Ms. Dossman graduated from Spellman College, Cum Laude with a BS Degree.  She has served on the Atlanta Technical College Foundation Board since 2002. She also serves on the Metro Atlanta Chapter of the Red Cross advisory board.

Harold E. Mitchell, Sr.

Harold is a retired Agency Executive with State Farm Insurance. Harold began his career with State Farm Insurance on January 10th, 1968, in Chicago, Illinois. Harold was as claim adjustor, then moved to positions as claim supervisor, claim superintendent, agent, agency manager, agency director, agency field executive, and retiring as a zone assistant. He moved to Winter Haven, Florida in 1988, and then to Atlanta in 1991. Harold retired in August, 2005.

Harold graduated from Southern Illinois University in 1967 with a degree in Marketing. He has served as the vice president of membership for the 100 Black Men of Atlanta, and is now on the Board of Directors. He served on the Board of Atlanta Technical College for 5 years, the last 3 years as Chairman of the Foundation Board. Harold is also a retired NCAA Football official. He worked in the Big Ten Conference for 10 years, before relocating to Florida, later becoming a football official in the SEC for 12 years. He served as the 1st Black head referee in the SEC. He worked the 1987 Rose Bowl, the 1985 and 1995 Gator Bowl, the 1994 Orange Bowl, and 2 SEC Championship games. Harold currently is a technical advisor in the Southwestern Athletic Conference, along with being a "replay official" in the ACC.

Harold has been married to Victoria for 38 years. They have two sons, Harold, Jr, and Kevin Sr. [Dr Michelle Mitchell]. Harold and Victoria have 2 grandsons, Harold III and Kevin Jr.

Frank (Chunk) Newman is Senior Project Manager at Batson-Cook Company.  He served on the West Georgia Technical College Board of Directors for 10 years; and on the Foundation Board of Trustees  for 11 years.    Frank is past TCFA president and played a critical role in the  formation of the Association in 1998.

Frank has been a member of the LaGrange Rotary Club for 23 years and has served as past-president.  He is currently Trustee of the Georgia Rotary Student Program; a member of the American Heart Association, LaGrange Chapter; and a charter member of the Board of the Boys and Girls Clubs.

Joseph J. Rogers

Joseph J. Rogers is a retired executive from Procter & Gamble and an advocate for technical education. Joe became involved with technical education in the early 1980’s serving on the President’s Advisory Council. In 1987, Joe was named Chairman of the College’s Board of Directors, a role which he excelled for nearly ten years.

In 1990, Joe distinguished himself as a founding member of the Georgia Technical Institutes Board Association which is now recognized as TCDA. When Joe’s term expired, he was honored by the DTAE State Board for his years of service and commitment.

Joe also serves on the College’s Foundation Board of Trustees. He has been a true advocate for technical education. He challenged Procter and Gamble’s matching grants policy that funded only four-year colleges and as a result, we are now eligible for matching grant monies from one of the area’s largest employers---Procter and Gamble.

In 2001, Joe was recognized by the Augusta Association of Fundraising Professionals as the Outstanding Volunteer of the Year. He is also a past recipient of the United Way’s Alexis de Tocqueville Award presented by President Gerald Ford and Screen Actor Gregory Peck. Joe is a past Silver Medal Award winner from the Augusta Advertising Federation; Boss of the Year from the North Augusta Professional Secretaries International; and the 1st Brevit Colonel Award from Fort Gordon.

In 2005, Joe received the Technical College Foundation Association’s Volunteer of the Year award for his body of work with the technical education system. Joe was elected to the TCFA Executive Committee in 2006 and looks forward to helping advance the mission of technical education in Georgia.

Joe volunteers his time with various organizations including the Executive Committee of the University Health Care Foundation. He is a two time past Chairman of Paine College’s United Negro College Fund Campaign; past Chairman of the United Way of the CSRA’s Community Campaign; past President of Fort Gordon’s AUSA Chapter and a 6 year Regional President for AUSA. Joe is also a veteran having served in World War II and the Korean War from 1945 to 1951.

Joe is happily married to his wife, Chip, and they enjoy spending their time with family and traveling.

John Strelec is a native of Tarentum, PA, a suburb of Pittsburgh. His wife Sophia is a a retired teacher. They have two children, a sDaughter Ann Beth Rutkowsk, who is also a teacher in her 13th year, and a son John, Jr. who is a businessman. John is an active member of St. Mary On The Hill Catholic Church.

Education
B.S. Degree Slippery Rock University
Masters Degree Duquesne University
6 year Administration Certificate University of Georgia
Doctor of Education Nova University
National Science Foundation Grant San Diego State University
National Science Foundation Grant Northwestern University

John taught for seven years in the Pittsburgh area public schools earth and space science, physical science and was a planetarium director.

John moved to Augusta in June 1965 where he served in the Richmond County School System for thirty years as an elementary principal, middle school principal, assistant high school principal, and high school principal. He was appointed superintendent in 1983 and served until June 1995 when he retired.

He has been active in many civic and professional organizations and is currently serving as a foundation member at Augusta Technical College. John enjoys hunting, fishing, golfing, reading and traveling.

Mark Whitlock is a Foundation Trustee with West Central Technical College. Mark is the CEO of Central Educational Center (CEC). CEC, Georgia’s “model program for seamless education”, was developed by local Chamber leaders, the Coweta County School System and West Central Technical College. More than 400 groups from around Georgia, across the US, and from fifteen other nations have visited CEC to study this model for change in education. CEC was recently designated one of 30 “model” programs in the United States. Mark is leading the CEC replication team, including the Academy for Educational Development (AED) and Florida State University (FSU) researchers, to assist other communities to begin a “CEC.”

Mark is one of seven original mentors with Arizona State University’s (West Campus) innovative Leadership for Educational Entrepreneurs (LEE) program. This Master’s Degree (Education) blends M.Ed. and MBA curricula to train leaders who will positively impact student learning, maintain financial responsibilities, and thrive in an increasingly market-based system for America’s schools. The first program of its kind in the U.S., LEE impacts schools and students in 38 states and in the District of Columbia.

Mark received the B.S.Ed. (cum laude) and the M.Ed. from the University of Georgia. He received the MBA from Georgia State University. For eighteen years, Mark worked with Bank of America. During his final 15 years with the Bank, Mark built correspondent and commercial banking relationships, developed and managed new services in Global Investment Banking, and helped to build the new Global Investment Bank resulting from the merger between NationsBank and the original Bank of America