SANFORD - Thirteen individuals have completed the inaugural class of the Central Carolina Community College Leadership Program PROPEL (Providing Remarkable Opportunities for Promising Emerging Leaders). The program, led by the CCCC Center for Organizational Excellence, kicked off in August 2021 and concluded with a celebration on April 8, 2022.

The program included monthly sessions covering college-specific information and various leadership topics provided by CCCC employees and other members of the N.C. Community College System. The class presented a team capstone project at its final meeting.

The 2021-2022 cohort participants - comprised of CCCC faculty and staff - who completed the program were:

• Jennifer Babb (Success Coach)
• Dr. Consuela Blaizes (Associate Dean of Health & Professional Services)
• Seth Buchanan (Director of Academic Success & Aviso Administrator)
• Jeff Gannon (Lead Instructor; Building Construction Technologies)
• Anita Green (Instructor, College and Career Readiness)
• Josh Johnson (Director of Correctional Education/HCI)
• Kelly Klug (Coordinator of Grants Development)
• Lisa Knight (Instructional Designer/Instructor)
• Derek Lewis (Senior Admission Specialist)
• Mike Peluso (Instructor, Information Technology)
• Lindsay Tipton (YouthBuild Director)
• Amber Werkheiser (Director of Financial Aid)
• Wesley Womack (Lead Instructor, Industrial Systems Technology)

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