Fayetteville, NC – The Fayetteville Technical Community College Board of Trustees has formed a Presidential Search Committee to lead the process of finding a replacement for FTCC President Dr. J. Larry Keen, who is retiring on January 1, 2023.
The committee comprises representatives of FTCC’s Board of Trustees, faculty, staff and student body. Community input on the preferred qualifications and characteristics of the ideal candidate will be sought through surveys and public forums that are scheduled for late April.
Three public forums will be held in the Cumberland Hall Auditorium at 2215 Hull Road on FTCC’s Fayetteville campus. Those forums are scheduled for:
- Tuesday, April 26, 10:30 a.m. – noon
- Wednesday, April 27, 2:30-4:00 p.m.
- Thursday, April 28, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
A public forum will also be held at FTCC’s Spring Lake campus at 171 Laketree Boulevard. It is scheduled for:
- Thursday, April 28, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
(Note: The forum in Spring Lake is at the same time as the third public forum in Fayetteville and will be a separate event.)
Anyone wishing to complete the survey may do so at this link – https://www.research.net/r/FTCC_Search – or by scanning this QR code:
Input from the public will be factored into the committee’s development of a Presidential Profile, which will be used in a national search for FTCC’s next president. David R. Williford, chair of FTCC’s Board of Trustees, is also chair of the search committee.
The Presidential Search Committee members are:
FTCC Trustees
- Ronald Crosby, Jr.
- Charles J. Harrell
- William L. Hedgepeth, II
- Charles E. Koonce
- Linwood Powell
- Chandan Y. Shankar
- William S. Wellons
- David R. Williford, chair
FTCC Staff and Faculty
- Cynthia Massie, staff member
- Moneak Perrington, faculty member
FTCC Student Body
- Heather Spexarth
Several FTCC staff members are supporting the search committee in its work, including Robin Deaver, Carl Mitchell, Monika Morris and David Sullivan.
Fayetteville Technical Community College is the third largest of North Carolina’s 58 community colleges. Established in 1961, FTCC serves nearly 30,000 students each year through a wide array of in-person and online programs that prepare students for university transfer or immediate employment. FTCC has two campuses, in Fayetteville and Spring Lake, several program-specific locations in the community, and also operates programs at other locations in coordination with community partners that include Cumberland County Schools and local employers. For more information, please visit www.faytechcc.edu.
