Acknowledgements

This strategic plan is the result of the time, expertise, collaboration, and support of many people:

  • Students, faculty, staff, community members, and industry and K-12 partners who participated in listening sessions or submitted comments. 
  • College presidents and teams
  • System Office executive, senior staff and teams
  • State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education
  • Foundation for Colorado Community Colleges
  • State Faculty Advisory Council
  • State Instructor Advisory Council
  • State Student Advisory Council
  • Anonymous Donor
  • Gary Community Investments
  • The Colorado Trust
  • Zoma Foundation
  • Colorado Succeeds
  • Keystone Policy Center
    • Charles Dukes, Allison Faeder, Renny Fagan, Trace Faust, Addie Fischer
  • Confluence Strategies
    • Inta Morris
  • Madison Ave. Collective
  • Alison Griffin, LLC
    • Alison Griffin
  • Community college peers
    • VY Tech (Indiana)
    • Virginia Community College System
    • Texas Association of Community Colleges
  • Western Interstate Compact on Higher Education National experts
    • Dr. Dhanfu Elston, Vice President for Strategy, Complete College America
    • Paul Fain, Editor, The Job
    • J.B. Holston, Senior Advisor, Greater Washington Partnership
    • Shalin Jyotishi, Senior Advisor and Founder, Future of Work & Innovation Economy Initiative, New America
    • Rachel Kahn, Deputy Director – Community College Growth Engine, Education Design Lab
    • Dr. Martha Kanter, CEO, College Promise and former U.S. Under Secretary of Education, U.S. Department of Education
    • Chauncy Lennon, Vice President for Learning and Work, Lumina Foundation
    • Dr. Dwinita Mosby Tyler, Founder and Chief Catalyst, The Equity Project
    • Dr. Michelle Van Noy, Director, Education and Employment Research Center at the School of Management and Labor Relations, Rutgers University
    • Dr. Joel Vargas, Vice President, High School through College, Jobs for the Future
    • Dr. Josh Wyner, Executive Director, College Excellence Program, The Aspen Institute