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Sacramento, CA-based California Community Colleges Chancellor`s Office Appointed Debra Connick as Chief Information Officer
About the Company
The California Community Colleges is the largest higher educational system in the nation comprised of 72 districts and 110 colleges with more than 2.6 million students per year. Community colleges supply workforce training and basic skills education, prepare students for transfer to four-year institutions and offer opportunities for personal enrichment and lifelong learning. The Chancellor`s Office provides leadership, advocacy and support under the direction of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges.
About the Person
Debra Connick began her career in state government with the Department of Motor Vehicles, where she spent 23 years devoted to instructional design and delivery, policy development and publication, and project management. She also delivered more than 6,000 hours of platform instruction throughout California, and was a pioneer and early proponent of computer based training and distance learning opportunities. Connick also served as a member of the statewide Internet standards committee, and contributed to the work of the first statewide portal. She was the project manager for "Expediting the Sworn Hiring Process" which redesigned recruitment, hiring, retention and background investigations for sworn personnel throughout the state. Following her time at the DMV, Connick spent four years doing data management and business/systems analysis for the Department of Public Health, Office of Systems Integration, and Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs. In 2012, Connick joined the Department of Technology as a section chief for the IT Project Oversight Division where her team was responsible for oversight of the Transportation and General Government portfolios. In 2013, she became the statewide IT strategic planner and has served in this position both in the Consulting and Planning Division and, most recently, External Affairs and Communications Division at the Department of Technology.
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