Delta College's Board of Trustees has selected the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) to assist us with the presidential search process. ACCT has conducted over 500 community college searches and brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to this process.
G. Duncan Harris will serve as our ACCT Search Consultant and will assist the board
and college community throughout this important process. His bio is located at G. Duncan Harris – ACCT Searches.
Presidential search advisory committee
The Presidential Search Advisory Committee will help draft the Presidential Profile, review the confidential applications, and provide feedback on candidates to the Board of Trustees. Members of the Presidential Search Advisory Committee are reflected to the left and include a powerful combination of Trustees, community leaders as well as Delta College faculty and staff members.
Delta College Board of Trustees
- Arshen Baldwin, Saginaw County Trustee and Board Vice Chair
- Diane Middleton, Bay County Trustee and Search Advisory Committee Chair
- Michael Wood, Midland County Trustee
Delta College employees
- Wendy Burns, Faculty Member at Large and Associate Professor of Biology
- Will Carter, Acting AFSCME Facilities Management Union President and General Maintenance, Facilities Management
- Wendy Childs, Director of Human Resources
- Jill Delaney, Support Staff Executive Committee (SSEC) Chair and Administrative Office Professional, Arts and Letters Division
- Laura Dull, Delta College Faculty Association (DCFA) President and Professor of History
- JD Garn, Associate Dean, Arts and Letters Division
- David Hopkins, Dean of Transfer Programs and Online Learning
- Eric Merkle, Chair of Executive Committee for Administrative/Professional Staff (ECAPS) and Financial Aid Advisor, Student and Educational Services
- Christina Szilagyi, Adjunct Faculty Association of Delta College (AFADC) President and Adjunct Instructor of History
Delta College students
- Jason Pringle
- Ellen Rivet
- Abril Serrato
Delta College Foundation
- Paul Barbeau, Chair of Delta College Foundation Board of Directors, Midland County
- Octavia Walters Cabey, Member of Delta College Foundation Board of Directors, Midland County
Community stakeholders
- Dr. Ramont Roberts, Superintendent of Saginaw Public Schools
- Megan Samyn, President and CEO of Bay Area Chamber of Commerce
- Chuck Sherwin, President of MyMichigan Medical Center Midland
Recruitment
Our recruitment efforts will involve an open and thorough national search, seeking qualified candidates from all regions of the country. ACCT specializes in one-to-one recruitment of community college leaders. Additionally, to assist with this process, advertisements will be placed in The Chronicle of Higher Education and other major publications and websites.
