Talent Management
Executive Development Program(First Class)
The Maricopa Community Colleges have announced the names of participants in the first class in the District's new Executive Development Initiative.
Top: Mark Mason, Chris Bustamante, Ed Kelty, Pattie Cardenas-Adame, Bill Guerriero, Daniel Corr, Clay Goodman Bottom: Casandra Kakar, William Crawford, Deborah Kushibab, Linda Lujan, Steve Creswell, Paul Dale
Not pictured: Rodney Holmes
The 14 identified by the Chancellor's Executive Council to participate in the first year-long class are: Chris Bustamante (doc), Vice President, Community Development and Student Services, Rio Salado College; Daniel Corr (doc), Vice President, Academic Affairs, Scottsdale Community College; Patti Cardenas-Adame (doc), Vice President, Student Affairs, Mesa Community College; Bill Crawford (doc), Vice President, Student Affairs, Chandler-Gilbert Community College; Steve Creswell (doc), Associate Vice Chancellor, Information Technology, District Office; Paul Dale (doc), Interim President, Paradise Valley Community College; Clay Goodman (doc), Vice President, Occupational Education, Estrella Mountain Community College; Bill Guerriero (doc), Vice President, Academic Affairs, Chandler-Gilbert Community College; Rodney Holmes (doc), Acting Provost, Downtown Campus, Mesa Community College; Cassandra Kakar (doc), Vice President, Workforce Development/Acting Vice President, Academic Affairs, Phoenix College; Ed Kelty (doc), Vice President, Information Services; Rio Salado College; Debbie Kushibab (doc), Vice President, Student Affairs, Estrella Mountain Community College; Linda Lujan (doc), Vice President, Academic Affairs, South Mountain Community College; and Mark Mason (doc), Vice President, Administrative Services, Chandler-Gilbert Community College.
The nomination process included identification through a collaborative process involving the Presidents and Vice Chancellors using the American Association of Community Colleges' executive leadership competencies, discussion of potential at a CEC Talent Review meeting and final discussion with the candidate on commitment to the program. Eligible candidates were MAT employees in grades 20-21 who reported directly to a CEC member. View the pilot Talent Management Executive Program questions (pdf).
Our goal is to create an internal group of leaders who, when they complete this program, are qualified to compete for jobs at the highest levels of our organization. We also want to create an internal pipeline of highly qualified candidates to compete for positions throughout the organization, although participation does not guarantee these people will be chosen for positions, if any become available. What's more, we expect this program to help foster talent development throughout our organization, because we expect the leaders we've identified to develop their own talent pipelines at all levels of Maricopa.
"I know there may be others who are in senior management positions who would like to be considered for Executive Development but who were not identified in this round. We welcome your interest and enthusiasm," said Al Crusoe, Vice Chancellor, Human Resources. "We expect to continue the Executive Development Program in the future."
Later this year, we expect to roll out additional leadership development initiatives. These initiatives are opportunities to further build the pipeline by providing employees at other levels of the organization with professional development that could lead to advancement in the organization. Stay tuned. We'll have much more news in the coming months.
"I encourage all Maricopans to take advantage of these and the many other opportunities we offer to help you advance your careers here," Crusoe said.