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Read Free Online at AlabamaLedger.com Gadsden State Adds Dean of Enrollment
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Dr. Kathy Murphy, president of Gadsden State Community College, has announced that Dr. Aletta Williamson is the new dean of Enrollment and Retention. She will join the executive cabinet on August. 16. Gadsden State offers academic, health science and career technical education on five campuses in Calhoun, Cherokee and Etowah counties. The College prepares students from all backgrounds for success through quality education, innovative workforce development and inclusive community and global engagement. Williamson is currently a psychology instructor at Wallace State Community College in Hanceville, where she previously served as director of Upward Bound for over three years. Before joining Wallace State, she was employed at Miles College, where she worked from 2002 to 2007 as the director of Admissions and Recruiting as well as director of Enrollment Management and Title III. directing and evaluating all promotional programs as well as the overall development of the tourism and travel industry within the 16 northernmost counties of the State of Alabama. The region generates more than $2.5 billion in travel expenditures on an annual basis.
Williamson earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Higher Education Administration from the University of Alabama in 2013. Previously, she earned a Master of Science in General Counseling from Alabama State University in 2005 and a Bachelor of Arts in Human Development from Alabama A&M University in 1999. As the dean of Enrollment and Retention, Williamson will provide leadership, strategic planning and executive oversight of student Dr. Aletta Williamson
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enrollment, retention and success for credit and non-credit programs in order to meet completion/ graduation goals for the College 2021 Appalachian Leadership Institute Graduate Members of the
Tami Reist, President/ CEO of the Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Association (AMLA), was one of 38 fellows who graduated from the Appalachian Leadership Institute, a leadership and economic development program sponsored by the Appalachian Regional Commission.
been hard at work over the last nine months building skills needed to help their communities thrive,” said ARC Federal Co-Chair Gayle Manchin. “The Appalachian Leadership Institute gives local leaders the tools to make their communities stronger and more resilient,” said ARC
States’ Co-Chair, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam. "Congratulations to the 38 graduating fellows," he added. Reist was one of two fellows representing Alabama in the class. As AMLA’s president and CEO, Reist is responsible for planning, implementing,
Class of 2021, along with their friends and family, attended the ceremony - 24 in-person in Washington, DC, and 14 virtually. “We congratulate the 2021 class of Appalachian Leadership Institute Fellows. In addition to network- building, the Fellows have
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