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 Jill
Triplett, President.
Jill is the Director of Research and Planning at DeKalb Technical
Institute, one of 33 public, two-year post-secondary institutions
governed by the Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education.
She has had more than 14 years of research and administrative experience
in higher education, state government, and the non-profit sector,
including Director of Institutional Research and Planning/Title
III and Director of Sponsored Research at Morris Brown College.
Previously, Triplett was a Research Associate for the Southern Regional
Education Board (SREB). In addition, she was a Management Analyst
for the Georgia Department of Audits and a Research/Appropriations
Analyst for the Illinois House of Representatives.
In August 1999,
she was elected by the membership of the Southeastern Association
for Community College Research (SACCR) to serve as President Elect
for 1999-2000. Triplett will serve as SACCR's President and Past
President in 2000-01 and 2001-02, respectively. She also is a member
of the Georgia Association of Institutional Research, Planning,
Assessment and Quality (GAIRPAQ) and the Georgia Association for
Women in Education.
Triplett's professional
experience includes 10 years of experience has an independent education
and program evaluation consultant. As an education consultant, she
has worked with various colleges and universities and other education
agencies, including the Southern Education Foundation, Inc., the
Georgia Department of Education, Educational Access, Inc., Phi Delta
Kappa, Inc, the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, Recruiting
New Teachers, Inc., and Edington, Wade and Associates. She also
has published several reports and articles on educational issues
and trends on various topics, including college costs, teacher recruitment
and preparation, and higher education attainment.
A
native of Chicago, she received her Bachelor of Arts from Western
Illinois University in Political Science and her Master of Public
Administration from Georgia State University.
Michael Quanty, President-Elect
and Program Chair. 
Mike Quanty is a senior researcher and professor of psychology at
Thomas Nelson Community College in Hampton,
Virginia. He has been with the college since 1981. Prior to that,
he was a research and evaluation specialist at Johnson County Community
College in Overland Park, Kansas. While earning his Ph.D. in social
psychology at the University of Missouri, his research interests
included cognitive dissonance, prejudice, stress, and aggression.
These topics provided a solid background for a career in community
college administration.
Now,
as a faculty member and occasional institutional researcher, he
teaches about his earlier interests and researches transfer success,
developmental studies, and other topics related to institutional
effectiveness. When not occupied in these matters, he enjoys a variety
of outdoor and indoor activities, ranging from white water rafting
to backgammon. He is also the Vice-president of the Hampton Roads
Brewing and Tasting Society.
Diane Tebbetts, Secretary.
Diane joined SACCR in 1995 and has served as the SACCR Arkansas
State Coordinator since 1997. She is Vice President for Planning
and Assessment at Ozarka College in Melbourne, Arkansas, located
in the Ozarks of north central Arkansas. Some of her responsibilities
include marketing and public relations, accreditation, and grant-writing.
Diane has a BA in English from Hendrix College, MA in English from
the University of Arkansas, and PhD in folklore from Indiana University.
She has worked as adjunct faculty and folklore archivist at Lyon
College and in 1984 became Main Street Manager for Main Street Batesville
in her hometown. In that job she worked with downtown merchants
and property owners in efforts to revitalize the downtown area.
Subsequently, she had a consulting business, that concentrated on
working with downtown organizations in Arkansas, Mississippi, and
Alabama. In 1991 she began work at Ozarka as Site Director for Arkansas
State University, which offered all general education courses on
campus as Ozarka transitioned from a vocational technical school
to an accredited college.
Patricia Windham, Treasurer.
Dr. Patricia (Pat) Windham is Director of Educational Effectiveness
and Research for the Division of Community Colleges, Florida Department
of Education. She received her bachelor's degree in mathematics
from Birmingham Southern College and her master's and Ph.D. from
Florida State University in statistics and educational research
& testing, respectively. She is a member of the state Management
Information Systems Advisory Task Force (MISATFOR), The Association
for Institutional Research, The Florida Association for Institutional
Research, The National Council for Research and Planning and The
Southeastern Association for Community College Research. She has
been published in several journals including the Journal of Applied
Research in the Community College and Visions, and presented at
numerous research associations. She is also the author of Fast Facts
and Data Trends, both publications from the Florida State Board
of Community Colleges.
Gail
Hartzog, Member-at-Large (Membership Coordinator).
Gail Hartzog, as Member at Large, serves on the Executive
Board as Membership Coordinator. She is Director of Institutional
Effectiveness and Planning at Chipola Junior College in Marianna,
Florida. In addition to overseeing institutional effectiveness and
accountability at Chipola, Gail compiles the college's planning
documents and fact book, publishes a monthly fact sheet, facilitates
the success of the College's Governance Council and committee structure,
and represents the college at several state, regional and national
meetings.
At the 1998 SACS Annual Meeting she presented both round-table and
forum sessions about how to conduct a successful comprehensive self-study.
Gail's planning documents and process recently won recognition for
Chipola among Florida's 28 community colleges as "one of six
elemplary institutions" following an audit by Florida's Office
of Program Planning and Governmental Accountability. Her most recent
research interests include retention strategies for at-risk students,
the effects of teacher burnout and the use of individualized faculty
development plans, the process of institutional renewal, teaching
and learning styles, and performance-based funding in higher education.
She began her career as a classroom teacher and has been honored
with teaching awards by students, colleagues, and professional organizations.
She holds bachelor's and master's degrees in English and speech
and is currently seeking the Ed. D. in Higher Education Administration.
As membership coordinator for SACCR, Gail promotes the recruitment
and retention of members, maintains contact with 16 state coordinators,
and assists SACCR Officers in planning and promoting a successful
annual conference.
Kathryn Hornsby , Member-at-Large.
Kathryn joined SACCR in 1997 and has served as the SACCR Georgia
State Coordinator since 1997. She is Manager of Accountability and
Institutional Effectiveness for the Georgia Department of Technical
and Adult Education. In this role, her major responsibilities are
managing Georgia's Performance Accountability System and the Carl
D. Perkins grant. She is a member of the Georgia Education Information
Steering Committee, Georgia Postsecondary Education Data Committee,
and will be on the Postsecondary Indicators Advisory Panel for the
Georgia Office of Education Accountability. She is also a member
of the Georgia Association of Institutional Research, Planning,
Assessment and Quality (GAIRPAQ) and the Association of Institutional
Research (AIR). She received her Bachelor of Science in Social Studies
Education from Auburn University and her Master of Arts in Sociology
from Georgia State University. Currently, she is working towards
a Ph.D. in Higher Education at Georgia State University.
Edith (Edie) Carter, Editor.
Edie will, once again, serve as the Editor for the SACCR Newsletter,
a duty she has performed for more years than she cares to remember.
A long time
member of SACCR, Edie received her Ph. D. in Educational Research
from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia
Tech). When not applying the blue pencil to the SACCR newsletter,
Edie serves as Assistant Professor of Educational Studies at Radford
University.
Ronald B. Head, Immediate Past-President.
Ron is Executive Director of Planning and Information Technology
at Piedmont Virginia Community College, a position he has held since
August 1996. As Executive Director, he is responsible for the college's
computing services, the library, institutional research, and planning
activities. He is one of three senior administrators reporting directly
to the president. In 1998-99, Ron also served as Co-Chair of the
college's alternate study for SACS (Southern Association of Colleges
and Schools) reaccreditation. Prior to assuming his position as
Executive Director, he served as Director of Institutional Research
and Planning at Piedmont for 11 years, and prior to that as an administrator
at Mary Washington College, in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and Bethany
College, in Bethany, West Virginia. Ron has also worked as a technical
writer and as a computer programmer in the private sector. He received
his B.A. in English from Washington & Lee University and both his
M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Virginia. Ron has a long involvement
with SACCR, having served as a state representative in the early
1990s, as Treasurer from 1995 to 1998, and as President-Elect and
Program Chair in 1998-99. In 1994, Ron was awarded the SACCR Outstanding
Paper Award. As Treasurer, he was instrumental in establishing a
computerized financial reporting system for SACCR and for placing
the organization on a sound financial basis; as President-Elect,
he developed the program for the 28th Annual Conference, which was
held in Norfolk, Virginia, on August 1-4, 1999. Ron is also active
in a number of other professional and community organizations. He
sits on the Membership Committee of AIR (the Association of Institutional
Research), serves regularly on SACS visiting teams, and is President-Elect
of the Board of Directors of the Central Virginia American Heart
Association.
Susanne Fischer,Local Arrangements Chair.
St. Petersburg
Junior College. St. Petersburg, FL. E-mail: fischers@voyager.spcc.fl.us
Lisa Kleiman, Web Master.
Lisa is Director of Institutional Effectiveness at  Tidewater
Community College. She has worked at TCC since 1979, starting her
career as a research associate in the Office of Institutional Research.
Over the years, she served as Coordinator of Institutional Research
and later Director of Institutional Research. In 1999, the new president
of the college reorganized and named her Director of Institutional
Effectiveness reporting directly to the president. The Offices of
Institutional Research and Student Outcomes Assessment comprise
TCC's Office of Institutional Effectiveness and report to her. Her
degrees include a bachelors of science degree in business administration
and a master of arts degree in economics from Old Dominion University
in Norfolk, VA.
Lisa is a longtime
member of SACCR and most recently served as Local Arrangements Chairman
for the 28th annual conference held in Norfolk, VA. She has also
served as "at-large" member on the SACCR board and the Virginia
state coordinator. |
