NCWE Past Presidents

This page highlights the individuals who have served as President of NCWE since its founding in 1975. Each of these leaders has played a pivotal role in advancing the mission of NCWE and contributing to the growth and evolution of workforce education across the nation.

1975 – 1976	Dr. John F. Grede	City Colleges of Chicago
1976 – 1977	Dr. William L. Ramsey	Milwaukee Area Technical College
1977 – 1978	Dr. John W. Glenn, Jr.	State University of New York at Oswego
1978 – 1979	Dr. Andrew Korim	Community College of Allegheny County
1979 – 1980	Dr. Kathleen F. Arns	Oakton Community College
1980 – 1981	Dr. Don C. Garrison	Tri-County Technical College
1981 – 1982	Dr. Dale F. Campbell	Vernon Regional Junior College
1982 – 1982	Dr. Donald B. Smith	City Colleges of Chicago
1983 – 1984	Dr. William C. Warren	Southern Maine Technical College
1984 – 1985	Dr. Ted Martinez Jr.	Dallas County Community College District
1985 – 1986	Dr. H. James Owen	Tri-Cities State Technical Institute
1986 – 1987	Dr. Charlotte J. Lee	John Wood Community College
1987 – 1988	Dr. Terry J. Puckett	Hinds Community College
1988 – 1989	Dr. Raymond A. Pietak	Joliet Junior College
1989 – 1990	Dr. Diane K. Troyer	El Paso Community College
1990 – 1991	Dr. Victor Baldi	Indiana Vocational and Technical College
1991 – 1992	Dr. Robert Mundhenk	Northampton County Area Community College
1992 – 1993	Dr. Russell E. Hamm	College of Lake County
1993 – 1994	Dr. Norval Wellsfry	Sacramento Community College
1994 – 1995	Dr. Ned J. Sifferien	Sinclair Community College
1995 – 1996	Dr. Patricia C. Donohue	St. Louis Community College
1996 – 1997	Dr. J.D. Ross	Joliet Junior College
1997 – 1998	Mr. Eugene H. Wagner	College of DuPage
1998 – 1999	Dr. Richard Shaink	Central Community College
1999 – 2000	Dr. Claudia Moore	Genesee Community College
2000 – 2001	Dr. Susan B. Carreon	U. S. Department of Labor
2001 – 2002	Dr. James Everett	Metropolitan Community Colleges
2002 – 2003	Dr. Raul Ramirez	Doña Ana Branch Community College
2003 – 2004	Dr. Homer “Butch” Hayes	College of the Mainland
2004 – 2005	Dr. James Jacobs	Macomb Community College
2005 – 2006	Dr. John Walstrum	Central New Mexico Community College
2006 – 2007	Dr. Lydia Tena-Perez	El Paso Community College
2007 – 2008	Dr. Nan Poppe	Portland Community College
2008 – 2009	Mr. John Carnes	Northwest Vista College
2009 – 2010	Mr. Steve Long	St. Louis Community College
2010 – 2011	Ms. Phyllis McGuire	City College of San Francisco
2011 – 2012	Mr. William H. Gary, Sr.	Northern Virginia Community College
2012 – 2013	Dr. Rebecca Nickoli	Ivy Tech Community College
2013 – 2014	Ms. Theresa Bryant	Tidewater Community College
2014 – 2015	Ms Mabel Edmonds	Clover Park Technical College
2015 – 2016	Ms Barbara Bang	North Dakota State College of Science
2016 – 2017	Dr. Christal Albrecht	Alvin Community College
2017 – 2018	Dr. Jo Alice Blondin	Clark State Community College
2018 – 2019	Dr. Girard Melancon	Baton Rouge Community College
2019 – 2020	Dr. Kim Becicka	Kirkwood Community College
2020 – 2021	Suzette Murray	Waubonsee Community College
2021 – 2022	Dr. Beth Arman	Diablo Valley College
2022 – 2023	Teresita Wisell	Westchester Community College
2023 – 2024	Dr. Ken Warden	State of Arkansas
2024 – 2025	Paula Nissen	North Iowa Area, Iowa Central & Iowa Lakes Community Colleges