EGCC candidate talks of her experience

YOUNGSTOWN — Lada Gibson-Shreve, the first of four finalists for president of Eastern Gateway Community College, touted her 18 years of experience in Ohio higher education and with satellite campuses as some of the strengths she would bring to the job.

About 10 people attended the public forum today at the college’s Valley Center in downtown Youngstown. Gibson-Shreve, provost and chief academic officer at Stark State College in North Canton, also attended a public forum Monday at EGCC’s main campus in Steubenville.

“I’ve spent 18 years in Ohio, I know the region, know the state, and I know the direction the chancellor and the governor are pursuing on their end,” Gibson-Shreve said.

Like EGCC, which is based in Steubenville but operates the Valley Center, the Warren Center and locations in Columbiana County, Stark State has several branches.

At one time, the college operated 15 satellite locations, she said. Stark State now has four: downtown Canton, Carrollton, Alliance and Barberton.

“I understand the dynamic of being able to operate at different locations,” she said.

EGCC trustees are looking to fill the presidency when Laura Meeks, who has occupied the slot for 15 years, retires in July.

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