Community College Leadership Doctoral Program Dr. Christine Johnson McPhail Program Coordinator 443.885.1983 E-mail: cmcphail@morgan.edu

Dr. Christine Johnson McPhail is currently Professor and Coordinator of the Community College Leadership Doctoral Program at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland. Prior to moving to the Baltimore Metropolitan area, she lived in Southern California where she served as President and Chief Instructional Officer for Cypress College. She is the co-author with her husband of "Transforming Classroom Practice for African American Learners: Implications for the Learning Paradigm." This article won the 2000 Research Award from the Maryland Association for Adult, Community and Continuing Education. An article focusing on the role of trustees in the Learning-Centered College was recently featured in The Community College Times (December, 2000).

Dr. Johnson McPhail has presented professional papers at numerous national conferences and conventions and her work has appeared in professional publications. She has served as guest columnist and featured writer for newspapers in California and Texas. She is and has been a longtime advocate of cultural awareness, and is a strong advocate of programs for families and children. Active in professional associations, she is a member of the Council for the Study of Community Colleges and the American Educational Research Association.

Dr. Johnson McPhail is the author of two very empowering books. The first, Walk the Rainbow: When You Get Tired of Waiting to Exhale, has been adopted as supplementary reading material in Ethnic and Women's Studies Programs at several colleges and universities. Community and civic organizations are also using the book as a resource and curriculum guide for workforce preparation and training in response to the Welfare Reform Initiative. Her second book, A Pocket Book of Mother Wit: Leadership Principles for the New Millennium, provides practical information about how to address unique and troublesome leadership situations. This book supports the needs of those in leadership roles at the corporate, civic, community and educational levels, as well as front-line and supervisory personnel. Her current research interests embrace a number of issues impacting community colleges: governance and leadership; organizational culture; learning outcomes for diverse students.

Dr. Johnson McPhail is committed to making contributions to the communities where she works and lives. She wrote a community preservation grant, which resulted in the establishment of permanent housing for the African American Historical and Cultural Museum of Fresno County in California. While serving as Dean of Students at Kings River Community College in Reedley, California, she created a model Retention Assistance Program (RAP). This program was designed to attract and retain African American Males in college. Other colleges in the State of California later replicated this project. She was the recipient of an American Association of University Women's research award for conducting a study on the career aspirations of teen parents.

Her formal training punctuates her platform for personal and professional empowerment. Dr. Johnson McPhail earned an Associate of Arts degree from Fresno City College, Bachelor of Arts and Master's degrees from California State University, Fresno, and a Doctor of Education degree from The University of Southern California. Her postgraduate training includes The Kellogg Expanding Leadership Fellows Program, Executive Leadership Institute at Bryn Mawr College, Professional Administrators' Development Institute, and the Washington Leadership Experience sponsored by the American Association of Community Colleges.

Christine Johnson McPhail is a practitioner par excellence and continues to serve on local and national committees and boards. Numerous organizations and agencies have cited her for her contributions to education and the African American community. The State of California Assembly recognized Johnson McPhail for her leadership in California Community Colleges. Johnson McPhail also received recognition from the cities of Fresno, Reedley and Cypress for outstanding contributions to higher education. She was recently inducted into the State Center Community College Educator's Hall of Fame and recognized as Outstanding Alum of the Year from Fresno City Community College (1990) and California State University, Fresno in 1998. The American Association of Women in Community Colleges named Johnson McPhail Woman of the Year in recognition of her leadership in community colleges. In 2001, Governor Paris N. Glendening awarded Johnson McPhail the Governor's Citation in recognition of her contributions to higher education in the State of Maryland. She received the Kathleen Kennedy Townsend Award for service to the community in 2001, and was inducted into Maryland Women for Responsive Government, Inc.

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

• The Sociology of CEO's and Governing Boards- An in-depth study of the social interactions of CEO's and trustees.
• Restructuring Community Colleges: Analysis and evaluations of missions, visions, and strategic plans.
• Have Community Colleges Failed The African American Learner? -- An in-depth study of the central concerns surrounding the experiences of the African American learner in community colleges.

Course(s) Taught: American Community College; Professional Development; The Community College Presidency; Community College Trustees and Governing Boards.