Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont
McKay, Shaun L.
POSITION SINCE 2010: President Suffolk County Community College
(SCCC), the largest community college in the State of New York. SCCC is a comprehensive publicly-supported, two-year, open enrollment institution, with campuses in Selden, Riverhead and Brentwood, and downtown centers in Sayville and Riverhead. The College has a current enrollment of over 26,000 credit students and 10,000 continuing education students.
PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
• Interim Executive Vice President-Suffolk County Community
College
• Executive Dean/Campus CEO-Michael J. Grant Campus-Suffolk
County Community College
• Director of Planning for the Community College of Baltimore
County
• Fiscal Administrator-School of Engineering-Morgan State
University
• Coordinator Bursar’s Office-Morgan State University
AFFILIATIONS:
• Co-Chair of the Education and Workforce Group for the Long
Island Regional Economic Development Council
• Member of the nationwide steering committee and
-Century Commission implementation team for the AACC’s 21 st on the Future of Community Colleges
• Co-Chair for the African American Presidents ’ Roundtable
Legislative Committee
• Systems Appraiser for the Academic Quality Improvement
Program (AQIP) of the Higher Learning Commission-North
Central Association
• Member of American Association of Community Colleges
(AACC) Commission on Diversity, Inclusion and Equity
• Member of the Board of Directors of United Way of Long Island
• Member of the Board Steering Committee for the Long Island
Regional Advisory Council on Higher Education (LIRACHE)
• Member of the Brentwood (NY) Chamber of Commerce
• Member of the State University of New York (SUNY)
Remediation Task Force
• Served as a member of the SUNY Chancellor’s Advisory Group on Leadership and Professional Development
• Participated in the President’s Leadership Academy offered by the Association of Community College Trustees (AACT)

• Participated among an international pool of applicants as one of 33 community college senior administrators to attend the prestigious Executive Leadership Institute sponsored by the
League for Innovation
• Served as a member of the American Council on Education
(ACE) Commission on Effective Leadership
• Member of the faculty of the Future Leaders Institute through the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and for the Executive Leadership Institute through the League for
Innovation
• Served on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Student Affairs
Research and Practice (JSARP)
EDUCATION:
• Ed.D. in Higher Education Administration with a specialization in
Community College Leadership from Morgan State University in
Baltimore, Maryland
• Honorary Doctor of Letters degree from St. Joseph’s College
(NY)
• M.A. in Management and Communication from the College of
Notre Dame in Baltimore, Maryland
• B.S. in Business Management from the University of Maryland,
College Park
OTHER:
Presentations:
• Upcoming: Presenter at the American Association of Community
Colleges’ 2015 Annual Meeting. Topic: “Small College, Big Vision:
Managing Forward Thinking and Career Pathways in Rural
Community Colleges” scheduled for April 18-21 in San Antonio,
Texas.
• Presenter at the Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica
Annual Conference. Topic: “The Anatomy of a College CEO ” –
January 2013
• Presenter at the International Vocational Education and Training
(IVETA) Conference in Trinidad and Tobago. Topic: “Education for Workforce Development: A Caribbean and Latin American
Perspective” – May 2013
• Panelist during the AACC Presidents Academy Summer Institute
(PASI). Topic: “CEO Contracts and Negotiations” – July 2012
• Panelist on a special feature presentation at the 2012 Annual
National Conference on Race and Ethnicity (NCORE) in American
Higher Education. Topic: “Community Colleges: A Critical
Economic and Workforce Development Resource” – May 2012
• Presenter at the Long Island Association’s Health, Education and
Non-Profit Policy Committee. Topic: “Suffolk County Community
College-A Critical Economic and Workforce Development
Resource for Long Island” – May 2012
• Panelist for the American Council on Education (ACE) Annual

Conference. Topic: American College Presidents” – March 2012
• Testimony before the New York State Assembly Republican Long
Island Delegation. Topic: “New York State Governor Andrew
Cuomo’s 2012-2013 Executive Budget Proposal – March 2012
• Panel facilitator for the State University of New York Critical
Issues in Higher Education Conference. Topic: “Comparing the
Workforce We Have, With the One We Need” – September 2011
• Panelist at a regional Forum on the Economic Revitalization and
Quality of Life in New York State and on Long Island – March
2011
AWARDS:
• Upcoming: Honoree: John & Suanne Roueche Excellence Award.
The recognition ceremony will take place in Boston as part of the
League for Innovation’s Annual Conference in Boston, March 8-
11, 2015.
• Honoree: Hauppauge Industrial Association (HIA) 35th
Anniversary Gala - November 2013
• Honoree: Child Care Council of Suffolk 28th Anniversary
Champions of Children Luncheon - October 2013
• American Association of Community Colleges Awards of
Excellence in the Emerging Leadership Category-Honorable
Mention - 2013
• Honoree: Long Island NAACP First Annual ACT-SO Achiever’s
Dinner – September 2012
Anniversary Golf • Honoree: Suffolk County Salvation Army 50 th
Outing – May 2012
• Urban League of Long Island Equal Opportunity Day Award –
December 2011
PUBLICATIONS:

Pollard, DeRionne P.
POSITION SINCE 2010 : Dr. Pollard assumed leadership of Montgomery
College on August 2, 2010, following a national search by the College’s
Board of Trustees. Since her inauguration, she has spearheaded the development of a new Montgomery College mission and Montgomery
College 2020, the institution’s strategic plan. Other priorities have included partnering with Montgomery County Public Schools and the
Universities of Shady Grove in the creation of Achieving Collegiate
Excellence and Success (ACES), a support program designed to help students transition from high school to college completion. As president of Montgomery College, Dr. Pollard is committed to empowering students to change their lives and enriching the life of the community.
Montgomery College, one of largest undergraduate institutions in the state of Maryland, serves nearly 60,000 credit and noncredit students annually at its three campuses. Dr. Pollard is passionate about providing higher education opportunities to all students and seeking innovative ways to increase their success. During 2012, the Montgomery College
Board of Trustees voted to take a position in support of the ballot question on the Maryland Dream Act. Dr. Pollard served as a public advocate and vocal supporter for the law, which was passed by the voters of Maryland to provide in-state tuition rates to undocumented college-aged students.
PREVIOUS
Dr. Pollard formerly served as president of Las Positas College in
Livermore, California. Her community college career began at College of
Lake County (Ill.) as a faculty member in English.
AFFILIATIONS
She recently served on the American Association of Community Colleges’
21st Century Commission on the Future of Community Colleges and the
Commission on Academic, Student, and Community Development. Dr.
Pollard is a member of the Community College Advisory Panel at the
College Board and the Higher Education Research and Development
Institute Advisory Board. Closer to home, Dr. Pollard serves on several boards, including Montgomery County Business Development
Corporation, Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce, Universities of Shady Grove, the Tech Council of Maryland, IMPACT Silver Spring, and
Generation Hope. She is a member of the board of directors for
Strathmore, an arts center in North Bethesda.
EDUCATION
Dr. Pollard received her PhD in educational leadership and policy studies in higher education from Loyola University Chicago and her MA and BA in
English from Iowa State University.
AWARDS

Dr. Pollard is a proud graduate of the Leadership Montgomery program, and was named its Outstanding Leader for 2013. Other awards and honors include Washingtonian Magazine’s 100 Most Powerful Women; the Daily Record’s Influential Marylander; Bethesda Magazine’s 50 Most
Fascinating People, Places, and Things; and Washington Business
Journal’s Minority Business Leader Award.
Viniar, Barbara
POSITION SINCE Barbara Viniar has been the President of Chesapeake
College since July 2008.
PREVIOUS Prior to that she served as the Executive Director of the
Institute for Community College Development at Cornell and as
President of Berkshire Community College in Massachusetts. She began her career at Rockland Community College in Suffern NY.
AFFILIATIONS Viniar has served on the board and foundation board of the American Association for Women in Community Colleges and the
Economic and Workforce Development Commission of AACC.
EDUCATION . Ed.D. Fairleigh Dickinson University, MA and BA, Lehman
College, City University of New York
OTHER She has been a frequent presenter at the National Institute for
Leadership Development (NILD). Her leadership has been recognized with a 3 year Kellogg National Fellowship, participation in Leadership
Maryland and an Administrative Fulbright to Russia. She has taught "The
Community College Presidency" and "Contemporary Issues in
Community Colleges" for the Community College Leadership Program at
Morgan State University. At each of her institutions she has served on community foundations, museum and social service non-profit boards and she founded the Berkshire Leadership Program. She is currently chair of the board of the 32 institution Maryland-DCCampus Compact.

Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington
Derr, Debra A. (Debbie)
POSITION SINCE July 1, 2013. President of Mt. Hood Community College.
MHCC serves approximately 30,000 through its main campus in Gresham,
Oregon and its two outreach centers. The college district serves urban, suburban and rural areas of east Multnomah and Clackamas Counties.
PREVIOUS Served as President, North Iowa Area Community College; Vice
President for Learner Success, Madison (Area Technical) College; Vice
President Student Development, Dean of Career Development,
Coordinator Testing and Disability Services, and Faculty Counselor at Mt.
Hood Community College. Director of Disability Services, Clackamas
Community College.
AFFILIATIONS Member of the Boards of Directors: American Association of Community Colleges, Oregon Public Broadcasting, All Hands Raised,
Multnomah County Workforce Investment Board, American College and
University Presidents’ Climate Commitment. AACC Presidents’ Academy
Executive Committee. Past member Commission on Communication and
Marketing (AACC). Past president National Council on Student
Development. Gresham Rotary Club. Past president Mason City, IA
Chamber of Commerce and current member Gresham Chamber of
Commerce. East Metro Economic Alliance Board Member.
EDUCATION Ed.D. Community College Leadership, Oregon State
University. M.S. Counseling, Portland State University; B.A., Business
Administration, Linfield College.
OTHER
Senior Fellow at the University of Wisconsin Madison School of
Education 2005-08. Frequent presenter at AACC and ACCT national conferences on topics to include leveraging technology in education, student success and retention strategies, enrollment management and financial health and sustainability. Past President National Council for
Student Development and past NCSD Leadership Institute Lead
Facilitator. Publications:
• Legislative White Paper. Concurrent Enrollment and Its Role in
Education Reform in Iowa. March 2012.
• Monograph. “Toward the Future Vitality of Student
Development: Redefining the Legacy, 2004”. Contributor. Fall
2006.
• “Selected Oregon tenth grade student, parent, and teacher perceptions of the factors influencing readiness to make career

decisions: Debra A. Derr, Doctoral Thesis, Oregon State
University, 1996.
• “Delayed stress and the forgotten warrior: the Vietnam veteran”. Debra A. Derr, Oregon Personnel and Guidance
Journal, March 1982.
Hsieh, Patricia
POSITION SINCE 2005: President of San Diego Miramar College, a public institution with two off -site locations in San Diego, California
PREVIOUS: Served as Vice President, Student Services, Sacramento City
College; Dean of Student Learning and Development, Moorpark College;
Dean of Admissions and Records, Antelope Valley College; Transfer
Center Director, Antelope Valley College, Counselor, Los Angeles City
College.
AFFILIATIONS: Board Member: San Diego North Chamber of Commerce,
San Diego Maritime Museum, Asian Business Association,
Servicemembers Opportunity College (SOC) Consortium, National
Coalition of Certification Centers (NC3), National Asian & Pacific Islander
Council (NAPIC); Former Board Member: American Association of
Community Colleges (AACC); Commissioner: ACE Internationalization and
Global Engagement Commission, Presidential Advisor: ACE Spectrum
Executive Leadership Program, AACC Presidential Advisory Council on
China; Member: AACC Sustainability Executive Committee, Community
College League of California (CCLC) Advisory Committee on Legislation
EDUCATION: Ed. D., Institutional Management in Higher Education,
Pepperdine University; M.A., Guidance & Counseling, Wayne State
University; B.A., Western Languages & Literature, National Chengchi
University.
OTHER: Recipient: 2010 Fulbright Scholar Fellowship, 2006 Asian
Heritage Award ; Presentations: at national, state and local conferences on topics related to community college access, planning, and effectiveness

Preus, Camille
POSITION SINCE 2013 President, Blue Mountain Community College, a public institution in Pendleton, Oregon, covering 18,000 sq. miles with centers in Baker City, Hermiston, and Milton-Freewater, Oregon.
PREVIOUS
Served as Commissioner of Community Colleges and Director of the
Oregon Department of Community Colleges and Workforce
Development (1999-2013); Workforce Policy Coordinator, Governor’s
Office of Education and Workforce Policy, Salem, Oregon(1996-1999);
Director, Office of Educational Policy and Planning and Administrator of
Workforce Quality Council, Salem, Oregon (1992-1996); State
Administrator, Job Training Partnership Act, Salem, Oregon(1990-1992);
Assistant Director, The Oregon Consortium and The Oregon Private
Industry Council, Albany, Oregon (1987 – 1990).
AFFILIATIONS
• American Assoc. of Community Colleges Steering Committee &
Implementation Team Member for Rebuilding the American Dream, present
• Oregon College Access Network (ORCAN) board member 2011-2013
• National Commission on Adult Literacy, 2006-2013
• Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 2002-present
(past Chair)
• National Council of State Directors of Community Colleges, 2000-
2013 (past Chair)
• Network Consortium, 2000-02
• Oregon Chapter American Association of Women in Community
Colleges, 2000 - present
Serves on boards: United Way, Progress Board of Pendleton,
Member: Rotary Club, Altrusa,
EDUCATION
• Doctorate in Education, Oregon State University, 2008
• Master of Science in Business Administration, Indiana University,
1983
• Bachelor of Science, Middle Tennessee State University, 1976
• Associate of Science, Cumberland Community College (Tennessee),
1974
AWARDS:
• Carolyn Desjardins Leadership Award – Oregon Chapter of AAWCC,
2011
• Inside the Field – Leadership Award, National Council for Continuing
Education and Training, 2006
• Women in Leadership, Oregon American Assoc. of Women in

Community Colleges, 2001
• National Workforce Professional of the Year, National Alliance of
Business, 1998