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amlico Community College could have a new president named by the end of May. The field is now down to 4 finalists vying to succeed the late Cleve Cox.

In coming weeks, each candidate will sit down for an interview with the Board of Trustees which will decide who it wants to be president. On those days, the public, faculty and PCC staff will also have a chance to ‘meet and greet’ the candidates.

The four finalists are:

Dr. Maria Fraser-Molina, who has been PCC’s interim President since October and who, if chosen, would be the college’s first woman president.

Dr. Maria Fraser-Molina began teaching at Durham Tech in 1990 and accrued a quarter century of executive leadership in the state’s community college system. She earned her Masters in Spanish and PhD in Romance Languages from UNC- Chapel Hill.

Dr. James “Jim” Ross, Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Development for Piedmont Virginia Community College.

Dr. James “Jim” Ross has 15 years experience in executive leadership. He masters in Education from Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania and a doctorate in Organizational Leadership from Nova Southeastern U in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

Dr. James “Jay” Sullivan, currently Vice President of Research and Institutional Effectiveness at Beaufort County Community College.

Dr.James ‘Jay’ Sullivan, now a VP at Beaufort Community College, has years of instructional experience in community colleges with an emphasis on math and science. He graduated NCSU with degrees in math and physics and earned his PhD in Theoretical Physics at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Mr. Jimmy Tate, Vice President for College Advancement, Human Resources and Institutional Effectiveness and Executive Director of the Foundation at James Sprunt Community College in Kenansville, NC.

Jimmy Tate is currently a VP at a community college in Kenansville, and has a dozen years executive experience in community colleges. He has a Masters in education from UNC-Wilmington and expects to earn doctorate in Higher Education from St. Thomas University, Miami Gardens, Florida.

PCC has arranged for four days of more detailed focus on the candidates – May 9-12 – at which each will be given a tour of the county and the campus, followed by a 2:30-3:30p ‘meet and greet’ with the staff, faculty and any member of the public who wishes to attend, in the Delamar auditorium.

Schedule for Finalists:

• Dr. Maria Fraser-Molina, Monday, May 9
• Dr. James “Jim” Ross, Tuesday, May 10
• Mr. Jimmy Tate, Wednesday, May 11
• Dr. James “Jay” Sullivan, Thursday, May 12

As for any public input from those sessions, PCC Trustee Greg Piner, who chaired the Search Committee, says the Board is always, “open to hear compelling information, one way or the other.”

After a dinner with a member of the Board of Trustees, each candidate then will have 90 minutes set aside for a face-to-face interview. Those end on May 12.

The next day, Friday the 13th of May, the Board of Trustees is to submit 1-3 names to the State’s Community College Board in order to get further reference checks.

A week after that, the PCC Board “prioritizes candidates and begins negotiations” according to a press release, and by approximately May 25, the PCC Board is to announce its new President, subject to final approval of State Board
. That approval would be expected in June.

Posted Friday April 29, 2016 by Melinda Penkava