Albany – State University of New York Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher today nominated Johanna Duncan-Poitier to serve as
vice chancellor for community colleges in addition to her current role as
chancellor’s deputy for the education pipeline.
“Johanna’s
extensive background in higher education leadership makes her an ideal
candidate to take on additional responsibility for our community colleges,”
said Chancellor Zimpher. “In these tough economic times, we are all being
called upon to take on more duties. Johanna has stepped up to the plate in a
way that will leverage her considerable talent and expertise while furthering
our goal of expanded integration of the community college sector.”
“Community
colleges are on the cutting edge of innovations in higher education and
economic revitalization.” said Duncan-Poitier. “I am so pleased to have this
opportunity to work more closely with the leadership of our 30 community
colleges to support student success and strengthen SUNY’s impact on the future
of New York State.”
“Johanna is
an excellent choice to coordinate the efforts of our sector of higher
education,” said Rockland Community College President Cliff Wood, chair of the
New York Community College Association of Presidents, an organization that also
includes leaders from the City University of New York. “Her energy and
determination will be of great value to the students, faculty and staff of
community colleges across the state.”
About
Johanna Duncan-Poitier
Prior to
joining SUNY on Oct. 15, 2009, Duncan-Poitier served as the senior deputy
commissioner of education – PreK-16 for the New York State Education Department
where she had responsibility for ensuring quality and accountability in more
than 7,000 schools, 270 colleges and universities (including SUNY, the City
University of New York, independent and proprietary institutions) and 450
proprietary schools.
She also
directed the preparation, practice and licensure of more than 227,000 teachers
and school leaders as well as the three quarters of a million licensees in 47
health, business and design professions. Before her tenure at the State
Education Department, Duncan-Poitier served for more than a decade in
leadership positions with CUNY at Queens College, York College and Bronx Community College.
This announcement
comes as the current vice chancellor for community colleges, Dennis Golladay,
moves on to become the new president of Harford Community College, located
in Bel Air, MD.
Duncan-Poitier’s
appointment will be voted on at the next meeting of the SUNY Board of Trustees,
scheduled for June 29, 2010.
About the State University of New York
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of New York is the largest comprehensive university system in the United States, educating nearly 465,000 students in 7,351 degree and certificate programs
on 64 campuses. To learn more about how SUNY creates opportunity, visit www.suny.edu
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