Page 2 is very much part f my leadership apprach. In my current psitin, I prvide leadership and crdinatin f a cmprehensive student affairs divisin that cmprises Enrllment Management (Admissins, Registrar, Veterans Services, Financial Aid, Welcme Center and Recruitment), Student Supprt Services (General and Psychlgical Cunseling Services, Faculty Cunselrs, Career Services, Office f Disability Services and Cllege Discvery), Student Engagement and Student Success (Academic Success Center, Student Life, Athletics, Student Activities, Multicultural Center, Early Childhd Center), Judicial Affairs, and the Brnx Cmmunity Cllege Assciatin. My team has increased bth retentin and student success rates. Mre degrees were awarded last summer than at any time in the cllege s entire histry! This year, we added an additinal ne hundred and twenty five degrees, which will enhance BCC s prfile in terms f degree cmpletin cmpared t ther CUNY clleges. We established a call center that resulted in a 3% increase in retentin rates, leading t the cllege meeting its retentin target fr the first time in several years. Als, the first Reverse Transfer prgram was established and has becme a mdel fr ther CUNY Cmmunity Clleges. My prfessinal career demnstrates my ability t lead very large, cmplex rganizatins cgnizant f diverse stakehlders. My leadership apprach encurages brad participatin f varied perspectives centered n facilitating institutinal imprvements and innvative practices. Integrating the views f thse tasked with implementing change is critical t develping effective, efficient strategies, prgrams, plicies, and evaluatin prtcls against explicated utcmes. Experience dictates that frequent discussins n student learning utcmes strengthen investment and buy-in frm lcal cmmunities. Similarly, direct cmmunicatin and utreach t multilingual, multicultural, and glbal cmmunities cntribute t develping prductive, lnglasting, cllabrative relatinships. On lcal and natinal levels, I have presented at NASPA and AACC n best practices and strategies that have led t better student utcmes despite limited funding that cmes with perating in the new nrmal fr many cmmunity clleges. During my tenure as American Cuncil n Educatin Fellw at Nrthern Virginia Cmmunity Cllege (NOVA), I actively served n the president's executive team that was respnsible fr enrllment management planning, bard relatins, campus expansin, cmmunity engagement and partnerships, gvernment and legislative partnerships, and campus preparatin and respnse t crisis situatins. As a Fellw and ardent supprter f student success, I successfully develped a prpsal t supprt NOVA in their effrts t becme an ATD cllege. I cntinue t champin effrts t sustain imprvements n key student achievement utcmes linked t the natinal student cmpletin agenda. My dctrate in educatin technlgy brings an added dimensin t integrating technlgy in teaching and learning, master planning, security management, institutinal research, and clsing the skills and achievement gaps.
Page 3 Because I believe in maintaining currency t strengthen my advcacy f cmmunity cllege students rle in prmting student access and success, I serve as an nline adjunct faculty member fr the Mrgan State University Dctral prgram in Cmmunity Cllege Leadership. Facilitating strng partnerships between student develpment persnnel and faculty is a rle I relish as the synergies prduce mre relevant and beneficial student supprt system fr all students. Summarily, my educatinal backgrund, diverse prfessinal experiences, and prven recrd f success while serving in varius leadership rles as a cmmunity cllege administratr are attributes I will leverage fr the benefit f students, faculty, and the cmmunity at Husatnic Cmmunity Cllege. I am excited abut the prspect f jining an accmplished team at Husatnic Cmmunity Cllege in establishing an enabling envirnment where student learning and student success are at the cre f all institutinal decisins. I lk frward t hearing frm yu regarding my candidacy. I can be reached a r at Thank yu in advance fr yur cnsideratin. Sincerely, Aths K. Brewer, Ph.D.
ATHOS K. BREWER, Ph.D. Ynkers, New Yrk 10705 SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS Extensive experience in cmmunity cllege leadership t include strategic planning, prgram management and develpment, enrllment management, prgram assessment and evaluatin, student success and retentin services, budget management, financial aid services, judicial affairs, cunseling services, plicy and prcedures develpment, and supervisin, training and evaluatin f ne hundred (100) faculty, staff and administratrs. Demnstrated expertise in prgram administratin, new initiative develpment, grant writing t increase institutinal resurces by $3.2 millin, 2+2 articulatin agreements, versight f federal grant funded prgrams, career planning and placement, academic and transfer advising and cllegiate teaching. Prgressive grwth as a Vice President f Student Affairs and Dean f Students with prir training as an American Cuncil n Educatin Fellw, Acting Directr f Academic and Student Services, Directr f Student Supprt Services, Acting Directr f the Assessment Center and Special Assistant t the Vice President and Prvst. Quantitative research and cntributins t the literature fcus n retentin and success f ESL learners in a cmmunity cllege setting. Adjunct faculty fr cmmunity cllege-level students and dctral-level student. I. EDUCATION INSTITUTION FIELDS OF CONCENTRATION GRADUATION DEGREE American University Educatin Technlgy 2004 Ph.D. University f Daytn Scial Agency Cunseling 1995 MS.Ed. Capital University Internatinal Studies, Minr: French 1993 B.A. II. PROFESSIONAL HISTORY Vice President fr Student Affairs, Brnx Cmmunity Cllege f the City University f New Yrk, Brnx, NY, September 2012-Present Brnx Cmmunity Cllege (BCC) f the City University f New Yrk (CUNY) is lcated n a traditinal 43-acre campus and ffers 40 assciate degree and certificate prgrams. The cllege serves 11,000 students, wh cme frm mre than 100 cuntries. As a cmprehensive cmmunity cllege, BCC prvides students with an educatin that enables them t mve with equal facility int prductive and rewarding careers r increasingly advanced higher educatin prgrams. I serve as the chief student affairs fficer fr the Cllege by leading and managing a cmprehensive prgram f services that prmtes engagement and student success fr a diverse student ppulatin. I prvide leadership t crdinate high quality, relevant student services, cllabrating with ther administratrs t ensure cnsistent applicatins f plicies and prcedures acrss the Cllege. Functins and Duties: Serves as the leading advcate fr students, prviding leadership and visin t a cmprehensive Student Affairs prgram. Respnsible fr the develpment f strategic plans t address successful student utcmes, by wrking clsely with the Divisin f Academic Affairs t supprt retentin and cmpletin gals.
Page 2 Prvides direct supervisin fr the Dean f Enrllment Management, Assciate Dean f Student Supprt Services, Assciate Dean f Student Engagement and Student Success, Directrs f the Early Childhd Center, Athletics Prgram, Student Life and Judicial Affairs. Prvides leadership and crdinatin fr a cmprehensive student affairs prgram that cmprises Enrllment Management (Admissins, Registrar, Veterans Services, Financial Aid, Welcme Center and Recruitment); Student Supprt Services (General and Psychlgical Cunseling Services, Career Services, Office f Disability Services and Cllege Discvery); and Student Engagement and Student Success (Academic Success Center, Student Life, Athletics, Student Activities, Multicultural Center, Early Childhd Center); Judicial Affairs and the Brnx Cmmunity Cllege Assciatin. Respnsible fr reviewing, develping, maintaining, and implementing plicies and prcedures related t student affairs. Develping activities t engage students in learning abut their rights and respnsibilities as students and as members f the cmmunity, enfrcing the student cde f cnduct and verseeing the Cllege s Judicial Affairs and the disciplinary prcess in accrdance with University plicy. Ensures cmpliance with federal and state requirements fr delivery f services t students, including internatinal students and students with disabilities. Represents the Cllege at student-related events at the campus and university levels, in the lcal cmmunity, and external venues. Respnsible fr the Student Affairs budget and supervises its executin during the fiscal year. Mnitrs, reviews, and apprves all campus budgeted expenditures and depsits pertaining t the student activity budget. Majr Accmplishments Develped a mechanism t substantially increase graduatin and retentin rates, January, 2013 Selected t participate as a U.S. delegatin member t the Gvernment f India t share expertise and seek avenues f cperatin in furtherance f the gals f the US. -India Higher Educatin dialgue n Cmmunity Clleges, in Delhi, n February 6-7, 2013. Key Innvatr fr a restructured Student Affairs Mdel that fcused n Access, Student Supprt Services and Student Engagement & Student Success, Spring 2013 Presenter at American Assciatin f Cmmunity Clleges (AACC), Spring 2013, Spring 2014 Spearheaded the develpment f a Call Center, Tuitin Assistant Unit, Graduatin Unit and the First Year Engagement Prgram fr Incming Students, Spring 2013. Established the newly created Behaviral Interventin Team, Spring 2013. Led the establishment f a Reverse Transfer initiative slated t be a mdel fr CUNY Clleges, Spring 2013 ADJUNCT FACULTY POSITIONS: Adjunct Faculty, Fall 2011 t present Mrgan State University, Cmmunity Cllege Dctral Leadership Prgram Functins and Duties: Teach Dctral-level students in the fllwing curses: 1. Management and Strategic Planning: The curse fcuses n strategic planning and missins, visins and gal setting fr future cmmunity cllege presidents and administratrs. 2. The American Cmmunity Cllege: The curse prvides an pprtunity fr students t examine the general status f cmmunity cllege educatin tday in terms f plicies, fundatins, rganizatinal
Page 3 structures, gvernance and administratin, curriculum, faculty, students, prgrams and services. Fr all curses my respnsibilities are t: Develp class syllabus Design lessn plans Administer Final Exams Facilitative Learning using Discussin Bards Caching/mentring students Grade and pst final grades Dean f Students, Nrthern Virginia Cmmunity Cllege (NOVA), Annandale, VA July 2009-August 2012. NOVA is the largest educatinal institutin in Virginia and the secnd largest multi-campus cmmunity cllege in the United States, cmprising mre than 80,000 students and 2,600 faculty and staff members. NOVA is ne f the mst internatinally diverse clleges in the United States, with a student bdy representing mre than 180 cuntries. As Dean f Students, I served as the chief student services fficer fr the Annandale Campus by leading and managing a cmprehensive prgram f services that prmted engagement and student success fr a diverse student ppulatin. I prvided leadership t crdinate high quality, relevant student services, cllabrating with ther administratrs t ensure cnsistent applicatins f plicies and prcedures acrss the Cllege. Functins and Duties: Prvided leadership and crdinatin fr a cmprehensive student services prgram that cmprised f admissins and recrds, financial aid, veteran s affairs, high schl utreach, cunseling and advising, disability supprt services, internatinal center, judicial affairs and student life. Directed the implementatin f administrative plicies and prcedures pertaining t all facets f student develpment and services. Ensured cmpliance with federal and state requirements fr delivery f services t students, including internatinal students and students with disabilities. Maintained the Student Services budget and supervised its executin during the fiscal year. Mnitred, reviewed, and apprved all campus budgeted expenditures and depsits pertaining t the student activity budget. Ensured cmpliance with Cllege plicies regarding student rights and respnsibilities, academic prgress, and ther plicies related t student services. Cllabrated with academic deans t supprt student success initiatives fcusing n retentin, graduatin, transfer, and career placement. Directed a cmprehensive prgram f student develpment instructin. Prvided leadership and peratinal crdinatin fr utreach, recruitment, and early student engagement in cllabratin with ther campus persnnel. Majr Accmplishments Distinguished Service Award, 2009-2012 Awarded Presidential Innvatin Funds fr a C-authred Cperative Educatin Prpsal, Spring 2011 Authred prpsal fr Achieving the Dream Strategy Institute, Summer 2010 Created Judicial Affairs Officer mdel fr the Cllege, Spring 2010 Key Innvatr fr Student Success mdel & structure fr Cllege, Fall 2011 Presidential Appintee t Cllege Senate 2009-2011 Chair f Deans Wrking Grup 2010-2012
Page 4 Appinted t Advisry Bard fr Cuncil n Teaching and Learning, 2010 Chair f Campus Health and Safety and ADA Cmpliance Cmmittee, Fall 2009 Appinted t Achieving the Dream Cre Team, Fall 2009 Chair f Campus Assessment, Respnse and Evaluatin Team (CARE), Summer 2009 Cnsultant fr the develpment f graduate level curses EDUC 6263-Best Practices fr Student Success & EDUC 6751-Creating Supprtive Learning and Service Envirnment, Fall 2010 Directr f Student Supprt Services, Mntgmery Cllege, Rckville, MD January 2003-July 2009 Administered a federal grant t serve lw-incme, first generatin and disabled cllege students. Advised and cunseled students, develped and directed prgrams, and crdinated services with existing campus and cmmunity resurces. Designed and mnitred individual academic plans, mentring and tutring prgrams, cultural activities, awards and recgnitin events, and special summer sessins t supprt student prgress tward degree and transfer gals. Cnducted assessments, tracked student prgress and participatin, and cmpiled data fr quarterly reprts n prgram effectiveness and student retentin, grade pint average and transfer. Develped budget, managed accunts, and prvided quarterly fiscal updates and future spending prjectins. Hired, supervised and evaluated staff, cnducted meetings and retreats, prmted prfessinal develpment, and arranged fr student and staff travel. Cnferred with directrs f varius campus ffices and department chairpersns, directr f student life, and athletic directr t increase resurces fr students. Supervised all recrd keeping, maintained cnfidential student files, and cmpiled data fr reprts t dean and executive vice-president. Cnducted prgram and prject evaluatin, and crrelated student usage f services with student success utcmes. Majr Accmplishments Successfully c-authred an Educatin Opprtunity Center TRIO grant securing $900,000 in federal funds fr Mntgmery Cllege, August 2006 Earned utstanding perfrmance evaluatins, 2003-2006 Authred a Student Supprt Services TRIO grant that scred 100% and ranked tp in the natin securing a five year $1.1 millin award fr Mntgmery Cllege, March 2005 Selected as faculty presenter fr Cuncil fr Opprtunity in Educatin n Preparatin fr Site Visits and Audits, September 2004 Received Merit Award at Mntgmery Cllege in first fur mnths f emplyment fr utstanding perfrmance, May 2003 Successfully revitalized a failing grant prgram that serves lw-incme, first generatin and disabled cllege students by recruiting 80% f the students necessary t secure cntinued federal funding, May 2003 Special Assistant t the Vice President/Prvst, Mntgmery Cllege, Rckville, MD July 2007-One Year Assignment Implemented prgrams, plans and plicies fr effective administratin f ffices falling under the VP/Prvst area. Served as a liaisn between the executive s prgram area and ther departments, units, external agencies, and utside grups, and as the representative f the Executive n a peridic basis n cllege r campus cmmittees r wrk grups.
Page 5 Cnducted research and trublesht administrative prblems; gathered related data, analyzed current and past practices, and cllege r crprate best practices; and recmmended changes in prcedures r wrk flw t imprve administrative prcesses. Created agendas and made arrangements fr cmmittee meetings. Perfrmed related duties as required r deemed necessary t meet the Executive s verall gals fr effective administratin f prgram area. Read and analyzed incming crrespndence, inquiries, and reprts and made judgments abut the significance f these items, handling many f these n behalf f the Executive, and applying judgment as t which shuld be brught t the Executive fr review and actin. Majr Accmplishments Cnvened a taskfrce t establish a unified structure t Internatinal Educatin prgrams Facilitated the Academic Achievement and Retentin team t enhance student success American Cuncil n Educatin Fellw, Office f the President Nrthern Virginia Cmmunity Cllege, Annandale, VA, August 2006-July 2007 Special Prjects and Cntributins t Nrthern Virginia Cmmunity Cllege: Develped prpsal t help mve the institutin frward n their Achieving the Dream initiative. Prvided cnsultatin t the cllege n the pursuit f federal funding including but nt limited t U.S Department Educatin grant pprtunities. Daily bservatins f and interactins with Nrthern Virginia s Cmmunity Cllege (NOVA) President, Rbert G. Templin and Executive Vice President, Jhn T. Dever. NOVA is an pen access, cmprehensive cmmunity cllege ffering tw-year assciate degrees, ne-year certificates and career studies certificates as well as cntinuing educatin and cmmunity services prgrams. Participate in a brad spectrum f the president s meetings, including Bard f Trustees, Faculty Senate, Administrative Cuncil, Prvst Cuncil, Deans Cuncil, varius cmmittees, Wrkfrce Develpment and business cmmunity meetings, Cllege leadership team and legislatrs. Actively participated in activities f the executive team such as strategic planning, enrllment management planning, campus expansin, cmmunity engagement and partnerships, gvernment and business relatins, campus crisis respnse, academic deans and faculty meetings, and internatinal educatin. Understand higher educatin leadership frm a natinal perspective thrugh American Cuncil n Educatin seminars and wrkshps, e.g., had extensive reading and site visits t several clleges and universities in Flrida, Virginia, Illinis, Califrnia and Maryland. Internatinal site visit t China included visit t Shanghai Nrmal University, Qingda University, and China s Agricultural University. Acting Directr f Academic and Student Services, Mntgmery Cllege, Rckville, MD, August 2002-December 2002 Organized Cllege Curriculum Cmmittee (CCC) meetings, reviewed curriculum prpsals, versaw minutes and tracked prpsals thrugh the curriculum prcess. Crdinated the develpment and publicatin f the Cllege Catalg, Faculty Handbk, Student Handbk and CCC Newsletter. Served as Cllege liaisn t the Maryland Higher Educatin Cmmissin, representing the Cllege at statewide meetings and cmmunicating infrmatin t apprpriate cnstituents. Prvided leadership fr transfer issues, negtiated and established new articulatin agreements and maintained existing agreements.
Page 6 Prvided directin fr Academic Supprt Centers t imprve the quality f cllege prgrams and enhance student learning. Strengthened and implemented prcedures t imprve the Academic Area Review prcess. Majr Accmplishments Cllabrated with faculty and staff t develp Cllege Catalg, Faculty and Student Handbks fr 2002-2003 Organized a tracking system t mnitr cllege-wide curriculum prpsals, Octber 2002 Key innvatr fr the design f an nline guide t the curriculum apprval prcess, Nvember 2002 Adjunct Prfessr and Cunselr, Mntgmery Cllege, Rckville, MD January 2001-August 2002 Advised students regarding enrllment in area f specializatin, prerequisites, prgram requirements and academic transfers. Encuraged students t develp suitable educatinal plans in rder t clarify their career gals. Evaluated student prgress tward established gals. Oriented and supervised grup advising sessins. Trained new faculty advisrs. Taught student develpment curses. Majr Accmplishments Full-time student and research assistant at American University (AU), Washingtn, DC, January 2001-2004 Cnverted t Internet the Genmic Shrt Curse fr Faculty at Minrity Institutins, Washingtn, DC, 2001 Presented n Assistive Technlgy fr the Visually Impaired at AU Cnference, Washingtn DC, 2001 Created Resurce Web Page fr 4 th Graders at Lafayette Elementary Schl, Washingtn, DC, March 2001 Designed & created PhD web page fr Schl f Educatin (SOE) at AU, Washingtn, DC, January 2001 Senir Rehabilitatin Specialist, Divisin f Blind Services, Flrida Department f Educatin, West Palm Beach, FL, May 2000-Sept 2000 Prgram Officer, Cmmunity Cllege Prgrams, Yuth fr Understanding Internatinal Exchange, Washingtn, D.C., August 1998-May 2000 Supprt Services Crdinatr, Yuth fr Understanding Internatinal Exchange, Clumbus, OH, December 1996-August 1998 Human Services Specialist, Ohi Department f Human Services, Clumbus, OH, January 1996- Nvember 1996 Incme Maintenance Specialist, Franklin Cunty Department f Human Services, Clumbus, OH, April 1995-January 1996 Unit Leader, Franklin Cunty Juvenile Detentin Center, Clumbus, OH, August 1993-April 1995 III. PROFESSIONAL HONORS, FELLOWSHIPS, LISTINGS, AWARDS, AND RESEARCH SUPPORT Examining cmmittee member fr a dctral candidate at The Gerge Washingtn University Graduate Schl f Educatin and Human Develpment, February 2008.
Page 7 Awarded Lumina Fundatin Grant fr 2006-2007, Prgram Year, April 2006. Awarded American Cuncil n Educatin Fellwship (ACE) fr 2006-2007 Prgram Class, March 2006. Nminated by Dr. Charlene Nunley, president f Mntgmery Cllege t pursue an ACE Fellwship, Nvember, 2005 Fellwship Award fr Dctral Prgram at American University (AU), Washingtn, D.C., January 2001-2004 Natinal Institute f Health Intramural Research Training Award Fellwship, Washingtn, D.C., June 2001 IV. COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY SERVICE Assessment Center Transitin Team, Directr, Mntgmery Cllege, Nvember 2004-June 2005 Majr accmplishments: 1. Successfully implemented walk-in Accuplacer testing that increased student assessment by 20% 2. Implemented a team centered apprach t prblem reslutin 3. Intrduced and established a surveillance system that served as a mdel fr campus-wide Assessment Centers 4. Facilitated and implemented the intrductin f a cllege-wide exam tracking system 5. Intrduced the Autmatic Call Distributin (ACD) phne system t better service students, faculty and staff Cllege-wide Assessment, Placement and Develpmental Issues Steering Cmmittee, Resurce Member, Nvember 2004 STARS Schlarship, Evaluatr, 2003 Prject Success, Mentr, 2003-2005 V. REPRESENTATIVE PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES VI. Natinal Behaviral Interventin Team Assciatin (NaBITA) American Cuncil n Educatin (ACE) American Assciatin f Cmmunity Clleges (AACC) Maryland Executive Cuncil fr Educatinal Opprtunities (MECEO) Cuncil fr Opprtunity in Educatin (COE) Faculty Presenter PUBLICATIONS Brewer, A. K. (2001, April). Assistive technlgy fr the visually impaired, paper presented at the American University cnference in Washingtn, D.C. Brewer, A. K. (2004). Internatinal student adjustment, technlgy use and English language learning in academia, Dissertatin Abstracts Internatinal, Cpyright (2005). PrQuest Infrmatin and Learning Cmpany, (UMI N. 3164805) Brewer, A. K. (2005, September). Valuing diversity, paper presented at the Leadership Develpment Institute, Rckville, MD. Brewer, A. K. (2005, May). Internatinal student adjustment, technlgy use and English language learning in academia. In Up Cunty Latin Netwrk Educatin Cmmittee Briefing Bk.
Page 8 Brewer, A. K. (2005, Nvember). Using nncgnitive factrs t enhance the success f ESL learners at cmmunity clleges, manuscript submitted fr publicatin. VII. COMPUTER EXPERIENCE VIII. Strng wrking knwledge f IBM-cmpatible PCs and related sftware including Micrsft Wrd, Quattr Pr, Pwer Pint, Excel, Windws and WrdPerfect; Web Page Design (Certified in Macrmedia Dream Weaver), Adbe Phtshp 6.0, the Internet and/r Wrld Wide Web, Netscape and Micrsft Explrer; Experience with in-huse mainframe databases PepleSft, Crise and Banner 7; Statistical Package fr Scial Sciences (SPSS & Black Bard) CIVIC, COMMUNITY AND BOARD ACTIVITIES Delegate t the Cllege Bard, Guidance and Admissin Assembly, April 2014 State Advisry Bard fr Juvenile Services, Maryland, 2008-2011 DE, MD, & D.C. Assciatin f Student Aid Administratin, Annual Cllege Gal Sunday, Vlunteer 2004 & 2005 Hands n D.C., Annual Cmmunity Service Prject, Vlunteer, Washingtn D.C., 2002-2005 Latin American Yuth Center, Upward Bund, Mentr, 2003