Cleveland State Community College Presidential Search: Committee Appointed, Jan. 14 Public Forum

by Emma Walker – News Editor

The Tennessee Board of Regents has appointed a Search Advisory Committee to find the next president of cleveland State Community College. A virtual public forum on the search process is scheduled for Wednesday, january 14, 2026.

The forum will be held at 10 a.m.ET via Zoom. You can join using this link: https://academic-search.zoom.us/j/83021725062?pwd=n8mkFqqj2apW08eycPcbsga3PDpU2u.1&from=addon

  • Meeting ID: 830 2172 5062
  • Passcode: 075937

Find call-in numbers and additional instructions here. For Zoom assistance, contact casi Hodges at chodges@clevelandstatecc.edu or (423) 478-6200.

Details about the search, the college, position criteria, and the application process are available at https://www.tbr.edu/hr/executivesearches/president-cleveland-state-community-college.

Emily J. Reynolds,Vice Chair of the Board of Regents,will lead the 18-member committee. It includes other board members, faculty, staff, students, alumni, and business and community leaders from Southeast tennessee. The full committee roster is below.

The committee will review applications and forward a list of finalists. These finalists will participate in campus visits and public forums.Following this, TBR Chancellor Flora W. Tydings will gather feedback from the campus and public,conduct final interviews,and recommend a candidate to the Board of Regents for appointment.

academic Search Inc. is assisting with the search.

Members of the Search Advisory Committee:

Emily J. Reynolds

Vice chair, Tennessee Board of Regents

Search Committee Chair

Matt Herriman

Member, Board of Regents

Thomas A.H. White

Member, Board of regents

Anderson bennett

student Representative

Christopher Ownby

student Representative

Greg Edwards

Faculty Representative

Rick Stoody

Faculty Representative

Renae Frazier

Administrative Staff Representative

Juliann Mathis

Support Staff representative

Melissa Woody

Alumni Representative

Cleveland/Bradley Chamber of Commerce

Connie Vaughan

Business Community Representative

McKee Foods

Hobert Brabson

Community Representative

City of Chattanooga

Kevin Brooks

Community Representative

Mayor, City of Cleveland

Jonathan Cantrell

Community Representative

Caldwell Paving

Jeff Jones

Community Representative

Whirlpool Corporation

Lynne McClary

Community Representative

Polk County Chamber of Commerce

Rick Platz

Community Representative

Retired Business Owner

Susan Hatto

President, Tennessee College of applied Technology Athens

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