Presidential Search

Johnson County Community College (JCCC) searches for its next President

JCCC embraces a mission of inspiring learning to transform lives and strengthen communities, a direction that has endured since the College opened its doors in 1969. The President of the College reports directly to a seven-member governing board whose members are elected at large and serve four-year terms.

The College is fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and committed to offering accessible, high quality education from a main campus and multiple satellite locations. JCCC is devoted to enriching lives by meeting individual, community, and workforce needs in a welcoming and supportive environment.

Serving Johnson County, Kansas, and the entire Kansas City metropolitan area, JCCC supports the educational and career goals of students through more than 100 degree and certificate programs. Knowledgeable, dedicated faculty and staff work on behalf of more than 38,000 credit and continuing education students in a stimulating academic community.

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September 2024

Search consultants meet with campus constituent groups to discuss desired presidential priorities & leadership characteristics
Finalize president search profile and submit for Board of Trustee approval

October – December 2024

Announcement regarding the presidential search; search consultants actively initiate the recruitment process

January 2025

Search Committee reviews the candidate pool
Search Committee conducts semi-finalist interviews and selects candidates to move forward for the final interviews

February – March 2025

Finalist interviews (on and around campus)
Board of Trustees selects the candidate of choice

The new president will begin no later than July 1, 2025

The individuals serving on the JCCC Presidential Search Committee (2024-2025) are:

Melody Rayl, Board of Trustees Chair, Search Committee Chair
Laura Smith-Everett, Board of Trustees Vice Chair
Judy Korb, Interim President
Andrea Vieux, Faculty Association President, Associate Professor Political Science
Jason Arnett, College Council Co-Chair, Assistant Director, Dining Services
Gurbhushan Singh, Vice President Academic Affairs (Cabinet member)
Shelli Allen, Vice President Student Success & Engagement (Cabinet member)
Christina McGee, Vice President Human Resources (Cabinet member)
Joy Ginsburg, Executive Director, Foundation
Tracey Osborne Oltjen, Overland Park Chamber (Community member)
Tonya Merrigan, Blue Valley Superintendent (Community member)

The College has selected Academic Search as the organization to lead efforts to find a new President. Academic Search is mission-driven and dedicated to expanding leadership capacity at higher education institutions. The firm has conducted more than 2,400 successful searches for college presidents, chancellors, provosts, vice presidents, and deans in a variety of disciplines.

Gwen Joseph
Gwen.Joseph@academicsearch.org

Disa Mason
Disa.Mason@academicsearch.org

As a first step in the process, representatives from Academic Search will be on campus September 16-18, 2024. During that timeframe, JCCC will hold a series of listening sessions for faculty, staff, students, and the community.

Each session will be facilitated by consultants from the search firm. Participants will have the opportunity to share thoughts about desired talents, accomplishments, and experiences candidates should possess. The sessions will also query future opportunities and challenges for the College and the new President.