School of Education and Urban Studies
Community College Leadership Doctoral
Program
"Preparing Leaders for 21st
Century Community Colleges"
 Dr. Gayona Beckford ‘03
Dissertation topic: INTEGRATION OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION IN THE PROGRAMS AND CURRICULUM OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES
Dr.Gayona Beckford is currently employed at Community College of Baltimore County as the College-wide Assistant Director of International Education & Multicultural Learning. She previously held a position at Morgan State University as the Supervisor of Revenue/ Cashiering Operations. She also served in numerous administrative positions in education, banking, finance, and cash management in which she received numerous awards and commendations for excellence. She also works extensively with a number organizations and community-based groups. Presently, she is a member of the Eastern Association of College and University Business Officers (EACUBO). She also served as Public Relations Officer for a community-based organization. Dr. Beckford received her undergraduate degree in Business Management from Morgan State University and her Master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Baltimore. Additionally, her Community College Leadership degree was awarded in May of 2003 from Morgan State University. Dr. Beckford’s area of research is International Education. She used qualitative and quantitative research methods to determine strategic leadership commitment to integrating International Education in the curriculum at Community Colleges. Beckford’s personal career mission statement is to become a world-class community college president as well as to become an expert in the field of Global/ International Education. Her professional, educational, and community service roles will allow her to be well equipped to interact with various constituent groups, which is necessary for her future role as President of a community college.
 Dr. Marvin L. Bright ‘02
Dissertation topic: JOB SATISFACTION AS AN INDICATOR FOR RETENTION OF NEW COMMUNITY COLLEGE INSTRUCTIONAL FACULTY
Dr. Marvin L. Bright is currently the Dean of Students at the Community College of Philadelphia. He previously held the position of Director of Retention and Athletics at Cecil Community College. In his previous position, he was responsible for providing leadership for planning, developing, and evaluating campus-wide student retention. He was also accountable for hiring and evaluating staff, scheduling and coordinating building activities and a member of executive staff, college management team and diversity committee. Dr. Bright was also a Senior Research Assistant for the Community College Leadership Doctoral Program at Morgan State University. Prior to coming to Cecil Community College, Dr. Bright was an Assistant Professor of Psychology and Teacher Education at the Community College of Baltimore County’s (CCBC) - Catonsville and Essex campuses. Dr. Bright’s has experience as a full-time faculty member at the Pennsylvania Institute of Technology in Media, Pennsylvania and as an adjunct professor at Harford Community College in Bel Air, MD and Pierce College in Philadelphia, PA. In addition to Dr. Bright’s community college instructional experience, his administrative experienced began as the ACT 101 Project Director at the Pennsylvania Institute of Technology (PIT). He also served as PIT’s Acting Director of Athletics and Head Men’s Basketball Coach in 1997 and 1998. At Harford Community College, Dr. Bright worked as a Counselor for Student Support Services (TRIO Program) were he provided counseling and development services to academically disadvantaged, first-generation, student athletes and other underrepresented students while insuring that the program remained compliant with all Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), American Disabilities Association, Section 504, and Title IX. Dr. Bright’s educational background includes earning his A.A. in General Studies at Catonsville Community College, Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies: Counseling Psychology from Towson State University, Master’s of Education in Educational Psychology from Temple University, and Doctorate of Education in Higher Education Administration Community College Leadership from Morgan State University.
 Dr. Margaret B. Brown ‘03
Dissertation topic: EXPLORING LEARNING COMMUNITIES IN AN URBAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE: A CASE STUDY
Dr. Brown was educated in the Baltimore City Public School System. She received her B.S and M.S from Morgan State University. Her areas of specialty are in reading, curriculum and instruction, staff development, and instructional improvement. Her hobbies are reading, traveling, and spending time with her family. Having spent most of my career in public education, she is passionate about improving learning opportunities and achievement for urban, minority students. Dr. Brown’s area of research interest is "The Role of Organizational Culture in Closing the Achievement Gap for African-American Students."
 Dr. Zaneta Brown-Ingles '03
Dissertation topic: A COMPARSTIVE STUDY OF ACADEMIC SUCCESS, PERFORMANCE, PERSISTENCE, AND ATITUDES BETWEEN TRADITIONAL AND EARLY ADMIT COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS
Zaneta Brown-Ingles is currently teaching at Calvert High School in Prince Frederick, Maryland. Her dissertation topic is High School and Community College Partnerships. She is examining the high schools in the tri-county area of Calvert, Charles and St. Mary’s Counties. Using a quantitative study, she wants to determine if students who take courses at the College of Southern Maryland while in their junior and senior years in high school have greater success rates in college than those students who selected the traditional pathway.
 Dr. A. Lois De Laine '06
Dissertation topic: A COMPARISON OF THE ACADEMIC SUCCESS OF TRANSFER AND NON TRANSFER STUDENTS AT A FOUR-YEAR HISTORICALLY BLACK INSTITUTION
Dr. A. Lois De Laine currently serves as the Director of the Annual Fund at Morgan State University in the Office of Development. She is a seasoned educator whose professional career began as a teacher in the Baltimore City high schools. She also served as an instructor and department chair of business at Morgan State University, and professor and department chair at the Baltimore City Community College (formerly known as the Community College of Baltimore). Dr. De Laine received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Education at Morgan State University; a Master of Arts degree from Catholic University and a professional diploma for the Post Masters Program. She also matriculated at Virginia State University and Polytechnic Institute. Dr. De Laine also serves on the Enterprise Foundation and the Ripe Harvest Foundation.
 Dr. Sheryl Glass ‘02
Dissertation Topic: WOMEN DONORS: AN UNTAPPED RESOURCE FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES
Dr. Sheryl (Sherry) Glass retired from the Executive Assistant to the President at Carroll Community College in Westminster, Maryland. In that position she reported to the President and was responsible for providing senior-level administrative assistance for all Presidential initiatives and served as a member of the President’s Executive Team. Her responsibilities also included assuming the role of interim Executive Director of the college’s Foundation and Director of Institutional Advancement. Dr. Glass was the College’s Affirmative Action Officer and was responsible for issues relating to recruitment and allegations of discrimination and/or harassment. In her position she had developed an employee orientation program and was responsible for planning and implementing a college-wide staff development initiative. In addition she supervised the Child Development Center. Dr. Glass began her affiliation with community colleges sixteen years ago working with grant funded programs directed toward preparing women and men for reentry into the workplace. She has worked with supporting linked classes and co-curricular programming. Also, Dr. Glass had the responsibility for the administration of both Weekend College and Summer Sessions. Dr. Glass served as President of the college Senate and she played a leadership role as chair of many significant college committees. She served as a voting member of the Planning Advisory Committee. Dr. Glass earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from The Peabody School of Education at Vanderbilt University, a Masters of Science degree from Western Maryland College, and a Doctor of Education degree in Higher Education with a concentration in Community College Leadership from Morgan State University.
 Dr. William Heiser '03
Dissertation topic: PERSONALITY ATTRIBUTES OF EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEADERS
Dr. William L. Heiser is the Assistant Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Loyola College in MD. Dr. Heiser's responsibilities include: Research and assessment of learning outcomes and enrollment management; budgets and contract management; engaging in graduate student course audits; as well as maintaining the College of Arts and Sciences' website. In addition, he is responsible for supporting the Dean and Associate Dean in the execution of the College's emerging strategic plan for undergraduate and graduate programs. William is entering his third year in Morgan State University's doctoral program. His dissertation research focuses on leadership and the non-traditional pathways to the community college presidency.
 Dr. Joseph T. Isaac‘02
Dissertation topic: STRATEGIC PLANNING AND RESULTS MANAGEMENT AT FIVE NEW JERSEY COMMUNITY COLLEGES
Dr. Isaac currently serves as the Executive Director of facilities planning and operations at Baltimore City Community college. He has also served as full-time faculty as assistant professor for Applied Technologies at Montgomery College. His teaching experience also includes five years as an adjunct instructor at Maryland Drafting Institute and two semesters of teaching assistance at the University of the District of Columbia. Dr. Isaac's professional experience outside the classroom spans over 12 years of corporate leadership and management, including positions such as associate principal, project manager, planner, designer and project architect. He has conducted several lectures and participated in various leadership workshops. A lifelong learner, Joe Isaac earned his doctorate in higher education, specializing in community college leadership from Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland. He received his master's degree in city and regional planning, also from Morgan State. Dr. Isaac holds a bachelor's degree in construction engineering and an associate degree in architecture from the University of the District of Columbia.
 Dr. Kelley Costner ‘03
Dissertation topic: THE SEVENTH PRINCIPLE: COMMUNITY COLLEGE FACULTY ATTITUDES/ BELIEFS/ EXPECTATIONS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS
Dr. Costner received her M.Ed. from Goucher College in Baltimore, Maryland and her Bachelor's from Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland. Currently, she serves as Associate Dean, College of Education M.S. Program at Walden University. She previously worked at Morgan State University as a research assistant for the Program Chair of the Community College Leadership Doctoral Program. She was formerly the Assistant Director of Academic Services and Support at Loyola College. She also served as an adjunct English faculty member at the Community College of Baltimore County and Coordinator of the Academic Learning Center at Baltimore City Community College.
Research Interests: African American learners in community colleges and the recruitment and retention of African American women administrators and faculty in higher education.
 Dr. Kenneth Kerr‘04
Dissertation topics: RHW APPLICATION OF ACCREDITATION STANDARDS IN THE ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT LEARNING: A CASE STUDY
Dr. Kenneth Kerr is an Associate Professor of English and Program Manager of Developmental English at Frederick Community College. He is the immediate past president of the Developmental Education Association of Maryland, a past president of the Mid- Atlantic College Reading Association, and the current National Political Liaison to the National Association for Developmental Education. Ken's current research interest is general education. He is a frequent presenter at state, regional and national professional conferences. He most recently gave a workshop on "Aligning institutional mission to general education goals and objectives in preparation for assessment" at the American Association of Higher Education Assessment Conference in Boston last June. His dissertation topic is "The development of a model to assess student learning in general education." Ken lives in Frederick, Maryland with his wife of 19 years, Helen; younger daughter, Kate; and dog, Jack. His older daughter, Kristin, and granddaughter, Leah, live in Eugene, Oregon.
 Dr. Diane C. Lane‘02
Dissertation Topic: AN INVESTIGATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND STRATEGIC ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT AT MARYLAND’S COMMUNITY COLLEGES
Dr. Diane Lane currently serves on the leadership team for Cecil Community College in Northeast, Maryland as the Vice President of Students and Enrollment Management. Dr. Lane has twenty years of experience in the field of higher education. Her experiences have focused on administrative leadership with special emphasis in the areas of student affairs and enrollment management. In this role, she has had the responsibility for completing trend analyses, market forecasting and strategic enrollment management planning for a number of community colleges. Dr. Lane’s professional expertise has been honed in both a large multi-campus college district, as well as, a single college environment. Dr. Lane has also worked with numerous higher education institutions nationally as a consultant to complete operational audits in the area of enrollment management. In this capacity, Dr. Lane has assisted colleges to develop campus-wide strategic enrollment management programs focusing on repositioning institutions for competitiveness in the 21st century learning environment. Dr. Lane has completed academic studies at the undergraduate and graduate level at Salisbury State and Pennsylvania State Universities. Her areas of concentration were marketing and counselor education. Her doctoral studies were completed at Morgan State University in Community College Leadership. Dr. Lane continues to pursue her research interest in organizational culture and its relationship to leadership in the community college.
 Dr. Shaun L. McKay ‘04
Dissertation topic: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF TRUTEES’ PERCEPTIONS OF THEIR LEVELS OF INVOLVEMENT IN INSTITUTIONAL GOVERNANCE ACTIVITIES
Dr. Shaun L. McKay currently serves as the Executive Dean/ Campus CEO at Suffolk County Community College (Grant). He received his Master's from the College of Notre Dame in Baltimore, Maryland and his Bachelor's from the University of Maryland College Park in College Park, Maryland. He previously held positions as the Director of Planning at the Community College of Baltimore County and the Fiscal Administrator for Morgan State University's School of Engineering. His research interest is governance in the community college.
 Dr. Shirlene L. Snowden ‘02
Dissertation Topic: AN ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF STRATEGIC PLANNING ON INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATION AT TWELVE VANGUARD LEARNING COLLEGES
Dr. Shirlene L. Snowden is currently serving as Statewide Coordinator for the Community College Leadership Doctoral Program at Morgan State University. Before this appointment, Dr Snowden served as Vice President for Administration and Finance at Baltimore City Community College. As Vice President, she frequently developed or reviewed and redefined college policies and procedures and presented recommendations to the executive team, the Board, legislators and other external constituencies. Dr. Snowden also served as the College’s Affirmative Action Officer and was responsible for issues relating to recruitment and allegations of discrimination and/or harassment. Dr. Snowden’s experience includes 12 years of administrative work at the executive level. As an educator, Dr. Snowden has ten years in the academic division as a Dean for the Business and Technology division, Chairperson and Professor at the community college level and Assistant Professor and Coordinator at a four-year university. Dr. Snowden’s quest for excellence inspired her to lead a team of business faculty through a process of improvement that focused on quality. This effort resulted in the first accredited community college business program by the ACBSP. Dr. Snowden private sector experiences include positions in auditing and administration in the health field. Dr. Snowden earned her MBA specializing in finance and received her undergraduate preparation in business administration from Morgan State University. Dr. Snowden is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and has also pursued legal studies at the University of Baltimore. Dr. Snowden has received numerous awards for excellence in teaching, as well as State accommodations for outstanding programming in technology and finance. She has also received commendations for maintaining state compliance in administrative financial systems. Dr. Snowden has served as a wage commissioner for Baltimore City. She currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the Samuel Reading Foundation Scholarship Fund.
 Dr. Robin Theordorson-Truiett ‘05
Dissertation topic: CAREER PATTERNS OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN ATHLETIC DIRECTORS AT PREDOMINANTLY WHITE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS: A CASE STUDY
Dr. Robin Truiett is now in her fourth year as a member of the Loyola athletic administration. Dr. Truiett serves as the department's Senior Women's Administrator while also overseeing NCAA compliance issues. Dr. Truiett came to Evergreen from Wagner College in Staten Island, N.Y., where she served as an Assistant Athletics Director/ Senior Women's Administrator from May 1998 until the summer of 1999. Prior to that, she was the department's Compliance Coordinator and Academic Counselor. A 1995 graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park, Dr. Truiett earned a Bachelor of Science degree in kinesiology. She went on to earn her Master of Science in Human Performance and Sport Studies from the University of Tennessee in August 1998, and is currently in the process of pursuing her doctoral degree from Morgan State University. In addition to her duties at Loyola, Truiett also serves on the NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Committee and the NCAA Academics/ Eligibility/ Compliance cabinet. Dr. Truiett is a Baltimore native and resides in Baltimore City.
 Dr. Barney J. Wilson ‘02
Dissertation topic: SELF-PERCEPTIONS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN AND CAUCASIAN CEO’S ABILITY TO INFLUENCE THEIR LEADERSHIP TEAM
Dr. Barney J. Wilson is currently the Principal for the Baltimore Polytechnic High School. He also served as the Dean of Learning and Student Development at the Community College of Baltimore County- Dundalk campus. The early years of Dr. Wilson’s career were spent in various management positions within the private sector. While in the private corporate sector, Dr. Wilson served as an executive for AT&T and MCI. Dr. Wilson spent over 13 years as a full-time faculty member at both two and four-year institutions. He also served as Executive Director of Maryland’s Central Region Small Business Development Centers. Dr. Wilson holds an Ed.D degree from Morgan State University; an MS degree in Industrial Administration from Carnegie Mellon University; and a BS degree in Electrical Engineering, Economics, and Mathematics with a minor in Business Administration from Carnegie Mellon University.
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