Dr. Rhine and ten female staff and faculty featured

The August/September 2019  issue of the Prescott Woman magazine devoted 26 pages that featured Dr. Lisa Rhine and ten female staff and faculty.  The spread included  four-color photos of each person featured and a theme for each individual.  The overall theme of the article was “Education as a Catalyst for Change.”  In 2018 the same magazine featured former Community College president Dr. Penelope Wills and nine faculty/staff in another 26 page spread.

The theme for the featured article on Dr. Rhine in the 2019 issue was entitled, “Dr. Lisa Rhine’s Personal Experience Gives Her the Passion to Guide Yavapai College to its Full Potential.” The ten women featured in addition to Dr. Rhine and the theme for each follows: 

Megyn Felton,  “Here to Protect and Serve, . . . “I’ve always had an interest in wanting to help people. I really want to help children. That’s my ultimate career goal: to be a detective in crimes against children.”

Stacey Hilton, “Keeping an Open Heart and an Open Mind, . . .Our student population is the reason why each one of us comes to work each day, driving us to be the best we can be.”

Emily Weinacker, “Making Y.C. the Greatest Place to Work,  . . . This is a wonderful campus. There are good people here, and the students are excited.”

Jennifer Jacobson, “Influencing Students to Make a Social Difference, . . . YC professors know your name–you truly are an individual student.”

Helen Stephenson, “Lights, Camera, Passion, . . . I just love film and I understand the power for good that film can be. It can be a life-changing force.”

Valerie Wood – From Student to Entrepreneur, “Living the Dream and Paying it Forward, . . . We are literally ‘living the dream’ and making our own wine in the Verde Valley.”

Diana Dowling – “Where I am Meant to Be . . . Making Education a Seamless Experience for Every Student.”

Carissa Bond, “That’s Bond, Carissa Bond, . . . A Yavapai College Alum Lands Her Dream Job. . . . I stayed at YC because of the incredible opportunities that I have been able to pursue in such a short amount of time.”

Mary Talosi – YC Foundation Major Gifts Officer Considers Her Job—to Align Donors’ Passion with Their Purpose—‘The Brass Ring,’ “Living and Celebrating Purpose, . . .  Every day, when I put my head on the pillow, I can think, ‘That was one hundred and ten percent.’”

Lisa Raygoza – Embracing Diversity and Versatility as Community Relations Coordinator, “I love the challenging aspect of my job. YC really does hold our community members’ bests interests at heart.”

You may read the entire feature article online by clicking here

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Candidates come from diverse backgrounds and experience

The three finalists for the newly created Vice President of Strategic Initiatives position at  Yavapai Community College appeared during the morning for an Open Forum on July 16 at the Verde Campus.  The candidates were:  Dr. Sean Abel, Dr. Diane Ryan, and Dr. Stephanie Duguid.  The event was provided over a live video stream to faculty who could not attend the presentation in person.

The candidates were given 15 minutes to make a presentation and then several more minutes to answer written questions from those in attendance.

At least one member of the Community College Governing Board, Deb McCasland, was in attendance at the Forum.  The public did not receive notice of the open forum although the moderators who introduced the candidates during the morning suggested that the community had been invited.

The candidates will be given a guided tour of the Prescott Campus today (Wednesday).

The following is some of the information the candidates submitted to the Community College.

Open forums for faculty (apparently not the public) to be held July 16 & 17

The three finalists for the position of new Vice President of Strategic Initiatives will be coming to Yavapai Community College July 16 & 17.  There will be open forums held those two days between 8 a.m. and noon for the faculty.

The Community College has not announced that the open forums are open to the public or provided the public with a place where they will be held. 

Community College President Dr. Lisa Rhine explained earlier this year in a written message to the faculty that she is going to address the culture, health and strategic direction of the College in the coming months.  To help her accomplish those objectives, she began  searching for a Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, which is a new administrative position. This person will be responsible for improving and enhancing the online experience, improving enrollment management, expanding an Open Education Resources initiative, developing the learning core, and for leading the College’s Organizational Health strategies.