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October 13, 2015The search for a new chancellor for Fletcher Technical Community College is well underway.
The job description was based on meetings between Louisiana Community and Technical College System President Monty Sullivan, a consultant from the Association of Community College Trustees, and focus groups of students, faculty and staff. The collegiate community told Sullivan and the consultant what they wanted to see in a new chancellor.
Their responses were used to develop a profile of the ideal candidate, but a search committee comprised of the LCTCS Board of Supervisors, industry representatives and representatives for Fletcher’s faculty, staff and students must
interview with candidate finalists before a final decision is made, said Quintin Taylor, spokesman for the LCTCS.
The top job has been filled in the interim by SCLTC Regional Director Earl Meador since May 2014. Meador had replaced Travis Lavigne Jr., who resigned from the position after serving as chancellor since 2003 and a 40-year career with the college.
The search for a new chancellor is being managed by the ACCT, a national non-profit organization of over 1,200 community, technical and junior colleges. According to the ACCT website, acctsearches.org, the organization has “completed over 400 CEO Executive Searches ranging from campus presidents to state system presidents” in over 35 years.
According to acctsearches.com, the search website for the ACCT, candidates are required to have a doctorate or equivalent industry experience. A background in higher education administration is preferred.
The organization also lists as a minimum requirement a “minimum of 5 years’ successful experience at the vice president or president/chancellor level in an institution of higher education, preferably in a comprehensive community college.”
