Leadership
Regional Representatives
2007-08

Region I: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington

Tom Henderson
Director, Capital Budget
State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
PO Box 42495
Olympia, WA 98504-2495
(360) 704-4382
thenderson@sbctc.edu
Term: Nov 2004/ Nov 2008
(fulfilling Kurt Buttleman’s term)

Region II: California, Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam

Lola Rizkallah
Director Fiscal Services
Cerritos College
11110 Alondra Blvd
Norwalk, CA 90650
562-860-2451 x2266/ 562-924-2800
rizkallah@cerritos.edu
1st Term: Nov 2006/ Nov2010

Region III: Colorado, Montana, Wyoming

Mike Kupcho
Chief Financial Officer
Front Range Community College
3645 W 112th Ave
Westminster, CO 80031-2199
303-404-5546 / 303-438-5788
michael.kupcho@frontrange.edu
1st Term: Nov 2007/ Nov 2011

Region IV: Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah

Jami VanEss
Vice President
Coconino Community College
2800 S Lone Tree Rd
Flagstaff, AZ 86001-2701
928-226-4209 / 928-226-4105
jami.vaness@coconino.edu
Term: Nov 2005/Nov 2009
(fulfilling Janice Stroh’s term)

Region V: Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota

Tom Johnson
VP of Finance & Ops
Iowa Western Community College
2700 College Rd.
Council Bluffs, IA 51503
712-325-3227 / 712-325-3424
tjohnson@iwcc.edu
Term: Nov 2004/ Nov 2008

Region VI: Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma

Sandra Marek
Dir. of Business & Accting Svcs
Moberly Area Community College
101 College Ave
Moberly, MO 65270
660-263-4110 x273 / 660-263-6448
sandram@macc.edu
2nd Term: Nov 2005/ Nov 2009

Region VII: Texas

Ed DesPlas
Vice Chancellor of Business Affairs
Dallas County Community College District
4343 North IH 30
Mesquite, TX 75150
972-860-7752
edesplas@dcccd.edu
Term: Nov 2005/Nov 2009
(Fulfilling John Robertson’s term)

Region VIII: Illinois, Wisconsin

Cary Tessmann
Chief Financial Officer
Waukesha County Tech College
800 Main St.
Pewaukee, WI 53072
262-691-5214 / 262-691-5087
ctessmann@wctc.edu
Term: Nov 2004/ Nov 2008

Region IX: Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi

Deborah Gilbert
Associate Executive Director of Finance & Administration
State Board for Community & Junior Colleges
3825 Ridgewood Road
Jackson, MS
601-432-6337
dgilbert@sbcjc.cc.ms.us
1st Term: Nov 2006/ Nov 2010

Region X: Indiana, Michigan, Ohio

Charles C. Thomas
VP for Business
Macomb Community College
14500 Twelve Mile Rd.
Warren, MI 48093
586-445-7306 / 586-445-7020
thomasc@macomb.edu
Term: Nov 2005/ Nov 2009

Region XI: Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee

Brenda Merricks Leonard
Assoc VP, Auditing Services & Reporting
Central Piedmont Community College
PO Box 35009
Charlotte, NC 28235
704-330-6626 / 704-330-6233
brenda.leonard@cpcc.edu
1st Term: Nov 2007/Nov 2011

Region XII: Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Puerto Rico

Laura F. Phillips
Assoc. Vice President
Daytona State College
1200 W. International Speedway Blvd.
PO Box 2811
Daytona Beach, FL 32120-2811
386 506-3021 / 386 506-3154
phillil@DaytonaState.edu
2nd Term: Nov 2005/ Nov 2009

Region XIII: Delaware, New Jersey, New York

Bill Reuter
Chief Administrative & Financial Officer
Erie Community College,
South Campus
4041 Southwestern Blvd
Orchard Park, NY 14127-2199
716-851-1700
reuter@ecc.edu
1st Term: Nov 2004 /Nov 2008
(fulfilling Alan Katz term)

Region XIV: District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia

Betsy Summerfield
Human Resource Manager
SW Virginia Community College
PO Box SVCC
Richlands, VA 24280
276-964-7317
276 964-7395
Betsy.Summerfield@sw.edu
1st Term: Nov 2006/Nov 2010

Region XV: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont

Steve Kenyon
Dean of Administration & Finance
Bristol Community College
777 Elsbree St
Fall River, MA 02790
508-678-2811 x2189
skenyon@bristol.mass.edu
1st Term: Nov 2005/ Nov 2009

Region XVI: Canada

Roy Dakin
Associate Vice President, Finance
Kwantlen University College
12666 72nd Ave
Surrey, BC V3W 2M8
CANADA
604-599-2455
604-599-2338
roy.daykin@kwantlen.ca
1st Term: Nov 2007/Nov 2011