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    Dr. Jacquelyn M. Belcher

    President, Georgia Perimeter College

    Dr. Jacquelyn M. Belcher In 1995, Dr. Jacquelyn M. Belcher became president of Georgia Perimeter College, the largest associate degree-granting college and the third largest institution of higher education in the University System of Georgia (www.gpc.edu). The multi-campus college, offering associate degrees, certificates and continuing/corporate education, currently has six locations along the major access corridors of metropolitan Atlanta (Alpharetta, Decatur, Clarkston, Dunwoody, Lawrenceville, Conyers / Rockdale).

    President Belcher’s academic background includes a J.D. from the University of Puget Sound, a M.A. including post master’s work from the University of Washington, and a B.S. from Marymount College. She is an alumnus of the Institute for the Management of Lifelong Education at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education; the League for Innovation in the Community College’s Executive Leadership Institute; and Staub Leadership Consultants’ HILS Program (Helping Individuals Lead Successfully). Dr. Belcher is also a Qualified and Certified Relationship Awareness Facilitator through Personal Strengths Publishing.

    Nationally, Dr. Belcher currently serves on the following:

    • Academic Pathways to Access and Student Success (APASS), Advisory Committee (2004- )
    • American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), Commission on Communications and Marketing (2003- )
    • American Council on Education (ACE), Leadership Network on International Education (1999- )
    • Baker Parker and Associates, Inc/The Amrop Hever Group, Senior Advisor (2003- )
    • The College Board, Community College Advisory Committee for the Southern Region (2000- )
    • The College Board, Community College Advisory Panel (2000- )
    • The College Board, National Board of Trustees (2000- )
    • Kaleidoscope Leadership Institute for Women of Color
    • KnowledgeWorks Foundation, Board of Directors (2001- )
      (*Currently Serving - *Vice Chair, Executive Committee; *Nominating and Orientation Committee; Strategic Planning Subcommittee; *Chair, Audit Committee; Grants and Program Committee; *Chair, Human Resources/Compensation Subcommittee; *Growth Initiatives Ad Hoc Committee; *Governance Ad Hoc Committee)
    • National Council on Black American Affairs, Presidents’ Roundtable
    • National Institute for Leadership Development (NILD), Board of Directors (former Nominating Committee member)
    • NILD/AAWCC, Leaders Foundation
    • Partnership for Public Service, Board of Governors (2002- )
    • Renewal & Change (RC-2000) (Past President) (Renewal & Change 2000 - An international coalition of community colleges serving urban districts)
    • The Social Science Research Council, Practitioners Advisory Group (PAG) (in conjunction with the Committee on Transition to College) (2004- )
    • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1999- through December 2004)

    President Belcher's previous service at the national level includes:

    • American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and American Council on Education (ACE) Boards, Executive Councils, and numerous committees
    • AACC Board Chair (1995) and AACC Executive Committee
    • AACC appointed delegate to the UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education, Paris
    • AACC Committee on International and Intercultural Services (1999)
    • AACC Mission Project (2000)
    • ACE Commission on Leadership and Institutional Effectiveness (2000-2003)
    • ACE Executive Committee
    • ACE Fellows Program Interviewer
    • ACE International/Intercultural Commission
    • The American Hospital Association, Commission on the Workforce for Hospitals and Health Systems (2001-2002)
    • Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation, National Selection Committee (2000, 2001, 2003)
    • The College Board, Forum 2003 Program Planning Committee (2003)
    • Community College of the Air Force, Board of Visitors (1999-2001)
    • Community College Institute for Research and Development, International Advisory Board
    • Education Commission of the States, Policy and Priorities Committee
    • National Commission on the High School Senior Year, US Department of Education, Vice Chair (2000-2001)
    • National Design Group for New Designs for Two-Year Institutions of Higher Education
    • National School-to-Work Advisory Council for the US Departments of Education and Labor, Co-Chair (1998-2000)
    • National School-To-Work 1998 International Study Tour (Germany, Austria and Switzerland), Delegation Leader
    • National Science Foundation, NSF Review Panel
    • Presidents Work Group on Accreditation (composed of 25 college and university chief executives and trustees), Co-Chair
    • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Reaffirmation Committee (2003)
    • US Department of Education Steering Committee for the OECD Study on Transitions from Initial Education to Working Life (1998)
    • University System of Georgia Delegate, International Symposium and 50 Year Anniversary for Higher Education in Brazil and Argentina

    Locally, President Belcher currently serves on the following:

    • Atlanta Educational Telecommunications Collaborative, Inc. (WABE FM 90.1 & WPBA TV30), Advisory Board (2000- )
    • Conyers-Rockdale Chamber of Commerce, Board of Governors (2002- )
      (Community Campaign Cabinet 2002, Selection Committee for Economic Development Professional 2003)
    • Emory University, Board of Visitors (2001-2004)
    • Friends of International Community School (2003- )
    • Georgia Institute for Community Business Development, Board of Directors (Past Chair) (1998- )
    • Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education (GPEE), Executive Committee and Board of Directors (Past Chair of the Nominating and Audit Committees) (1999- )
    • Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Board of Advisors  (1998- )
    • Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Regional Educational Task Force (2002- ) (Education Policy Committee 2003-2004)
    • MRESA (Metropolitan Regional Educational Service Agency), Board of Control (2002 Program Committee)

    President Belcher’s previous service at the local level includes:

    • Atlanta Business League, Board of Directors (1998)
    • The Carter Center’s Not Even One Program, Board of Directors (1996-1997)
    • DeKalb County Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors (1998-2001)
    • DeKalb Medical Center Foundation, Board of Directors (2001-2002)
    • Georgia Human Relations Commission (2000-2001)
    • Governor’s Education Reform Study Commission (GERSC) (1999-2000)
      (Chair, Roles and Responsibilities Committee, 2000; Seamless Education Committee, 1999) (President Belcher was the only University System of Georgia President to serve on the Commission)
    • Leadership Atlanta, Recruitment Subcommittee (2003)
    • Metro Atlanta Boys and Girls Clubs, Board of Directors (1998-1999)

    Dr. Belcher’s University System of Georgia committee work has recently included membership on the Two-Year Colleges CPC Admissions Committee (FY03); Presidents’ Athletics Funding Committee (FY03); Task Force on Enhancing Access for African-American Males (Research and Policy Analysis Subcommittee) (FY03); and, the Presidents’ Budget Advisory Committee to the Chancellor (FY02).

    Dr. Belcher is a recipient of the following honors and distinctions:
    • Atlanta’s Top 100 Black Women of Influence --Atlanta Business League (1996-2004)
    • The Golden Award --Presented to GPC and Jacquelyn Belcher by the National Association of College Auxiliary Services in recognition of an exemplary and outstanding program of cultural diversity awareness in the profession of college auxiliary services, as demonstrated by the annual GPC Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration (2002)
    • Qualified and Certified Relationship Awareness Facilitator --Personal Strengths Publishing (2002)
    • Honorary Membership -- Georgia Perimeter College Nursing Alumni Association (2002)
    • Contributing Author -- The Leadership Gap, Model Strategies for Developing Community College Executives (2002)
    • Community Spirit Award --City of Conyers, Georgia (2001)
    • Academy of Women Achievers –YWCA (2000)
    • Special Recognition Award --Minneapolis Community College’s 10th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration (2000)
    • Grand Marshal --South DeKalb County’s Community Pride Day (2000)
    • Community Champion --The Champion Newspaper (1999)
    • Leadership Atlanta (Class of 1999)
    • Atlanta’s 30 Most Prominent Female Professionals --Business To Business magazine (1998)
    • Regional Leadership Institute (Class of 1998)
    • Profiles in Nursing Award -- Atlanta Black Nurses Association (1998)
    • Mildred B. Bulpitt Woman of the Year Award --American Association for Women in Community Colleges (1996)
    • Who’s Who in DeKalb County --Atlanta Business Chronicle (1996)
    • Master Presenter and Master Teacher --National Institute for Staff Development (1994)
    • Clara Barton Award for Meritorious Volunteer Leadership –American Red Cross (for volunteerism in the American Red Cross, serving on Boards and as Chair of national committees such as HIV-AIDS and Health and Safety Services) (1993)
    • Outstanding Alumnus --Marymount College (1990)
    • Woman of Achievement Award --The Quota Club (1989)
    • Woman of the Year Award --Girl Scouts of America (1989)
    • American Jurisprudence Award --The University of Puget Sound (1983)

    Dr. Belcher is a frequent keynote speaker and panelist for local, state, regional and national meetings and conventions.

    Jacquee Belcher and her husband, Lew currently reside in Conyers, Georgia and are parents of adult twin daughters.


    Revised June 2004