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Candidate Profiles

Below are profiles of the five finalist candidates for the position of president of MCC.

Schedule of the Candidates' Visits
  

Dr. Cynthia Bioteau

Scheduled
to visit
April 7-8

Dr. Cynthia Bioteau

Dr. Bioteau's current position is as President & CEO of Salt Lake Community College, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Previous work experience includes:

  • Vice President of Academic Affairs/CAO, Forsyth Tech Community College, Winston-Salem, N.C.;
  • Dean of Developmental Learning, Bunker Hill Community College, Boston, Mass.;
  • Regional Director/Associate Professor, New Hampshire Community Technical College, Stratham/Manchester, N.H.

Education: 

  • She earned a Ph.D. from Lesley University, Cambridge, Mass., in Educational Admin/Studies;
  • An M.A. from Assumption College, Worcester, Mass., in Special Education;
  • A B.S. from the University of New Hampshire, Durham, N.H., in Special Education/Psychology.
      

Dr. Scott Elliott

Scheduled
to visit
April 3-4

Dr. Scott Elliott

Dr. Elliott's current position is as President of Meridian Community College, Meridian, Miss.

Previous work experience includes:

  • President, Clarendon College, Clarendon, Texas;
  • Vice President/Provost, Central Florida Community College, Ocala, Fla.;
  • Public Information Director, Trinity Valley Community College, Athens, Texas.

Education: 

  • He has an Ed.D. from the University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla., in Educational Leadership;
  • An M.S. from Texas A&M University-Commerce, Commerce, Texas, in Journalism;
  • A B.S. from the University of Texas-Tyler, Tyler, Texas, in Mass Communications.
      

Dr. Lars Hafner

Scheduled
to visit
March 24-25

Dr. Lars Hafner

Dr. Hafner's current position is as Provost (Campus President) of St. Petersburg College, St. Petersburg, Fla.

Previous work experience includes:

  • Senior Management/Associate Vice President, St. Petersburg College;
  • State Representative, State of Florida, Tallahassee, Fla.

Education: 

  • He earned a Ph.D. from Barry University, Miami Shores, Fla., in Leadership and Education/Higher Education Administration;
  • An M.A. from the University of Maryland, College Park, Md., in Organizational and Political Communication;
  • A B.A. from State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, N.Y., in Communication/Political Science;
  • An A.A. from St. Petersburg Junior College.
      

Dr. John Rosen

Scheduled
to visit
March 27-28

Dr. John Rosen

Dr. Rosen's current position is as Vice President of Academic Affairs, Manatee Community College, Bradenton, Fla.

Previous experience includes:

  • Provost, Open Campus, Manatee Community College;
  • Dean, Academic Affairs, Manatee Community College.

Education: 

  • He earned an Ed.D. from Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Fla., in Curriculum and Instruction;
  • An M.S. from the University of Illinois, Champaign, Ill., in Organic Chemistry;
  • A B.S. from the University of Illinois, in Chemistry.
      

Dr. Laurence Spraggs

Scheduled
to visit
March 31-
April 1

Dr. Laurence Spraggs

Dr. Spraggs' current position is as President of Broome Community College, Binghamton, N.Y.

Previous work experience includes:

  • Campus President, Brevard Community College, Cocoa, Fla.;
  • Vice President of Instruction, Red Rocks Community College, Lakewood, Colo.

Education:  

  • He earned a D.A. from Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho, in Biology;
  • An M.S. from Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich., in Biology;
  • A B.A. from Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich., in Biology/Anthropology.



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