleges in the North Carolina Community College System,GTCC serves more than 40,000 students annually from its Jamestown, Greensboro, High Point,Aviation and Donald W. Cameron campuses as well as its Small Business Center inGreensboro and High Point.Responsibilities: teach Early Childhood Education classes focused on lesson plan development,classroom management, special needs, literacy instruction, math and science methodsin face-to-face and online formatsadvise 75 curriculum students each semestersupervise practicum experiences for Early Childhood studentsserve on college committees representing the Education departmentSignificant accomplishments included: established community partnerships with local school districts and community agenciesled the development and revision of the curriculumAugust 2003 – August 2006Instructor, Early Childhood Education,Rowan-Cabarrus Community College – Salisbury, NCRowan-Cabarrus Community College serves approximately 20,000 students in a two countyservice area. The college has four campuses and three off campus sites. The college offersfully accredited associate degree programs in more than 50 areas of study, including business,information technology, health and public services, motorsports, engineering technologies andbiotechnology. Rowan-Cabarrus also offers numerous degrees entirely online, as well asT. Hunter, PhD 7
accredited diploma and certificate programs focused on career and technical training, continuingeducation and adult basic education.Responsibilities: teach Early Childhood Education classes focused on classroom management, lessonplanning, curriculum development, special needs, and methods of instruction in face-toface and online formatsadvise 100 students per semestersupervise practicum experiences for Early Childhood students in child care andElementary School settingsSignificant accomplishments included: established community partnerships with local school districts and community agenciesled the development and revision of the curriculumactive participant in the department’s accreditationProfessional Associations National Association for the Education of Young Children Commission on theAccreditation of Early Childhood Higher Education Programs (May 2017 – December2022)National Council of Workforce Education (NCWE)Council on Accreditation for Two-Year Colleges (CATYC)The Ohio Association of Chief Academic Officers for Two-Year CollegesSouthwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education (SOCHE) - Chief Academic OfficersFlorida Association for Colleges of Teacher Education Membero Chair, Professional Development Committee (2016 – 2018)North Carolina Birth-Kindergarten Higher Education Consortiumo President Elect (2010 - 2011)National Association for the Education of Young ChildrenNational Association for the Education of Young Children Peer Reviewer (2007-April2017)Board and Community Involvement United Way of Clark, Champaign & Madison Counties Board of Directors (2021-2023)Rotary Club of BeavercreekUniversity of Cincinnati Early IT Advisory BoardEngage Springfield/Funders CommitteeThe Chamber of Greater SpringfieldThe Beavercreek ChamberThe Greater Springfield PartnershipThe Beavercreek ChamberT. Hunter, PhD 8
Leadership Programs The Aspen Institute Rising Presidents Fellowship (Cohort 6 2021-2022)Association of Community Colleges Future Presidents Institute (2021)The Thomas Lakin Institute for Mentored Leadership (2016)The Guilford Technical Community College Presidential Leadership Seminar (2007)Selected Community College Activities Achieving the Dream Network Administrative LeadClark State Strategic Planning College-wide CommitteeClark State Academic Council Committee – Co-ChairClark State Budget Advisory Council Committee – Co-ChairPresentations Presented at the 2020 National Council for Workforce Education Conference, “Closingthe Equity Gap: The Ohio Story” with Phyllis Cummins, Senior Research Scholar,Scripps Gerontology Center, Miami University of OhioPresented at the 2015 National Association for the Education of Young Children AnnualConference, “Social Media Trends of Early Childhood Education College Students: ACase Study”Presented at the 2007 North Carolina Association for the Education of Young ChildrenConference, “Working Effectively with Parents of Children with Exceptional Needs”Presented at the 2004 North Carolina Community College System Instructor’sConference, “Integrating Technology into Early Childhood Courses”Certifications and Awards Administrative and Professional Employee of the Month Florida State College atJacksonville (2013)Testing and Evaluation of ESOL Training (2011)2004 – 2005 Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers Award2004 – 2005 Excellence in Teaching AwardT. Hunter, PhD 9
Nov. 2008 Doctor of Philosophy, Leadership for Higher Education, Capella University June 2012 Master of Science in Education, Capella University May 1998 Master of Arts in Birth to Kindergarten Education, Lenoir-Rhyne College May 1993 Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, University of North Carolina- Greensboro
