Dr. Kelly Trainor heading for North Carolina
Dr. Kelly Trainor
Dr. Kelly Trainor has resigned the newly-created position of Verde Valley Campus Associate Dean. In an announcement made by Executive Dean James Perey on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 he said that Trainor is leaving for the following reason: “Due to significant personal circumstances, he will be relocating to North Carolina and has accepted a position as Campus Dean at Central Piedmont Community College, the community college that serves the Charlotte, NC area.”
Trainor was hired in December, 2015 after a nation-wide search. He had taught at Yavapai College for ten years on the Prescott Campus. He has a background in agriculture, biology and science, and online education. When hired, Perey said that “Kelly’s role is to oversee instruction at the campus, working with faculty to help create a culture that is student centered,” Perey also said. “He will have a role in program development and oversight to see what we need to do in areas and modalities, such as, ‘Does it make sense to launch hybrid or online?'”