Strategic Leadership Team

District Organizational Chart

Dr. Allatia Harris
North Campus President
Phone: 281-459-7140
Email: allatia.harris@sjcd.edu

Dr. Allatia Harris was named president of the North campus in the summer of 2008. Dr. Harris came to San Jacinto College  from the Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD), where she served in a variety of roles at several colleges and in the system office. She left the multi-college DCCCD as the district director for academic cur riculum initiatives where she was responsible for the development, implementation, evaluation, quali ty management and marketing of the DCCCD core curriculum and academic programs.

Prior to that, Dr.  Harris served as the interim vice president of instruction at Eastfield College;  district director for faculty development and core curriculum evaluation; and executive dean of arts and sciences, dean of communications, and as a faculty member at Mountain View College. She also has taught as an adjunct faculty member at El Centro College, Richland College, and in the doctoral program at the University of Phoenix.

Dr. Harris holds a doctorate in educational administration with a specialization in community college leadership from the University of Texas. She has pursued doctoral studies at the University of Southern California in communication, and earned master’s and bachelor’s degrees in speech communication, both from the University of North Texas.

 

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Dr. Neil Matkin
Central Campus President
Phone: 281-542-2000
Email: neil.matkin@sjcd.edu

Dr. H. Neil Matkin began his tenure as the Central campus president on Aug. 7, 2008.Dr. Matkin came to San Jacinto College from the Virginia Community College System (VCCS), where he was the vice chancellor for information technology services. As such, he served as the chief information officer for the statewide system of 23 community colleges located on 40 campuses throughout Virginia. Prior to his time at VCCS, Dr. Matkin was the founding chief administrative officer for the Illinois Century Network having served previously as the co-director responsible for client services, fundraising, and outreach activities. Serving in the capacity of senior associate director at the Illinois Board of Higher Education, he was involved in spearheading the creation of the nation’s largest education network garnering both legislative and funding support.

Dr. Matkin holds a doctorate in higher education from Texas A&M University in Commerce; an MBA from the University of Dallas in Irving, with a specialty in information systems; a master’s degree in telecommunications management from Golden Gate University in Los Angeles; and bachelor and associate degrees in liberal arts / theology from Ambassador College in Pasadena, California, and Big Sandy, Texas, respectively. He was chosen recently to serve a one-year term in the position of Associate with the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education.

 

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Dr. Maureen Murphy
South Campus President
Phone: 281-922-3400
Email: maureen.murphy@sjcd.edu

Dr. Maureen Murphy was named president of San Jacinto College South in 2007, having served in community college service in three states. Dr. Murphy came to San Jacinto College South from Rappahannock Community College in Virginia, where she was a vice president of instruction and student development. She previously held a similar position at Wytheville Community College, also in Virginia. Before that, she served as dean and English faculty at St. Louis Community College – Meramec.

After Hurricane Ike in September 2008, Dr. Murphy facilitated the instructional recovery, which allowed students to complete their semester without additional class days. While working in the Virginia Community College System, Dr. Murphy served on the team that articulated the first guaranteed admission agreement
with Virginia Tech’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Since that time, Dr. Murphy has articulated many agreements, including a Guaranteed Admission Agreement and a co-enrollment agreement between Rappahannock Community College and the College of William and Mary.

Dr. Murphy received a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Louisville, a Master of Arts in English from the University of Missouri – Columbia, and a Ph.D. in American Studies from Saint Louis University.

 

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Dr. Laurel Williamson
Vice Chancellor Learning & Student Success
Phone 281-998-6184
Email: laurel.williamson@sjcd.edu

A lifelong learner, Dr. Laurel V. Williamson is an innovative, visionary leader with over 25 years of career experience in education and leadership in a community college setting. She is a respected leader, instructor, and administrator with success in budget management, grant development, strategic planning, accreditation, curriculum and program development, and community outreach. She has substantial background in overseeing programs in professional/ technical, academic, and community and continuing education and in leading staff development and training.

Dr. Williamson has served as academic officer of Valencia Community College in Florida and Lower Columbia College in Washington. She also served as Director of Curriculum Development at Southwest Mississippi Community College.

Dr. Williamson is a member of the Board of Directors of the Victorian Interdisciplinary Studies Association of the Western United States. She holds a doctorate in English Literature and has published essays and poetry. She is a veteran of the U.S. Army.

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Mr. Kenneth Lynn
Vice Chancellor Fiscal Affairs
Phone: 281-998-6306
Email: kenneth.lynn@sjcd.edu

Ken Lynn became vice chancellor for fiscal affairs at San Jacinto College in June of 2007. As the vice chancellor of fiscal affairs, Mr. Lynn serves as a financial advisor to the Chancellor and the Board of Trustees,
helping to implement all financial policies and procedures.

Mr. Lynn came to San Jacinto College from the Lone Star College system in The Woodlands where he served as the system’s deputy vice chancellor of finance and treasury. While at Lone Star (formerly North Harris Montgomery Community College District), Mr. Lynn provided leadership in accounting, financial reporting, external audit, cash management and investments, debt administration, tax administration, student accounts receivable and financial aid. He also served as the primary contact for bond counsel, financial advisors, investment bankers and banking relationships.

Mr. Lynn holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Texas at Arlington. He is also a certified public accountant and holds a teaching certificate in secondary business administration.

 

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Mr. Stephen Trncak
Vice Chancellor Human Resources
Phone: 281-998-6348
Email: stephen.trncak@sjcd.edu

Mr. Stephen Trncak became vice chancellor for human resources in September 2009 with more than 25 years of human resources business partnering experience in the chemical, drilling and natural gas industries. Prior to his appointment as vice chancellor for human resources, Mr. Trncak served San Jacinto College as a human resources consultant, guiding the College in the creation and implementation of an accountability based performance management system, which was implemented throughout the College in the Fall of 2008.

As vice president for human resources at Merisol USA LLC, a position he held for the past 14 years, Mr. Trncak was accountable for the creation and articulation of the company’s human resources strategic plan which aids in aligning and maximizing the human capital assets of the organization in pursuit of the mission, goals, and initiatives of the business. Accomplishment was achieved through the mobilization and transformation of the organization and its human capital assets through the introduction of strategic alignment around the company purpose, values, talent development, culture creation, organizational structure, technology, process designs, performance metrics, accountability, and communications.

Mr. Trncak has also held human resources management positions with Merichem Company, Panhandle Eastern Corporation, and Dixilyn-Field Drilling Company which provided a platform for developing a broad based business acumen. Mr. Trncak holds a Bachelor’s of Business Administration from Texas Tech University.

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Ms. Teri Fowlé
Associate Vice Chancellor, Marketing
Phone: 281-998-6151
Email: teri.fowle@sjcd.edu

Ms. Teri Fowlé serves as the associate vice chancellor for marketing at San Jacinto College. She has 10 years of experience in marketing/communications management and started her career as a graphic designer, editorial assistant, and photographer. She came to San Jacinto College from Texas A&M University at Galveston in July of 2006. Through her leadership, Ms. Fowlé has moved the college to an updated and unified brand, implemented an advertising campaign based on the College values, streamlined the publications process through a single database, initiated the communication plan for the passage of a $295 million bond referendum, created a sports marketing campaign, and worked collaboratively with the IT group to restructure the College website.

Through her work at Texas A&M, Ms. Fowlé served as the director of institutional advancement working with former student relations, donor relations, fundraising and annual fund campaign, oversaw the website content, produced recruiting videos for the Maritime Corps of Cadets, handled special events including former student reunions, and worked with local, national, and international media to promote the maritime programs at the Galveston campus. She worked with U.S. embassies abroad on protocols to ensure successful campaigns when the training ship made foreign ports of call.

Ms. Fowlé has a B.S. in Business Administration, with an emphasis in marketing, from the University of North Carolina – Charlotte, and a MBA from Liberty University.

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Mr. Rob Stanicic
Chief Information Officer
Phone: 281-929-4673
Email: rob.stanicic@sjcd.edu

Mr. Rob Stanicic is the acting chief information officer for San Jacinto College. Mr. Stanicic, who is a senior program director for Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc., began serving San Jacinto College as an IT consultant in July of 2006. Through his leadership at the College, Mr. Stanicic has improved the technology available for students and staff through many initiatives that include the upgrade of the Colleges IT infrastructure, continual replacement process for computers and hardware, delivery of IT support based on performance based service levels, implementation of emerging technologies such as virtualization, Voice over IP and open source tools, development of classroom technology standards for new and existing buildings and the upgrade of the Colleges website and cloud presence.

Mr. Stanicic has over 15 years of international experience as a management consultant and senior executive for professional services firms including Arthur Andersen and Ernst & Young. He has worked extensively across the globe delivering enterprisewide business solutions that leverage emerging technologies. His
work has included business strategy development, organization transformation and information technology project delivery.

He holds bachelor’s degrees in commerce and information technology from University of Queensland-Australia and Queensland University of Technology-Australia, respectively.