National Dissemination Center for Career and Technical Education
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio 43210-1090

For Immediate Release

Hans Meeder, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Vocational and Adult 
Education, U.S. Department of Education, will moderate a panel discussion 
on "What Makes a Community College Responsive to its Labor Market?" during 
a live Webcast on Thursday, December 16, at 3 p.m. EST. You can view the 
live Webcast from any computer with Internet access at 
<http://www.nccte.org/webcasts/description.asp?wc=169>. If you cannot view 
the Webcast live, you can view the archived Webcast on the National 
Dissemination Center for Career and Technical Education Web site at 
<http://www.nccte.org>.

Deputy Assistant Secretary Meeder is responsible for policy, research, and 
planning in the administration of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and 
Technical Education Act of 1998 and the Adult Education and Family Literacy 
Act of 1998. He is also director of the department-wide high school 
initiative, Preparing America's Future.

Panel members joining Meeder for the roundtable discussion will be: Tony 
Zeiss, President, Central Piedmont Community College, North Carolina; 
Robert Templin, President, Northern Virginia Community College, Virginia; 
Charlene Nunley, President, Montgomery College, Maryland; and Patricia 
Keir, Chancellor, Eastern Iowa Community College, Iowa.

Zeiss became the third president of Central Piedmont College in North 
Carolina in 1992. During his tenure, the college has grown from one campus 
to six and has become recognized as a national leader in workforce 
development. He has authored or coauthored several books on economic 
development, adult literacy, and national workforce development. Zeiss 
holds a doctorate in community college administration, a master's degree in 
speech (radio and television), and a bachelor's degree in speech education.

Templin serves as the fourth president of Northern Virginia Community 
College, Virginia's largest institution of higher education, and the 
nation's second-largest community college. Over the past 15 years, 
Templin's work in workforce training, education, and economic development 
has been featured in such publications as The Washington Post, USA Today, 
and Fortune. He is the author of Virginia's comprehensive workforce 
development plan and was instrumental in the creation of the "Blueprint for 
Technology-Based Economic Growth in Virginia," a strategic plan that 
outlines the steps Virginia should take to guide the state's emergence as a 
leading technology state. Nunley became the sixth chief executive officer 
of Montgomery College in 1999. Previously, she served as executive vice 
president and chief administrative officer. Her distinguished career in 
educational administration includes academic administration, planning, 
finance, budgeting, and resource development. Nunley has served as 
professor of business administration and economics, and as vice president 
of planning and advancement, where she directed the college's first 
multi-million-dollar capital campaign and secured matching funds from 
Montgomery County. Her professional educational preparation includes a 
doctorate from George Washington University in educational policy studies, 
a master's degree in higher education, and a bachelor's degree from The 
Pennsylvania State University Psychology Honors Program.

Keir has been chancellor of Eastern Iowa Community College District since 
July 2004, after serving 5 years as president at San Diego Miramar College. 
Prior to her tenure there, she was executive vice president and provost at 
Lansing Community College in Michigan, and held administrative posts at 
College of DuPage in Illinois.

Keir served as a member of the American Association of Community Colleges 
(AACC) Task Force on Homeland Security, served on the AACC Commission on 
Economic and Workforce Development, and is completing her term as president 
of the American Council on Education (ACE) Fellows Program Council of 
Fellows. She also serves on the boards of Community Colleges for 
International Development (CCID) and the Partnership for Environmental 
Technology Education (PETE). Keir places great emphasis on community 
involvement, aggressively seeking out industry, community, political, and 
educational leaders, and forming strong alliances and new partnerships to 
serve community needs and improve learning experiences for students. She 
earned her doctorate in adult and continuing education from Northern 
Illinois University, master's degrees from Wayne State University and 
Wesleyan University, and a bachelor's degree from Cornell University.

Viewers of the Webcast can ask questions of the panel by signing up (at no 
charge) for a WebBoard Account at <http://www.nccte.org>. The chat room 
allows you to submit questions during the presentation. Please allow one 
full day for your account to be validated by e-mail confirmation.

The work reported herein was supported under the National Dissemination for 
Career and Technical Education, PR/Award (No.V051A990004) and/or under the 
National Research Center PR/Award (No.V51A990006) as administered by the 
Office of Vocational and Adult Education, U. S. Department of Education. 
However the contents do not necessarily represent the positions or policies 
of the Office of Vocational and Adult Education or the U.S. Department of 
Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. 
The National Dissemination Center for Career and Technical Education and 
the National Research Center for Career and Technical Education are funded 
by the Office of Vocational and Adult Education, U. S. Department of 
Education.
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The work reported herein was supported under the National Dissemination for 
Career and Technical Education, PR/Award (No.V051A990004) and/or under the 
National Research Center PR/Award (No.V51A990006) as administered by the 
Office of Vocational and Adult Education, U. S. Department of Education. 
However the contents do not necessarily represent the positions or policies 
of the Office of Vocational and Adult Education or the U.S. Department of 
Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. 
The National Dissemination Center for Career and Technical Education and 
the National Research Center for Career and Technical Education are funded 
by the Office of Vocational and Adult Education, U. S. Department of Education.

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