Our Team
The Community College Practice-Research-Policy Exchange
Our Team
Principals:
John Braxton, D.Ed.
Dr. John M. Braxton is Professor Emeritus of Higher Education Leadership and Policy Program, Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. One of his programs of research focuses on the scholarly role performance of college and university faculty member with more recent attention centered on community college faculty... →
Kenneth Ender, Ph.D.
Kenneth Ender, Ph.D., is a Professor of Practice, NC State, and President Emeritus of Harper College. Through partnerships and alliances, he has positioned Harper as a leading 21st-century community college by increasing graduation, transfer and certificate completion rates, aligning Harper’s curriculum with high schools... →
Reynaldo (Rey) R. García, Jr., Ph.D.
Dr. Rey García serves as Professor and Program Director for Community College Policy and Administration at the University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC). Dr. García is leading the transformation of the doctoral program at UMGC with the support of an investment from Ascendium Education Philanthropy... →
Larry Nespoli, D.Ed.
Dr. Lawrence A. Nespoli retired as President of the New Jersey Council of County Colleges (NJCCC), the statewide coordinating organization for New Jersey’s community colleges, in 2018. Upon his retirement, New Jersey’s community colleges presented him with the inaugural NJ Community College Legacy Award... →
Staff:
Paul-Arthur Pierre-Louis, Ph.D.
Dr. Paul-Arthur Pierre-Louis currently works as the Academic Grant Coordinator for the Community College Policy and Administration Doctoral Program at the University of Maryland Global Campus. His PhD is from the College of Education Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology at Florida Atlantic University... →