Northeast State Community College Presidential Search Advisory Committee appointed. Public forum set for April 27

The Search Advisory Committee leading the Tennessee Board of Regents' search for the next president of Northeast State Community College has been appointed and will meet for its orientation session and a public forum Wednesday, April 27.

Board of Regents Member Miles Burdine will chair the 17-member committee. Other members are Board Members Emily J. Reynolds and Danni B. Varlan, and representatives of the college’s faculty, staff, students and alumni, and business and community representatives from Northeast Tennessee.  The full list of search committee members is below.

The committee will meet by teleconferencing for an orientation session for its members and a public forum Wednesday, April 27.  The forum, which provides the public and campus community an overview of the search process, is scheduled for 10 a.m. ET at this Zoom link: https://northeaststate.zoom.us/j/92142674261?pwd=YVhnd2trVWpYNmI2ZnlIRnB.... Anyone needing assistance may contact Stephanie Barham, Northeast State chief of staff, at Srbarham@northeaststate.edu or 423-279-7633, or Eric Morritt, assistant director, multimedia and theatre services, at ewmorritt@northeaststate.edu or 423-354-5173

The committee will review applicants and nominees for the next president and recommend finalists. The finalists will be announced and introduced to the community in campus meetings and public forums. Afterward, TBR Chancellor Flora W. Tydings will conduct final interviews and review input from the campus community and the public to select one candidate for recommendation to the Board of Regents, which will appoint the president.

Dr. Bethany Bullock stepped down as president of Northeast in March and Tydings appointed Dr. Connie Marshall, the college’s vice president for academic affairs, to serve as interim president.

The Board of Regents approved criteria for the next president during its last quarterly board meeting March 31. The Board invites applications and nominations for the position by June 3, 2022. Full details – including the presidential criteria, how to apply and submit nominations, and information about the college – are posted on the TBR website at https://www.tbr.edu/hr/executivesearches/president-northeast-state-commu...

 Academic Search Inc., an education executive search and consulting firm, is assisting.

Northeast State is a comprehensive community college whose main campus is in Blountville. The college primarily serves Carter, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, and Washington counties and enrolls more than 5,500 credit-seeking students and over 1,200 non-credit students. In addition to the main campus in Blountville, Northeast delivers programming at campuses in Elizabethton, Gray, Johnson City, and Kingsport.

Members of the Search Advisory Committee:

Miles Burdine, Chair

Member, Tennessee Board of Regents

Emily J. Reynolds

Vice Chair, Tennessee Board of Regents

Danni B. Varlan

Member, Tennessee Board of Regents

Chris McCartt

Kingsport City Manager

Community Representative

Dr. Carol Cole

Professor of Business

Faculty Representative

Ross Roberts

Assistant Professor of Education

Faculty Representative

Claudia De La Torre

Student Representative

Ella Fennell

Student Representative

J. Michael Ramey

Evening Coordinator, Kingsport Center for Higher Education

Professional Staff Representative

Dr. Donna Farrell

Dean of Technologies

Administrative Representative

Dr. Susan Graybeal

Vice President for Institutional Excellence & Student Success

Administrative Representative

Jo Starling

Programs & Services Coordinator, Regional Center for Advanced Manufacturing

Staff Representative

Heath Guinn

Sync Space

Alumni Representative

Lottie Ryans

First Tennessee Development District

Business Community Representative

Brian Miller

Eastman Chemical Co.

Business Community Representative

Peter Raber

Aldebaran Financial Insights

Business Community Representative

Robert Arnold

American Electric Power Co.

Business Community Representative