NOMINEE REQUIRING SENATE CONFIRMATION

EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENT BACKGROUND SUMMARY

 

 

NOMINEE:               Timothy B. Dosemagen

 

POSITION:               Private Postsecondary Institution (Vocational) Member of the    Arizona Commission for Postsecondary Education (ACPE)

 

REPLACING:          Glenda Miller

 

APPOINTING GOVERNOR:        Janice K. Brewer

 

DATE OF APPOINTMENT:  April 14, 2009       

           

TERM ENDS:  January 17, 2011

 

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 for discussion of 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.

 

CURRENT MEMBERSHIP AND TERM EXPIRATIONS:

Appointed Members               Position                                                           Term Expiration

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                                     Private Postsecondary,                                        

                                                Vocational with National Accreditation

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:    

Nova Southeastern University, Doctorate in Education, Child and Youth Studies (2000)

Murray State University, Masters Degree in Human Services (1996)

University of Maryland, Bachelor of Arts in East-Asian Studies (1987)

 

Employment:

Collins College, Provost (2008-Present)

University of Phoenix, Faculty Member (2001 to Present)

University of Phoenix, Director of Academic Affairs (2005-2007)

Beijing Bright China Management Institute, Consultant (2004)

ABC Child Development, Executive Director (2003-2004)

American International Education Foundation, Director of Marketing (2001-2002)

La Leche League, Director of Operations (2001)

Boy Scouts of America, Northeast Illinois Council, Director of Field Service (1992-2001)

 

Other Qualifications:

Greater Arizona E-Learning Association (GAZeL) Member (2007-Present), Speaker at                              the Arizona E-Learning Conference (2007)

United States Air Force, Staff Sergeant (E-5), Honorably Discharged (1987) – Awarded                          the Air Force Achievement Medal, the Joint Service Achievement Medal, and the                               Air Force Commendation Medal.

Author of five books – Prodigies – A Warring Species and the Human Heart (1^st Books,                           2003); The Impossible (AuthorHouse, 2004); The Trigger (AuthorHouse, 2006);                            Rediscovering the American Dream (AuthorHouse, 2007); and Human                                           Engineering (AuthorHouse, 2008)

 

 

Education Accountability and Reform Committee