NOMINEE REQUIRING SENATE
CONFIRMATION
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENT
BACKGROUND SUMMARY
NOMINEE: Jeffrey
L. Gearhart
POSITION: Private
Postsecondary Institution (Vocational) Member of the Arizona Commission for Postsecondary Education (ACPE)
REPLACING: Vacant
APPOINTING GOVERNOR: Janice K. Brewer
DATE OF APPOINTMENT: April 14, 2009
TERM ENDS: January 21, 2013
FUNCTION OF THE ACPE:
Pursuant
to A.R.S. § 15-1851, the ACPE reviews and recommends higher education policies,
administers financial aid programs such as the Leveraging Educational
Assistance Partnership (LEAP), the Private Postsecondary Education Student
Financial Assistance Program (PFAP), and the Postsecondary Education Grant
(PEG) and also provides a forum for public and private postsecondary education
institutions and their stakeholders to discuss issues of mutual interest.
STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR
POSITION:
The
16-member ACPE consists of 14 gubernatorial appointments that serve four-year
terms, in addition to the Executive Directors of the Arizona Board of Regents
and the State Board for Private Postsecondary Education, who are not eligible
to vote on any review of a postsecondary institution. To be eligible for this
position, the appointee must hold a senior
executive or managerial position in a private postsecondary institution of
higher education that is licensed under Title 32, Chapter 30, that is located
in this state, that offers vocational education programs and that is accredited
by a national accreditation agency approved by the United States Department of
Education (A.R.S. § 15-1851).
CURRENT MEMBERSHIP AND
TERM EXPIRATIONS:
Appointed Members Position Term
Expiration
Jeffrey Gearhart* Private
Postsecondary, 1/21/2013
Vocational
with National Accreditation
Debra Duvall High
School Education System 1/24/2011
Timothy Dosemagen* Private
Postsecondary, 1/17/2011
Vocational with National Accreditation
Ali Farhang Commerce/Industry
1/17/2011
Teena Olszewski Public University 1/17/2011
William J. Pepicello Private
Postsecondary Baccalaureate Degree 1/17/2011
with
Regional Accreditation
Steven M. Corey Private
Postsecondary Baccalaureate Degree 1/19/2009
with
Regional Accreditation
Eugene Garcia Public University 1/19/2009
Anna Solley Urban
Community College, >500,000 pop. 1/19/2009
Timothy Trent High
School Education System 1/19/2009
David Curd Charter School Operator 1/21/2008
Vacant Cosmetology
Vacant
Rural Community College, <500,000 pop.
Vacant Vocational
Education Program
Not
Qualified Under Any Other Category
Joel
Sideman Executive Director, Concurrent
w/ position
Arizona Board
of Regents
Teri
Stanfill Executive Director, Concurrent
w/ position
State Board for Private Postsecondary Education
* Subject to confirmation
SALARY OR OTHER
COMPENSATION:
Pursuant
to A.R.S. § 38-611, members appointed are eligible to receive compensation not
to exceed thirty dollars for each day spent in the performance of ACPE duties
and may be reimbursed for expenses properly incurred in connection with
attendance at meetings or hearings of the ACPE.
BUDGET AND FTES:
The
ACPE FY 2008-2009 total appropriated budget is $10,361,900 and the appropriated
state General Fund budget is $7,420,800 with 10 full-time equivalent positions.
NOMINEE’S QUALIFICATIONS:
Education:
None
Employment:
Executive Director, Apollo College, Phoenix Campus (2007-Present)
Campus President, Remington College, Tempe Campus (2002-2007)
Executive Director, United
Education Institute, California (2000-2002)
President/CEO/CFO, the Center
for Entrepreneurial Studies Inc., California (1994-2000)
Other Qualifications:
Board Member, President
(2009), Arizona Private School Association (2005-Present)
Board Member, California Association of Private Postsecondary Schools (1989-1992)
Education Accountability and
Reform Committee
May 4, 2009
