Fifteen people selected to advisory committee for JWCC presidential selection search

July 11, 2022 | By Muddy River News

Two members of the John Wood Community College Board of Trustees — Bob Rhea and Randy Greenwell — are members of the presidential search advisory committee. | Photos courtesy of John Wood Community College

QUINCY — Fifteen people have been identified to serve on the presidential selection advisory committee at John Wood Community College.

President Michael Elbe announced March 2 he will be retiring Dec. 31, 2022. To assist the Board of Trustees with the search for Elbe’s replacement, JWCC has engaged the Pauly Group, Inc., a national search consulting firm that assists in the recruitment and hiring of community college executives.

Named to the committee were:

JWCC board, staff and faculty

Board of Trustees members Bob Rhea and Randy Greenwell
Exempt: Diane Vose, manager of JWCC Regional Centers
Non-Exempt: Seth Brammer, administrator applications
Brenda Graff, co-chair of mathematics department
Chris Kaelke, chair of natural sciences and engineering department, president of faculty senate
Leadership Council: Josh Welker, dean of business services, institutional effectiveness
Dave Rakers, president of JWCC Foundation, president of First Bankers Trust West Region
Catharine Miller, student government president for 2022-23

Community representatives

Debbie Reed, president/CEO, Chaddock
Jenna Morrow, executive director, Pike-Scott Farm Bureau
Chaka Batley, mental health nurse practitioner, Clarity Healthcare
Todd Fox, superintendent of the Southeastern School District
Jim Rubottom, vice president of human resources, Knapheide Manufacturing
Lydia Miller, senior director of benefits and compensation, Dot Foods, Inc.

After open forums were conducted in late May and early June, a position profile was developed. Recruiting has begun, with an email announcement going out June 29 from Pauly Group. A presidential search website has been developed. It provides information to prospective applicants and members of the JWCC community.

The first search committee meeting will be scheduled in early August. The Board of Trustees have selected dates in October when final presidential candidates will be at John Wood Community College. The selected candidate will begin in January 2023.