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MCC Board Names Presidential Finalists


The Monroe Community College Board of Trustees has named four finalists in the search for the fifth president of the College. The finalists are:

Kenneth Ender

EXPERIENCE
President                                                                                1998 – present
Cumberland County College
Vineland, New Jersey

Vice President, Academic Affairs                                        1996 – 1998
Richland Community College
Decatur, Illinois

Interim District Dean                                                            1995 – 1996
Cuyahoga Community College
Cleveland, Ohio

Associate Vice President for Administrative Services        1992 - 1995
Assistant Professor, Urban Studies
Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio

*Several other positions in higher education

EDUCATION
Ph.D., Urban Services Leadership, Virginia Commonwealth University
M.Ed., College Student Personnel, University of Georgia
B.S, Business Management, Virginia Commonwealth University

  
Dennis Kessler

EXPERIENCE
Owner, Founder                                                                    1977 – present
The Kessler Group, Inc., Rochester, New York

Edward and Agnes Ackley Executive Professor of           2004 - present
Entrepreneurship & Director of Entrepreneurial Studies
William E. Simon Graduate School of Business
University of Rochester, Rochester, New York

Adjunct Professor                                                                 1973 – 1998
Monroe Community College – Sociology
St. John Fisher College – Sociology and Law
SUNY Brockport - Sociology

EDUCATION
MSL, Yale University Law School
M.A., John Jay College
B.S, City University of New York


William A. Smith

EXPERIENCE
Majority Leader, Monroe County Legislature                   2002 – 2007
Rochester, New York

Monroe County Legislator, District 10                               1996 – 2007
Rochester, New York

Partner                                                                              2006 - present
Harris Beach, PLLC, Pittsford, NY

Vice President & General Counsel                                      1998 – 2003
General Counsel                                                                  1992 - 2003
Graham Corporation, Batavia, New York

Counsel                                                                                  1984 – 1992
Thacher Proffitt & Wood, New York, New York

*Several other positions

EDUCATION
J.D., University of Virginia
B.A., History, Yale University


Laurence Spraggs

EXPERIENCE
President                                                                                2004 – present
Broome Community College, Binghamton, New York

President                                                                                2001 – 2004
Brevard Community College, Titusville, Florida

Vice President of Instruction                                               1996 – 2001
Red Rocks Community College, Lakewood, Colorado

Dean of Instruction, Mathematics,
Natural & Environmental Services                                       1992 – 1996
Red Rocks Community College, Lakewood, Colorado

Director of Continuing Education                                       1986 – 1992
North County Community College, Saranac Lake, New York

*Several other positions in higher education

EDUCATION
Doctor of Arts, Major:  Biology, Idaho State University
M.S., Biology, Wayne State University
B.A., Biology, Wayne State University


Finalists will be invited to campus in April for interviews with MCC trustees, faculty, administrators, staff and students.

Cynthia Cooper
College and Community Relations
03/25/2008