Dr. Stacey R. Johnson

Home Address College Address 941 N. Avenue East and Winter Park Campus President Orlando, FL 32804 Valencia College Phone: 210 912-5143 701 N. Econlockhatchee Trail E-mail: [email protected] Orlando, FL 32825 Phone: 407 582-2216 E-mail: [email protected]

Education Ed.D. Educational Administration University of Texas at Austin, 2007 Community College Leadership Program Graduate Hours in English Literature St. Mary’s University, 2000 M.A. Master of Arts in Communications University of the Incarnate Word, 1990 B.A. Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations San Jose State University, 1980

Professional Experience Aug. 6, 2012 – present Campus President – East and Winter Park, Valencia College, Orlando, FL Serve as the chief academic and operating officer of two distinct campuses serving a combined annual enrollment of 40,219. As the senior Learning Leader, the Campus President provides academic, administrative and fiscal leadership working to ensure significant and measurable improvements in learning within a supportive campus environment. The Campus President provides oversight of an approximate $55 million dollar budget and leads an executive team of 13 Deans and Directors, approximately 200 full-time faculty, 630 adjunct, and 240 professional and career staff. The essential function of leadership for the Aspen Award winning institute is to promote and support learning centered concepts with laser focus on questions of, “What are students learning?” and “How do we know?”

March 2008 – May 2012 Vice President of Academic Affairs Palo Alto College - one of five Alamo Colleges providing higher education to 60,000 students district-wide in , TX. Serve as Chief Instructional Officer for a College with 9,300 student enrollment. Direct supervisor of four deans and three directors for areas including Arts & Sciences; Career and Technical Education; Learning Resources; Corporate and Community Education Services; Evening/Weekend Services; Assessment, Instructional and Professional Development; and Tutoring Support Services. The VPAA is responsible for developing strategic plans and budgets for the College’s instructional area. Responsible for maintaining all instructional Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) accreditation standards and upholding Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board rules and regulations. Responsible for review and approval of all credit and non- credit faculty hiring which includes approximately 138 full-time and approximately 500 part-time faculty. Responsible for oversight of all tenure and promotion processes at the College. Responsible for an overall instructional budget of $18 million and 550 full-time employees. The College recently completed a $50 million capital improvement bond and the VPAA assisted with all new building initiatives including a Veterinary Technology building, Performing Arts building, Workforce & Science building and Applied Technology building among others.

July 2007 – March 2008 Interim Vice President of Academic Affairs Palo Alto College, San Antonio, TX (see description above)

Nov. 2002 – July 2007 Dean of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Palo Alto College, San Antonio, TX Responsible for approximately 65 full-time faculty and 135 part- time faculty, 10 professional and eight classified staff in a division which consists of four academic departments including English, Communications, Foreign Languages, Reading and ESOL; Fine and Performing Arts/Speech Communications; Behavioral Sciences & Humanities; and Social Sciences. The Dean supervises and coordinates all division planning and budgeting, instructional administration, program evaluation and development. The division currently generates approximately 61% of the College’s total student enrollment and 57% of its contact hours. The Dean is responsible for an approximate $10 million budget.

August 2001 –Nov. 2002 Interim Dean of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Palo Alto College, San Antonio, TX (See description above)

Jan. 1995 – August 2001 Chair of English, Communications, Foreign Languages & ESL, Tenured, Assistant Professor of Communications Palo Alto College, San Antonio, TX The Chair is responsible for the curricular and administrative leadership of the department’s instructional courses, programs, faculty and staff. Was the founding faculty member for College’s Communications Department and was qualified and taught both Communications and English courses. Worked to promote shared governance, maintain fiscal and programmatic accountability, developed long-range plans, hired and evaluated faculty, reviewed promotion and tenure dossiers, and mediated student and faculty complaints and grievances. Supervised 17 full-time faculty, 50 adjunct faculty, and eight staff. The Department serves approximately 3,500 students each semester.

May 1991 – Dec. 1994 Communications/Public Relations Consultant Palo Alto College Adjunct Faculty in Communications San Antonio, TX Specialized in public relations, marketing, strategic planning and all forms of communications research and writing. Served as an adjunct faculty member in Communications for Palo Alto College since 1990. In fall 1993 was hired to research and develop a Mass Communications program for the College and was subsequently hired as full-time, tenure track faculty member in this discipline in 1995.

October 1985 – May 1991 Director of Marketing/Assistant to the President- Palo Alto College San Antonio, TX. One of first 10 employees hired to build and develop a new community college on the Southside of San Antonio. Primary functions included directing all marketing and public relations activities, College strategic planning process, developed College policies, budgets, publications and all College accreditation documents. Assisted the President in a variety of functions, including working with architects and project managers to develop the first 11 buildings on campus. Worked with designers and architects to select all of the College’s furniture, equipment, interior colors and materials.

October 1984 – July 1985 Assistant Coordinator for Public Information- Alamo Community College District San Antonio, TX Primary duties included public relations, media relations, writing, designing special publications, speaking and special events. Worked closely with the Alamo Community Colleges Board of Directors, three College administrations, faculty and students.

Oct. 1980 – Oct. 1984 Public Relations Writer Alamo Community College District San Antonio, TX Served as a writer for St. Philip’s College and assisted with public relations work on a variety of district-wide activities. Wrote feature stories, newsletters, annual reports and other special publications. Designed and placed advertising for colleges and district in local media.

Dissertation Johnson, S. (2007). What Works: Factors Influencing Hispanic Female Academic Achievement and Persistence to Graduation University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

Committee Assignments (selected)

2009-2012 Co-Chair SACS Compliance Committee 2007-2012 Alamo Colleges (AC) Vice Presidents Committee 2007-2012 AC Oversight Leadership Team 2007-2012 AC Values Team 2007-2012 Achieving the Dream/Student Success District Core Team 2007-2012 Academic Affairs Committee (Chair) 2007-2012 Curriculum Committee (Chair) 2004-2012 Institutional Research Executive Team 2004-2012 Technology Council 2002-2005 Literacy Pipeline Council (Chair) 1999–2001 Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) Self-Study Steering Committee – Chair of Educational Programs 1998–2001 PAC Developmental Studies Council 1998–Present Resource Allocation Committee 1998–2000 Faculty Senator 1998 Developmental Education Task Force (Special Appointment for spring 1998) 1997 Honor’s Convocation Committee 1996–2001 “Ides of March” Committee (PAC area local high school writing competition) 1996–2001 PAC Strategic Planning Council 1996–1998 PAC Program Review Council 1996 PAC Operational Planning Council 1995 Community Relations Committee

Presentations (selected) National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) May, 2010 Hispanic Students Talk, We Listen!

Faculty Development Presentation August, 2010 Texas Core Curriculum Report and SACS General Assessment Plan at Palo Alto College

Phi Theta Kappa May, 2009 To Lead the Way You Have to Know the Way – A discussion about key factors which influence student success

Community Committee Assignments (selected) 2010-2012 Mayor Julian Castro’s Health & Fitness Council 2006-2009 Co-Chair of GoGirlGo! Serve with Texas Senator Leticia Van de Putte on a federally and locally funded grants initiative of the National Women’s Sports Foundation to get 100,000 sedentary girls/women active in San Antonio. 2006-2009 Student Scholarship Committee of the San Antonio Women’s Hall of Fame (Chair) 2003–2004 The City’s Cultural Collaborative: A Community Plan for San Antonio’s Creative Economy - Steering Committee Member 2002–2003 United States Olympic Committee 2012 Task Force to Select U.S. Bid City to host the Olympic Games 2002–2003 San Antonio Express-News Community Advisory Council 1999–2000 Kindred Project and Harlandale Initiative (Independent School District initiatives) 1998–1999 Gemini Ink Reader’s Theater Committee, (Chair) 1996–1997 Board of Directors for Women in Communications (Chair of Student Members) 1996–1997 University of Incarnate Word Communications Advisory Committee

Professional & Civic Organizations Graduate of the First Amendment Institute - Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas Women in Communications/Past Chair of Student Scholarships (two terms) SA 100 – top 100 women leaders in San Antonio South Side San Antonio Chamber of Commerce – Outstanding Volunteer 1997 Volunteer of the Year 1989 Chair of Leadership Program 1987 Leadership Program Graduate 1986 Vice President of the Board of Directors for South Side YMCA 1987-1990 National Council for Marketing and Public Relations Texas Public Community/Junior College Association Communications Council

Honors and Achievements Congressional Gold Medal of Achievement– 1980 U.S. Olympic Team Institute for International Sport – Inducted 2007 One of America’s Most Influential Sports Educators San Antonio Sports Hall of Fame – Olympic Category – Inducted February, 2005 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Silver Anniversary Award Winner – 25 years of outstanding contributions and service, January, 2004 San Jose State University Sports Hall of Fame – Inducted Class 2003 Torch Bearer for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games (San Antonio, TX) - Dec., 2001 International Olympic Committee - Outstanding National Governing Board Volunteer 2001 United States Olympic Committee - “Rings of Gold” Recipient 1997 San Antonio’s Women’s Hall of Fame 1997 United States Olympic Committee - Project Gold Leadership Graduate 1996 Mind Science Foundation- 1996 “Imagineer” Winner San Antonio Express-News Outstanding Woman 1992 J.C. Penny’s Spirit of the American Woman Award 1991 Member of the 1980 Olympic Team (Fencing) Four-time All American 1976-1979 *hold collegiate record for team win/loss, 305 - 1 Two-time National Collegiate Champion 1976 & 1978

Member of two World University Games Team: Sofia, Bulgaria 1977 & Mexico City, Mexico 1979 Five-time U.S. National Team Championship individual finalist Three-time U.S. National Team Champion

Leadership Service in Sport Member of United States Olympic Committee Executive Committee- Feb. 2003 – May 2004 *United States Olympic Committee Board of Directors 1996-2004 Member of U.S. Olympic Committee 2012 National Bid City Site Selection Task Force – 2001-2002 President of the United States Fencing Association 2000-2004 Note: First quadrennial-term woman president in the 125-year history of the sport. Ran a successful international campaign to bring equity to women in fencing as the U.S. won the first Olympic Gold & Bronze medals in women’s saber in Athens, Greece, August, 2004 Vice President of the United States Fencing Association 1992-96 Current Executive Committee, Board of Directors for San Antonio Sports Founder “Dreams for Youth” San Antonio Sports Foundation – Recipient program of $1 million grant from U.S. Olympic Committee for outstanding Olympic youth program serving approximately 100,000 children to date.