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Wednesday, Feb. 10,2010
indidates vie
r dean ’s chair
By Jaime Dunkle
The Clackamas Print
>ach, the dean of Campus Services,
d after working hard at Clackamas
[y College for more than six years.
ig committee has been interviewing
who are seeking the highly responsible
he committee chose three finalists and
irefully selecting who will be the new
mpus Services.
ng committee was comprised of several
jers who will be working with or under
ean. Applicants were required to have
¡with the entire campus and all of the
to go on. Although it was critical for
■ts to have an understanding of how
e operates, previous experience with
5 was not imperative, according to one
mmittee members, Kirk Pearson, the
ervices director.
are an awful lot of aspects to the posi-
lake it challenging, exciting and reward­
ton said.
an of Campus Services has innumerable
pities. The position entails an extensive
I range of duties. Some of them are
g and managing construction, build-
enance, plant engineering, shipping and
grounds, environmental health and
lergency response and overseeing and
budget priorities.
;an works with between 40 to 50 staff
The salary offered is between $80,510
1228 per year, according to the Human
department.
very important job on campus,” said
Lon, media and marketing specialist and
pmittee member. “I think that everybody
works hard to get the right person for the job and
for the college.”
Paulson said that there were more than a dozen
original applicants. After .they were assessed,
the hiring committee narrowed it down to seven
exceptional candidates.
“When you have seven qualified people, it’s
challenging, and you want to make sure you make
the best decision for the college,” Paulson stated.
The seven interviewees were reduced to three
finalists. Bob Cochrane, Kerry Carpenter and
Stephen Poage were chosen by the hiring com­
mittee, according to Courtney Wilton, the vice
president of College Services.
Leach has left behind a strong leadership
legacy. He influenced the department to thrive,
according to Pearson. Some efforts Leach brought
to the college were cost efficient remodels and
energy conservation methods. However, Leach
said that he did not implement anything by him­
self but with the collective efforts of the Campus
Services department.
“Everything that happened there was a team
effort,” Leach said. “The innovative ideas came
from the team, the actions and changes that were
made all came from the team.”
Clackamas was much different before Leach
became dean of Campus Services. There were
some people that weren’t doing their jobs; Leach
said he had to fire 10 people during his first year.
It gave opportunities to more capable and com­
mitted staff members, according to Leach. The
department of Campus Services ended up receiv­
ing the Annual Team Award during Leach’s first
year.
“I have no question at all about the future of the
college,” Leach said. “Even though money gets
tight from time to time, we’ve got the kind of lead­
ership that will find its way through that and still
allow the rest of us to do progressive things.
Matthew Ostergren Clackamas Print
information on the final
Iplicants for the position of dean of campus services.
Photo illustration by Julie Sanchez CNO and Brian Steele Clackamas Print