Eight members are West Region Prescott based College Representatives; 14 community members from East Region of County (Ninth College member, Verde Executive Dean, lives in West Region)
In an article written by Bill Helm and appearing in the Verde Independent, Friday, September 6, 2019 the Yavapai Community College announced that a 23 member Skilled Trades Center task force had been formed. Executive Dean James Perey told Mr. Helm during an interview that the taskforce has been created to “help the college review current economic, educational and workforce data.”
The taskforce is expected to meet seven times from now through March 2020. According to Mr. Helm, the committee first met on August 23 to discuss the structure of a Community College skilled trades center on the east side of Yavapai County.
The Taskforce is the initiative of new Yavapai Community College President Lisa Rhine. She was greeted by an outpouring of east region (Verde Valley) residents at the April 2019 Governing Board meeting on the Verde Campus who advocated that she seriously explore the need for a dedicated Community College Career and Technical Education facility on that side of the County. The Taskforce is at least in part a response to those residents who spoke at that meeting.
Taskforce members from the West Region representing the College are:
Lisa Rhine, Yavapai College president.
Clint Ewell, Yavapai College vice president for finance and administrative services.
Richard Hernandez, Yavapai College director for regional economic development center.
Tom Hughes, Yavapai College director for institutional effectiveness and research.Rodney Jenkins, Yavapai College vice president for community relations.
Ron Liss, Yavapai College vice president for instruction and student development.
John Morgan, Yavapai College dean for career and technical education.
*James Perey, Yavapai College executive dean and campus executive officer for Verde Valley campus (lives in west region).
Diane Ryan, Yavapai College vice president of strategic initiatives.
Taskforce Community members from the East Region are:
Kerry Barrett, CTI, Inc.
John Bassous, Tierra Verde Builders.
Dennis Dearden, superintendent, Sedona-Oak Creek Unified School District.
Norela Harrington, Bent River Machine, Inc.
Danny Howe, administrator-in-charge, Camp Verde Unified School District.
Bill Jackson, Jackson/Kinsi Constructors.
Bill Jump, Out of Africa.
Vince Lansink, Vince’s Auto Body.
Linda Martinez, Shrader and Martinez Construction.
Ignacio Mesa, Clear Creek Vineyard and Winery.
Robyn Prud’homme-Bauer, Alcora Marble.
Jane Russell-Winiecki, Yavapai-Apache Nation.
Bob Weir, superintendent, Valley Academy of Career and Technology Education.
Mike Westcott, superintendent, Mingus Union High School District.
Souce: Bill Helm, Verde Independent, September 5, 2019