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The Madison College District Board of Trustees has restarted the presidential search and expects to name a new Madison College president by mid-April. Recruitment for the presidential search took place through mid-December.
The search committee met in early February to review applications that were received by Gold Hill, the college’s search firm. From that group, they selected semi-finalists to participate in interviews with the committee. Those interviews will take place in February, and once concluded, the board will review the committee’s recommendations and announce finalist names in early March.
Candidate Forums
Finalists will be invited to Madison College to participate in a full schedule of candidate forums, including community events and visits to all Madison College campuses. While we do not have a detailed, finalized forum schedule at this point, those forums are tentatively scheduled to take place the weeks of March 24 and 31.
The District Board strongly encourages employees and community members to actively engage in this process. Input the board receives throughout the candidate forums will be a vital element in their consideration of each finalist.
The full schedule of candidate forums will be posted on this page when it is available.
Candidate Selection
Based on the results of the candidate forums, the board’s intent is to select the next Madison College President in mid-April.
Presidential Search Advisory Committee
While selecting Madison College's next president is a board-driven process and will be managed by the college's search firm Gold Hill Associates, the board recognizes the value and importance of participation from the college employees, students. and the community.
Donald D. Dantzler Jr., Chair of the Madison College Board of Trustees, and Shiva Bidar-Sielaff, Vice Chair, are leading the presidential search effort. Additionally, the board selected representatives from several key stakeholder groups. The committee is comprised of 16 individuals representing students, faculty, staff, and community partners.
The committee's purpose is to review, discuss, and finalize the presidential profile; review and recommend an initial list of semi-finalist applicants to the board; participate in semi-finalist interviews; and recommend candidates for the board to move forward as finalists who will visit Madison College.
Search Firm
Gold Hill Associates is dedicated solely to community college executive searches. Operating since 1990, Gold Hill Associates has assisted over 100 community colleges in searches for new presidents and executives. It works in colleges throughout the country, from small rural institutions to large urban college districts.
Questions
General questions related to Madison College’s presidential search can be directed to search@madisoncollege.edu.
To contact our District Board of Trustees for comment, please contact Mel Charbonneau, Madison College Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, at mcharbonneau@madisoncollege.edu.