Comprehensive Standard 3.2.8
Qualified Administrative/Academic Officers
Name of Institution: Brazosport College
Date Form Completed: Spring 2011
Location of Program: Brazosport College Main Campus, Lake Jackson, Texas
Instructions. Please complete a form for each location where instruction is offered leading to a degree program.
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Name
Dr. Millicent Valek
List each administrative and academic officer, including vice presidents, provosts, deans, directors, and others as appropriate.
List the title of the officer.
Describe the officer’s primary responsibilities in providing leadership.
Provide the officer’s educational qualifications pertaining to his or her responsibilities.
Describe the officer’s experience that qualifies to carry out his or her responsibilities.
Title
President
Responsibilities
Chief Executive
Officer
Educational Qualifications
Professional Experience
Ph.D., 1988, Education Administration,
University of Texas, Austin, TX
1996-Present; President, Brazosport
College
M.Ed., 1977, Education Administration,
Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
1988-1996; Vice President, Arizona
Western College
Other Graduate Work, 1975-76,
Counseling and Guidance, University of
Texas, Austin, TX
1982-1988; Coordinator, Austin
Community College
B.S., Cum Laude, 1972, Secondary
Education, University of Texas, Austin,
TX
1979-1982; Instructor, Austin
Community College
1972-1978; Austin Independent
School District, Lamar Jr. High
School
Dr. Ken Tasa
Fred Scott
Dean, Educational
Programs and
Services
Dean
Administrative &
Business Services
Chief Academic
Officer
Chief Financial
Officer
B.S. Major -Chemistry and Physics, East
Texas State University (Now Texas
A&M at Commerce), Commerce, Texas
1998-Present; Dean, Educational
M.S. Major -Chemistry, Minor –Physics,
East Texas State University (Now Texas
A&M at Commerce), Commerce, Texas
1991-1997; Division Chair,
Ed.D. Major -College Teaching of
Chemistry, East Texas State University
(Now Texas A&M at Commerce),
Commerce, Texas
1973-1991; Professor of Chemistry,
Brazosport College
Minor -Community College Education,
East Texas State University (Now Texas
A&M at Commerce), Commerce, Texas
Research Fellow, Teaching Internship;
East Texas State University
MBA with Business Management
Concentration, St. Edward’s
University
2006-Present; Dean, Administrative
& Business Services, Brazosport
College
BBA, Accounting, University of
Texas at El Paso
2003-2006; Vice-President for
Finance, Southern West Virginia
Community and Technological
College,
Programs and Services, Brazosport
College
Mathematics and Science, Brazosport
College
1972-1973; Robert A. Welch
1968-1972; Secondary Science
Teacher, Department Head –
Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Lone
Oak Independent School District
2000-2003; Vice-President for
Finance and Administration,
Centenary College of Louisiana,
1996-1999; Comptroller, St. Mary’s
University
1988-1996; Controller, St.
Edward’s University
Ed. D. Educational Administration,
University of Houston
M.S. Major: Biology, Stephen F.
Austin State University
B.S. Major: Biology/Minor:
Chemistry, Stephen F. Austin State
University
Dr. John Ray
Dean, Information
and Community
Resources
Chief Informational
Officer
1996-Present; Dean, Information
and Community Resources,
Brazosport College
1988-1996; Vice President;
Brazosport College
1987-1988; Biology Teacher/Chair,
Long-Range Planning Committee,
Brazosport College
1981-1987; Biology
Teacher/Division Chair, Math and
Science, Brazosport College
1972-1981; Biology Teacher,
Brazosport College
1968-1972; Graduate Assistant,
Stephen F. Austin State University
Ph.D. Higher Education Administration,
University of Oklahoma, Norman,
Oklahoma
November 2006 to present; Dean of
Student Services, Brazosport
College
MHR Masters, Human Relations,
University of Oklahoma, Norman,
Oklahoma
January 2000 to October 2006;
Vice President for Student
Services/Institutional Effectiveness,
College of the Mainland
B. S. – Management, Oklahoma City
University, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
September 1997 to December 1999;
Vice President for Student Services,
Oklahoma State University
Dr. Pamela
Davenport
Dean, Student
Services
March 1973 to August, 1997; Dean
of Student Support and Assessment
Services (as well as various other
positions), Oklahoma City
Community College
August 1993 to January 1998;
Adjunct Instructor, Psychology,
Oklahoma City Community
College
March 1966 to January 1972;
Assistant Director of Admissions,
Oklahoma State University
Technical Institute
B.B.A. Sam Houston State University 1996-Present; Dean, Human
Resources and Payroll, Brazosport
M.B.A. – Sam Houston State
College
University
1983-1996; Dean, Occupational
Ed.D. – University of Houston
and Technical Education,
Brazosport College
Dr. Herb Miles
Dean, Human
Resources and
Payroll
1973-1983; Faculty Member,
Office Education and Business
Management Dept., Brazosport
College
1971-1973; Teaching Assistant,
College of Business, Sam Houston
State University
1968-1973; Summers, Teller, First
State Bank of Brazoria
Master of Arts, Interdisciplinary
Studies, University of Houston,
Victoria, TX
Bachelor of Science, Home
Economics & Marketing, Stephen F.
Austin State University,
Nacogdoches, TX
Serena Andrews
Assistant to the
President and
Director of
Development
1998 – Current; Asst. to the
President, Exec. Dir. of
Development, Dev. Officer, Youth
Programs Coordinator, Brazosport
College
1996 – 1998; Investment
Counselor/Broker, Merrill Lynch
1985 – 1996; Co-Owner of Ladies
Clothing Store
1981 – 1985; Director of
Marketing, Loan Officer, Assistant
Vice President, Texas Gulf Bank,
NA
1978 – 1981; Retail Management
Program, Sakowitz, Inc.
Ph.D., Industrial/Organizational
Psychology, University of Houston
M.A., Industrial/Organizational
Psychology, University of Houston
B.S., Psychology, Colorado State
University
August 2010-Present; Associate Dean,
Instructional Effectiveness and Student
Success, Brazosport College
August 2006-August 2010; Director of
Transitional Education and Associate
Professor of Psychology, Brazosport
College
May 2010-Present; Data Facilitator,
Achieving The Dream, MDC Inc.
Dr. Lynda Villanueva
Associate Dean,
Instructional
Effectiveness and
Student Success
Fall 2007-Present; Lecturer, University
of Houston
Summer 2008-Present; Faculty,
University of Phoenix Online
September 2005-September 2007;
Management Consultant, Management
and Personnel Systems, Houston, TX.
April 2002-April 2007;
2007Management Consultant,
Assessment & Development, Inc.,
Houston, TX
Betty Ross
Director,
Employee
Development and
Instructional
Design
M.A.Ed.; Adult Education/Distance
Learning, University of Phoenix,
Phoenix, AZ
2007 to present; Director of
Employee Development Center,
Brazosport College
B.S.; Human Services/Psychology,
Friends University, Wichita, KS
2006 to 2007; – Web Course
Developer, Mid-Plains Community
College, North Platte, NE
1991 – present; Social/Behavioral
Sciences Adjunct Instructor,
Cowley College, Arkansas City, KS
B. B.A., Accounting, Stephen F. Austin
State University
Terry Comingore
Director, Learning
Assistance and
Instructional
Media
M. B. E., Stephen F. Austin State
University
UHCL, 1980-84, 1996
Doctor of Education; University of
Houston
Master of Arts; Emporia State
University, Emporia, Kansas
Bachelor of Science; Emporia State
University, Emporia, Kansas
Dr. David L. Preston
Director
Institutional
Research
Associate of Arts; Hutchinson
Community College, Hutchinson,
Kansas
High School diploma; Hutchinson
High School, Hutchinson, Kansas
2003 – present; Director Learning
Assistance, Online Learning, and
Instructional Technology,
Brazosport College
1998 – 2001; Director Employee
Development Center, Brazosport
College
1979 – 2002; Faculty, Brazosport
College
1980-Present; Brazosport College
 Instructor (until 1984)
 Director of Computer Services
(until 2000)
 Coordinator of Title V (from
2001-2005)
 Director of Institutional
Research (from 1991 to present)
 Evaluator, THECB Mentor
Grant (2010-2011)
1969-1980; Mathematics,
Computer Science Hutchinson
Community College, Hutchinson,
Kansas
1967-1969; Mathematics, Kingman
High School, Kingman, Kansas
1964-1967; Mathematics, Science,
Psychology, Geneseo High School,
Geneseo, Kansas
M.L.S.; University of North Texas
September 2001-present; Director
of Library Services, Brazosport
B.A. in Anthropology with a minor in College
Biology from University of Texas at
Arlington
August 1995-August 2001; Serials
Reference Librarian, Brazosport
College
Tami Wisofsky
Director, Library
Services
February 1994-August 1995;
Library Assistant II, Acquisitions
and Collection Development
department, University of Texas at
Arlington
February 1993-January 1994;
Library Assistant I, Acquisitions
and Collection Development
department, University of Texas at
Arlington
Fall 1988-Summer 1990; Library
Student Assistant, Brazosport
College
Gary Hicks
Division Chair,
Physical Sciences
and Process
Technologies
M.S. (Biology), University of
Houston-Clear Lake, Clear Lake,
Texas
2003 to present; Division Chair,
Physical Science & Process
Technologies, Brazosport College
M.S. (Chemistry), Texas A&M
University, College Station, Texas
January 1998 – 2003; Department
Head, Chemistry and Process
Technologies, Brazosport College
B.S., Abilene Christian University,
Abilene, Texas
A.A., San Jacinto College, Pasadena,
Texas
1980-Present; Faculty Member in
Chemical Technology, Process
Technology, and Chemistry,
Brazosport College
1978-1980; Teaching Assistant,
Texas A&M University
PhD in Spanish; University of New
Mexico; Albuquerque, New Mexico
M.A. in Spanish, Portuguese minor;
Vanderbilt University; Nashville,
Tennessee
Dr. Kate Funkhouser
Division Chair,
Communications
and Fine Arts
B.A. in Spanish; Goucher College;
Baltimore, Maryland
1976-1978; Research
Technician,Dow Chemical
Company
January 2002-present; Division
Chair; Communications and Fine
Arts, Brazosport College
August 1989-present; Adjunct
Professor, Professor, Assistant
Professor, Associate Professor in
Spanish; Brazosport College
1982-1987;Teaching Assistant in
Spanish; University of New Mexico
1979-1981; Teaching Assistant in
Spanish; Vanderbilt University
B.S., Industrial and Vocational
Education, University of Southern
Mississippi
Ron Bonnette
Division Chair,
Computer
Technology and
Office
Administration
A.A.S., Computer Technology –
Networking, Brazosport College
A.A.S., Radio Communications
Electronics, Community College of
the Air Force
M.S., Political Science, East Texas
State University
B.S., History, minor in Speech, East
Texas State University
Wayne Pryor
Division Chair,
Social Sciences
and Business
1980-Present; Professor of
Computer Technology, Brazosport
College – Division Chairman since
2006
1976-1979; Master Instructor of
Ground Radio Communications
Electronics, U.S. Air Force
1972-1976; Ground Radio
Communications Technician, U.S.
Air Force
1999 – present; Chair, Division of
Social Sciences and Business,
Brazosport College.
1975 – present; Professor of
Government and History,
Brazosport College.
1968-1975; Teacher of
Government, History, Geography,
and Economics, Angleton High
School,
Master of Science, Major:
Environmental Systems,
Mathematical Modeling
Humboldt State University, Arcata,
CA
Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude, Major:
Mathematics
Humboldt State University, Arcata,
CA
2006 – Present; Division Chair,
Mathematics and Life Sciences,
Brazosport College
2006 – Present; Associate Professor
of Mathematics, Brazosport
College
2002 – 2006; Instructor of
Mathematics, Brazosport College
1999 – 2002; Mathematics Lab
Specialist, Adjunct Faculty,
Brazosport College
Jeff Detrick
Division Chair,
Mathematics and
Life Sciences
1998 – 1999; Adjunct Instructor of
Mathematics, San Jacinto College
1998 – 1999; Adjunct Instructor of
Mathematics, Houston Community
College
1997 – 1998; Adjunct Instructor of
Mathematics, College of the
Redwoods
1995-1998; Teaching Associate and
Lecturer, Humboldt State
University
Doctorate; Oxford Graduate School
Bachelor of Science; University of
Detroit at Mercy College
Master of Science Nursing;
University of Texas
Dr. Susan
McCormick
Director, Health
Professions
Bachelor of Science Nursing; Lamar
University
Registered Nurse; Baptist Hospital
School of Professional Nursing
Master of Social Work (Policy, Planning
and Administration); University of
Houston Graduate School
Master of Arts in Political Science;
University of Houston
Tom Fowler
Director,
Construction and
Mechanical
Technologies
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
(Interdisciplinary Honors Program);
University of Houston
High School Diploma; Galena Park High
School
Clinical Professional Experience:
Medical surgical, critical care,
cardiology, cardiovascular thoracic
surgery, family medicine,
obstetrics, pediatrics, research, rural
health care, graduate education,
epidemiology
Academic Professional Experience:
Director Education, Critical Care
Educator, Clinical Surgical Faculty,
Chief PA, Chair and Director
Graduate PA Program, Professor of
Nursing
1998 –present; Director, Instructional
Services, workforce development and
Division chair for Construction and
Mechanical Technologies, Brazosport
College
1993 -2003; Adjunct instructor,
American Government, Brazosport
College
1982 -1998 Executive Director, United
Way of Brazoria County
1971 -1972 Adjunct instructor,
American Government, South Texas
College
1971 -1981 Caseworker and Manager,
Texas Department of Human Services
M.S. Logistics Management, Florida
Institute of Technology, Melbourne,
Florida
Ph.D., Organization and
Management, Capella University,
Minneapolis, MN
Certificate in Online Teaching (21
quarter hours), UCLA Extension
(graduate)
M.B.A., Financial Planning; City
University, Bellevue, WA
Dr. Dorothy Brandt
Department Head,
Baccalaureate
Programs
B.S. Degree Major: Accounting
Minor: Psychology, Central
Washington University
Associate of Arts Degree, Highline
Community College, Des Moines,
WA
High School Graduate, Pontiac
Central High School
August 2004 – Present; Associate
Professor & Dept. Head – Bachelor of
Applied Technology, Brazosport
College
September 2000 – August 2004;
Accounting Instructor, Everett
Community College, Everett,
Washington
August 1996 – September 2000; Asst.
Professor of Business, University of
Alaska Southeast Ketchikan, Alaska
September 1994 – July 1996;
Accounting Manager (7/95 to 7/96)
Senior Accountant (9/94 to 7/95) City
of Ketchikan, Ketchikan, Alaska
November 1993 – July 1994;
Accounting Supervisor, GNA
Corporation (G.E. Capital), Seattle,
Washington
July 1992 – October 1993; Senior
Internal Auditor, Citizens Utilities
Company, Redding, California
May 1982 – June 1992;
Audit Supervisor (5/90 to 6/92),
Accounting Supervisor (5/87 to 5/90),
Accounting Specialist (9/83 to 5/87),
Accounts Payable Supervisor (5/82 to
9/83), U S West Inc (now Qwest),
Seattle, Washington
B. B. A., Accounting; Texas A&M
University
Christopher Bahr
Internal Auditor
Brazosport College – 1 Year
Deloitte & Touche – 1 Year
Master of Science - Finance; Texas
A&M University